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ARTIST: Heather Hawley
RESIDES: Alberta
BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION
Like many artists, Heather loved art from an early age. She learned many of the fundamentals about drawing and painting from her father, who was an accomplished commercial artist and oil painter, and has a lot of fond memories of the time she spent with him learning about art.
Although she pursued a full-time career in law and business, her love for art never left her. Heather joined a local art group in the 1990’s which was led by a professional artist, and she continued to develop her technical skills under his guidance for over twenty years. The balance of her art education has been acquired through attendance at workshops, extensive self-directed, independent study, and mentorship programs with several well-known professional artists. Heather considers continual learning to be part of the ongoing journey as an artist, and she is as passionate about learning as she is about painting!
Heather retired from law in 2015 and is now a full-time artist.
STYLE
Heather works exclusively in oils in a realistic style. She is known for her careful attention to detail and accurate depiction of the subjects she paints. She usually paints on oil-primed linen panels or stretched canvas, and her paintings are of archival quality.
INSPIRATION
Heather lives on an acreage in Alberta, Canada and has spent a lot of time in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. She has always had a deep love for nature, animals, and the western landscape. That passion remains with her to this day and is often reflected in her art. Living on an acreage, she enjoys being surrounded by nature and has a wonderful, spacious studio which also provides a lot of inspiration for painting. It has a high, vaulted ceiling and an oversized screened garage door so she can enjoy the sensation of painting “almost outdoors” in the summer months!
“What draws me to a particular image is usually dramatic lighting or colour or, in the case of animals, a scene that shows the character or typical behaviour of an animal. I am also particularly drawn to scenes that show water reflections, regardless of subject matter. I find that images with one or more of these elements have the biggest emotional impact on me as the artist, and those are the ones I choose to paint. I will consider the painting a success if I have executed it to the best of my ability and the viewer ultimately has the same emotional reaction to the painting as I did when I first chose that particular image to paint!”
MEMBERSHIPS/COLLECTORS
Heather is an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) and is also a member of the Edmonton Chapter of the FCA. Her work is owned by collectors in Canada and internationally.
RECENT SHOWS
Calgary Stampede Western Showcase, Artist Studios (2022)
Heather Hawley
by Heather Hawley
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Oil | 11 × 14 in | Coming soon |
by Heather Hawley
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Oil | 11 × 14 in | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Brent Heighton
RESIDES: Vancouver, British Columbia
EXHIBITIONS & ART SHOWS:
– New York, Tokyo, Germany, Belgium, Holland, throughout the United States, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Canada.
ARTIST WORKSHOPS: is a teacher of artist workshops and has been teaching for over 15 years.
PUBLISHERWestern Lights Artist group
Brent Heighton
by Brent Heighton
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic on Canvas | 12 × 12 in | SOLD |
by Brent Heighton
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic on Canvas | 12 × 12 in | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Marilyn Hurst
RESIDES: BC Canada,
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
-Has painted professionally for over 20 years
-Owned for over 13 years an Art Gallery in Cabo San Lucas that became the benchmark of excellence for the art community in Southern Baja
-Has discovered that living one’s life as an artist was the most important ingredient to becoming an artist.
TECHNIQUE:
My paintings are a ménage of life experience and creative energy. The landscapes, florals, portraiture, and expressionist abstracts all reflect the vibrant colors of life as a contemplative artist inspired by the colors of Mexico and the beauty of my home in the Pacific Northwest.
Marilyn Hurst
by Marilyn Hurst
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 16 × 6 in | Coming soon |
by Marilyn Hurst
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 6 × 16 in | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Terry Isaac
RESIDES: Terry lived in Penticton, British Columbia
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
– Special Guest Artist and Juror. Art of the Animal Kingdom. Bennington Center For the Arts, 2009
– Special Guest Artist and Juror. Nebraska Arts Council. Kearney, Nebraska, 2009
– Top 40 Award. Small Works. The Greenwich Workshop, Connecticut, 2009
– Jurors Award. Century of Sanctuary, St. George Art Museum, Utah, 2008
– Artist of the Year. Reflections of Nature. Fallbrook, California, 2003
– Artist of the Year. Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show. Seattle, Washington, 1998
– Spotlight Guest Artist. Florida Wildlife Exposition. Orlando, Florida, 1997
– Special Guest Artist. Wildlife Art Festival. National Zoo, Washington, DC,1996
-Master Palette/Peoples Choice Award. Masterworks in Miniature, Gallery One, Ohio, 1995
– Featured Artist. Wings Over The Platte. Stuhr Musuem of the Prairie Pioneers, Nebraska, 1995
– Featured Artist. Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show. Tacoma, Washington,1992
-Winning Artist. New York Duck Stamp,1991
-Artist of the Year. Original Art Showcase. Prestige Gallery, Mississauga, 1990
-Featured Artist. Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show. Tacoma, Washington, 1989
EDUCATION: B.S, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth Oregon
SELECTED RECENT SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS:
-Briscoe Museum Night of Artists Show, March 2018
-One Man Show at Picture This Gallery spring 2011
-Life in Nature – Terry Isaac. Evans Gallery, Kelowna, 2010
– American Miniature Settlers, West Arizona, 2010
-Masterwork in Miniature, Ohio, 2010
– Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 2009
-Masters Gallery. Waterfowl Festival. Easton, Maryland, 2009
-Jackson Hole Art Auction. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2009
– Wildlife Fine Art in Japan. Japan Wildlife Center. Machida City Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2008
-The Art of Zion: A Century of Sanctuary. St. George Art Museum, Utah, 2008
-Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction. Calgary, Alberta, 2008
– Birds in Art 2008, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
– American Miniature Settlers, West Arizona 2008
Masterwork in Miniature, Ohio 2008
– The Art of Terry Isaac, Penticton BC, 2008
-Wildlife Discovery 2004, Scottsdale, Arizona
-Art of the Animal Kingdom, 2004, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
-Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s prestigious annual “Birds in Art” from 1987-1997 and 1999
– Wildlife: The Artist’s View in 1990 and 1993
MUSEUMS:
-Art and the Animal 2004, Hiram Blauvelt Museum, Oradell, New Jersey
PUBLICATIONS:
– “Trotting to Water” artwork used for Ducks Unlimited Artist Portfolio 2018
-Featured on the cover of Saturday Evening Post
-Wild about Babies, Harvest House Publishers, 2004
– Painting the Drama of Wildlife Step by Step, North Light Books, 1998
– Painting Birds Step by Step, North Light Books, 1998
– The Best of Wildlife Art, North Light Books, 1997
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
– Painted for Walt Disney Productions
– Painted for Audubon Society Handbooks
– Winning Artist. New York Duck Stamp 1991
– Accepted into “Birds in Art” 14 times
“I draw my inspiration from observing nature, always on the lookout for ‘magical moments.’ I feel incredibly blessed to be able to do something I have such a passion and love for.” – Terry Isaac
Terry Isaac
by Terry Isaac
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 11 × 8.5 in | Coming soon |
by Terry Isaac
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 6 × 9 in | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Thomas Jacob
Resides: Edmonton, AB
Artistic Approach:
His works are mostly inspired by people and everyday events. He keeps them as realistic as possible at such small scale. Each work is hours of hard work with precision. All his miniature sculptures are done with bare eyes.
Exhibitions:
- International d’art Miniature, Levis, Quebec. Jun to Sep 2019
- Tagore Theatre, Trivandrum, India. 2-3 Feb, 2019
- Shankaraa Foundation, Bangalore, India. 8-9 Dec, 2018
- Durbar Hall Art gallery, Cochin, India. 2-7 Oct, 2018
- Folly Hall, Amethyst, Chennai, India. 3-4 Mar, 2018
Thomas Jacob
by Thomas Jacob
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Graphite Pencil | N/A | Coming soon |
by Thomas Jacob
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Graphite Pencil | N/A | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Gregg Johnson
RESIDES: Edmonton, Alberta
EDUCATION:
B.Ed and post graduated studies in Fine Art Education
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Senior High art teacher during 28 years
Since 1994 became full time artist
Signature member of The Society of Western Canada Artists
EXHIBITIONS & ART SHOWS:
Solo Exhibitions in Edmonton, Jasper and Canmore
Gregg Johnson
by Gregg Johnson
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 11 × 14 in | SOLD |
by Gregg Johnson
In 1994 Alberta Wheat Pool chose one of my elevator watercolor paintings to feature on their annual calendar, which they distributed to elevator operators to give to their customers and grain growers as one of their public relations gambits. They liked my rendition of Innisfree because it gave a different perspective on these prairie giants, and they produced a few thousand of them, and gave me a hundred or so for my own personal use. The view on the calendar was similar but slightly different from the recent painting done for this miniature show. Interestingly, I had been traveling the country photographing train stations, which were being abandoned, decommissioned, and demolished back in the ’70s and 80’s... And being a sort of country boy at heart, I also started including elevators in my photo sorties, especially the beautiful wooden ones, little knowing that they too would soon become relics and a distant memory. I consider myself fortunate to have had the foresight to capture as many Alberta elevators as I could. And now I’m trying to preserve their memories in the only way I know how. And of course, I hope that those who buy my paintings will get the same pleasure of owning them as I do painting them and will have for themselves a small connection to our rural past. And of course, I could not overlook Hay Lakes, because I passed by it so often on trips to Three Hills and Trochu, places that I had frequented while growing up and from where my wife came from. I have painted the elevators at Hay Lakes a number of times, but always in watercolor. Now I’m giving them a whirl in acrylics—-less subtle but in a way more vibrant Sadly, they are no longer there.
"| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Acrylic | 18 × 9 in | Coming soon |
ARTIST: Andrew Kiss
RESIDES: Calgary, Alberta
HIGHLIGHTS & AWARDS
2018 Wild Babies Children’s Book Selected to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
2017 Poster Artist Ponoka Stampede
2011 People’s Choice Medicine Hill Art Show
2011 Best of Show – Artist Studio Calgary Stampede
2010 Show in Hong Kong
2010 People’s Choice- Medicine Hills Art Show, Alberta
2007 Best of Show – Western Art Auction, Calgary Stampede
2006 Best of Show – Western Art Auction, Calgary Stampede
2005 Best of Show – Western Showcase, Calgary Stampede
2005 Collectors’ Choice Award – Western Art Auction, Calgary Stampede
2005 Chocolate Lily Book Award for Wild Babies 2004
2005 Collectors’ Choice Award – Western Art Auction, Calgary Stampede
2004 Best of Show Booth – Calgary Western Showcase
2004 “Cool Woods” winner of Skipping Stones Honour Award
2003 “A mountain Alphabet” – Official bestselling children’s book in Canada
2003 Three images for DU- National Portfolio
2002 Peoples’ Choice Award – Best original – Calgary Art Essential Show
2002 Selected from 100 artists – “Best of Show” at Spokane Western Art Show
2002 BCWF – Master Artist –“ Long Way Home print”
2002 DU Artist of the Year (1st. Ever 2 time winner)
2001 DU Canada stamp & print – “Soft Landing”
2001 DU print program – “Early Frost”
2001 BCWF Master Artist – “Thrill of the Catch”
2000 BCWF Master Artist – “Alert”
1999 People’s Choice Award- Art Essential Show – Calgary
1999 Saskatchewan Conservation Stamp
1999 Featured in “The Best of Wildlife Art” – North Light Books
1999 BCWF Master Artist – “Family Gathering”
1998 Two man show – Munich, Germany
1998 Canadian Collectible of the Year Award. – “King of the Hill”
1998 1st. Runner up – Wildlife Habitat Canada
1998 Orlando Wildlife Expo
1998 Prince Edward Island Conservation Stamp
1997 Featured in “The Best of Wildlife Art” North Light Books
1997 One man show – Zurich, Switzerland- also 1996, 1995, 1994
1997 Featured Artist – Artist Direct Show – Calgary
1997 Featured Artist – Pacific Wildlife Art Show – Seattle
1996 Selected for “Birds in Art” – Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
1996 BCWF Master Artist
1995 Top 100 Artists – Art for the Parks – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
1995 Special Guest Artist Pacific Rim Art Show, Tacoma, Washington
1995 Runner up for Best of Show – southeastern Expo, Charleston, SC
1994 People’s Choice Award – Vancouver International Art Show
1994 DU Artist of the Year
1993 Canada Summer Games Official Artist
Andrew Kiss
by Andrew Kiss
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Oil on Canvas | 14 × 11 in | Coming soon |
by Andrew Kiss
| Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Oil on Canvas | 12 × 9 in | SOLD |