FEATURED PAINTERS



Cim McDonald … Painter and Photographer
 Born in Androssan, Scotland, Cim now makes her home in Chemainus on Vancouver Island. Her paintings can be found with her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the former Lieutenant Governor of BC, Iona Campagnolo and in corporate collections including Rivtow Marine, Fletcher Challenge Canada, IBM and Domtar.

Cim’s photographic excellence has earned her the role of official photographer of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club’s annual regatta. She has been awarded the CPA Silver Medal 2001, CAPA Honourable Mention 2003, Salt Chucker Magazine Award and several Cowichan Valley Arts Council awards.

Website: www.cimmacdonald.com



 Jim Jenkins … Painter and Photographer

 Email: ravenfinds@live.ca


Val Konig … Painter
Living on Salt Spring Island, Val has been influenced by the rugged coastline, moods of the sea and sky, boats and islands. Her love of gardening is evident in her floral paintings.

Paintings by Val hang in private collections in North America, Europe and Japan. Her work can be seen at ArtCraft and Waterfront Gallery on Salt Spring and in her own annual summer show with her students at ArtSpring.

Website: www.CedarSpringsStudio.blogspot.com



Ruth Smith … Painter
Influenced by her summers on Thetis Island, Ruth has painted and drawn for many years. Ruth took several courses at the Federation of Canadian Artists, appreciating the glazing technique, where transparent pigments are combined in a series of layered washes. The finished product has a vibrancy that enchants.

Ken Smith … Painter
Throughout most of his life he has been a patron of the arts. He is the founder of Regent College and Chemainus Theatre. Ken has taken extensive art courses. He and his wife, Ruth, have enjoyed art shows across Europe and in New York. Ken considers himself to be a dabbler in painting, but enjoys expressing the wonders and colours of creation through his art.
Dorothy Hodgson Butler - Painter
Dorothy Hodgson Butler lives and paints on Vancouver Island. She graduated from the Victoria College of Art in 1982. Since that time she has studied with many Canadian and American artists at various workshops and seminars. Self-directed studies in watercolour, acrylic, oil and mixed media continue.

Dorothy has exhibited in juried exhibitions in Canada, the United States and England. Her paintings are in private and corporate collections around the world. Dorothy has received awards for her work.

“The Pacific coast landscape is a never ending source of joy and inspiration for my paintings. Travels to Arizona and the surrounding desert have also been an inspiration. Roadsides, beaches, forests, mountains and the growing things just outside my studio window provide endless material and challenge. Often I try to capture the ‘essence’ rather than the ‘fact’ of these subjects from nature. Careful observation of rock surfaces, plants and land forms lead me to further experimentation as I work to translate harmony in nature into a visual statement,” says Dorothy.



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