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WILD COASTAL BEAUTY & SOFT BREEZY PALETTE Aquamaris Art Gallery upstairs in the historic Duncan Garage
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n her newest artful journey to the southwestern edge of Vancouver Island, the awardwinning landscape artist Lisa Riehl (AFCA) captures more than a unique perspective of the swooping expanse of Tofino’s iconic Long Beach at low tide. The artist delivers an immersive sensory experience as she reveals, through the rising mist, the wild coastal beauty in a soft morning light. Employing the old masters’ techniques in acrylic medium by completing the piece in greyscale, followed by multiple layers of pigmented glazes, compelling transitions in values, visual texture and colour are
Just Breathe, Acrylic on Canvas (Wax Varnish) 20 x 40 by Lisa Riehl $1,925
achieved. From the grooves in scattered driftwood carved by hands of time, and backlit shoreline grasses, to countless footsteps in the sand, Lisa Riehl captures the very spirit of this wild coast and the promise of a bright new day. Sublime and atmospheric, “Just Breathe” is a visual breath of fresh salt air, available at Aquamaris Art Gallery.
IMAGINING THE POSSIBILITIES through art by Kristina Boardman
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rofessional artist for 30 years, and a part of Aquamaris Art Gallery since our very beginning, Kristina Boardman (SFCA) is recognized across Canada and internationally for her realistic style and masterful use of neutral colours.
Our newest arrival by Kristina Boardman harmoniously intertwines diversity of colours, textures and patterns, inviting the viewer to imagine the possibilities. Aquamaris Art Gallery Upstairs in the historic Duncan Garage Building (Level entry from the back) Suite 202 - 330 Duncan Street April Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4:00pm (250) 597-2798 aquamarisartgallery.com
Through her impressive paintings of beach stones and pebbles, superbly rendered and arranged in a manner evocative of serene micro-landscapes, the artists pays homage to the beauty of our coastlines.
Imagine Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 48” by Kristina Boardman $4,700
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In choosing meditative titles for her larger pieces, she inspires us to consider the connection between different elements in a composition and the values and virtues we hold dear.
Pebbles Painting #558, Acrylic on Canvas, 6” x 6” by Kristina Boardman $125
