Dear <<First Name>>,
Fall Issue 2014
UNVEILED - Kamloops TV Personality (her eyes above)
Award Winning Journalist, Susan Edgell's Portrait was unveiled
LIVE Oct 14.
View unveiling,
read about.
AWARD
Tamara & Rene 25.5" x 36.5" Click on image to view larger
The Federation of Canadian Artists Thompson Nicola Shuswap Chapter held its 10th Annual of Art Show and Sale September 19-28 at the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre. The painting, Tamara and Rene, received
the Third Prize Award.
Anniversary Painting
The Anniversary portrait of Ken Sommerfeld and Cathy Ferguson is nearing completion. They will be invited to preview it for any last adjustments soon. More info on BLOG
It's About Moving People, not with buses, taxi's
or planes, rather by what they see...
"We find introspection, confidence, drama, wit, pride, reflection and more in these faces, and real affection in their depiction. Real people, people like us, the kind of people that make a community what it is."
David Goatley, Distinguished International Portrait Painter
Shawnigan Lake BC
about the Walks of Life Exhibition
"It is so rare to have a portrait so completely capture the inner
and outer spirit of the individual."
Tamara Veitch - Author of One Great Year, White Rock BC
"Mairi took my favourite picture and turned it into an incredible piece of art. Every time I look at it I'm reminded of the loving bond between my wife and daughter and nothing makes me happier. She has given my family its first heirloom."
Brant Westran - Owner, Martin's Renovations, Kamloops BC
"...her portraits are powerful and poignant. If I was getting a portrait done I think I would love it to come from Mairi."
Debra Usher - President and Editor in Chief,
Arabella Canadian Art, Architecture & Design, Queenston Ontario
Be moved by the people in your life
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TRU's First 'President'
Forty four years of growth including nine years as a full fledged university, this development has been led by six presidents at Thompson Rivers University. As an alumni and former employee it seemed that acknowledging the tenures of these past presidents had arrived, so after approaching TRU with the idea, the first 'president' Jack Harrison, actually the Principal of Cariboo College as it was once known during his term from 1970-79, has been done.
Painted from a B&W photo of Jack and the background was pulled from a 4x6 colour photo of the Old Main building, the artwork is 20x16. Stella Black, who knew him well, said it really looks like him - that's him!
Above: the eyes of Jack Harrison
Ten Precious Minutes
Anthony Salituro, the owner of Jardines Domaine and Viva Bridal and Prom, won the TRU Gala Auction bid for a 16x20 portrait.
Our consultation resulted with a composition of Anthony with the sun
in front of Jardines on Victoria Street. In June we planned a photo shoot for later in the summer and waited many weeks until the solar furnace would line up for us - by then it was mid September. There was a window of less than 10 minutes over 2-3 days when it would shine through the trees and between downtown signage at just the right angle in front
of Jardines. Anthony's busy schedule frequently takes him out of town and clouds could prevail on those days, so we had a few obstacles
to cross our fingers about.
The agreed upon day arrived, not a cloud in the sky, before 7am I was setting up gear and tweaking camera settings in the best location - everything was going right, but where was Anthony? THE AWAITED FOR
The narrow space for a beam of light in front of Jardines in downtown Kamloops, BC
ten precious minutes went by, the earth moved, the moment was gone, and then he pulled up. Anthony felt so bad, a train held him up.
Some quick thinking and we moved the shoot out into the street, and quickly took some shots of him in that beautiful morning light. Earlier while awaiting his arrival, I couldn't resist the light so I took some shots of the sun streaming down the sidewalk and it paid off when I merged one of them with the best photo of Anthony into a really exciting image. We did it! Can't wait to see this portrait come to life!
