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Artist to Appreciate: Louis Helbig
Louis Helbig, Highway 53 Bitumen Slick, Alberta (2009) ___ The aerial photography of Ottawa’s Louis Helbig provides a reflective pause for the disquieting natural and industrial vistas that are this...
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Old Maps and Their Hidden Stories
Nova Canadae (1693) * Good historic maps combined science and art to guide its users through its subject geography, with the best such maps igniting the imagination about the many backstories...
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The Great Canadian Outdoors: Vintage Rockies Postcards
Lake Louise & Victoria Glacier — About 1949 It’s safe to say that when many Americans think of Canada they visualize vast expanses of nature and, in particular, the Canadian Rockies. These...
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Lisa Brawn’s Vibrant Woodcuts
Lisa Brawn, “Bluebird” Lisa Brawn is a Calgary-based artist who painstakingly creates exquisitely vibrant woodcuts. Her subject matter ranges from wild animals to celebrities to pop culture icons....
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David Pirrie: Mapping Western Terrains and Our Sense of Place
David Pirrie, Mt. Phillips, BC Rockies (2016) There’s a great deal of pleasure to be found studying maps, replete as they are with seemingly arcane symbols, dots, lines and grids awaiting patient...
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“You Haven’t Changed A Bit”: Astrid Blodgett’s Superlative Meditation on...
Astrid Blodgett’s recently published first collection of short stories, You Haven’t Changed A Bit (Univ. of Alberta Press 2013), is stunningly well written. As I finished the book for the second...
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Intricate Pebble Paintings by Kristina Boardman
Kristina Boardman, “Cara’s Pebbles” Photo-realistic paintings, such as these by BC-based artist Kristina Boardman, easily fool the casual observer as well as the more-studied eye. That’s amazing...
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