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Photographers and painters join forces in new gallery show
A wall in a back room shows photographs and the paintings they inspired.
For the first time in Osoyoos, photographers and painters have teamed up to do a joint gallery show, “Pixels & Paint,” which runs from Saturday, March 30 to Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Due to the temporary closure of The Art Gallery Osoyoos for asbestos remediation, this show is being hosted at the Okanagan Art Gallery at 8302 Main Street in Osoyoos, between La Marqueza and Shoe Biz.
The show features work by members of the Osoyoos Photography Club and Artists on Main. The painters selected photographs as inspirations for their own interpretations, and the photographs and paintings are displayed next to each other. Some of the photographs are not accompanied by paintings.
Numerous works by members of the Okanagan Art Gallery cooperative remain on display at the same time.
A First Friday Grand Opening is scheduled for Friday, April 5 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Artists on Main Osoyoos welcomes both accomplished artists and those who are newer to painting and wish to improve. They meet at Studio 89 above the gallery and have about 70 members. They work with acrylics, watercolours, oils and mixed media.
The Osoyoos Photography Club holds monthly meetings at the Elks Hall, and also meets for special events such as group photo walks.
The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Click on thumbnail images below to see in Virtual Gallery. Use arrow keys to flip through images. Click on images to see title at top.
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Top left is “Granville Street at Night” by photographer Richard McGuire, and below it is an interpretation by painter Diane Zorn. Top right is “Retired,” by photographer Mike Fitzpatrick, and below is a version by painter Jane Scheffler.Top left is a combined piece by photographer Zarin Khan and painter Claudia Punter; bottom left are images of an owl having a “bad hair day,” by photographer Greg Reely and painter Ilene Steele; in the centre are images by photographer John Nearing and painter Shirley Trites; top right are images by painter Barbara Freese and photographer Merv Graf; and bottom right are images of a humming bird by photographer Shirley Sobkow and painter Donna Goett.From left: “Dreamscape” by photographer John Nearing, and an interpretation, “Crimson Haze,” by Shirley Trites. In centre are images of “wire man” with star trails and the Aurora Borealis by photographer Greg Reely (top) and painter Lorraine Gibson (below). At right are images of a daffodil by painter Shirley Trites (top) and photographer Merv Graf (below).Three sets of paired images are (top left) photographer Ian McCoan and painter Jane Scheffler; (bottom left) painter Diane Zorn and photographer Randy Rotheisler; and (right) painter Pam Duncan and photographer Ron Sargeant.This wall shows four photographs and four paintings based on them. Top left is photographer Lori Jantz’s and painter Sandra Albo’s interpretations of the Haynes Ranch. Bottom left are images of the Aurora Borealis by Merv Graf (photo) and Sandra Albo (painting). Top centre and right are Swan Silhouettes by photographer Lori Jantz and painter Pam Duncan. And bottom centre and right are sockeye salmon by photographer Trevor Reeves and painter Barbara Freese.At left is “Eyes,” a photograph by Ian McCoan. On the right is “The Fountain at Nightfall at Osoyoos,” a photograph by Richard McGuire.At left is “Seeing in Three – Jasper, Alberta,” a photograph by Greg Reely. At right is “Changing of Seasons,” a photograph by Richard McGuire.At left is “White Lake Road,” a photograph by Randy Rotheisler, and at right are two photographs by Zarin Khan: “Buffleheads Take Flight,” (top) and “Windows of Times Past.”Clockwise from left are: “Autumn Canal,” by Trevor Reeves; “Self Portrait, with Demons,” by Randy Rotheisler; and “Caress,” by Ian McCoan. All three are photographs.At left is “First Up at Dawn,” by Merv Graf, and on the right is “Good to the Last Drop,” by Shirley Sobkow. Both are photographs.“Portrait of Grizz” is a photograph by Lori Jantz. It’s an environmental character portrait.Clockwise from left are three photographs: “Savannah’s Spring Song,” by Shirley Sobkow; “Mill Perspective,” by Merv Graf; and “Swosh,” by John Nearing.At left is “Wild Fire Survivor,” by Merv Graf, and at right is “Vaseux Milky Way,” by Greg Reely. Both are photographs.“Yellow Salsify” is a photograph by Trevor Reeves.
Author: Richard McGuire
Richard McGuire is an Osoyoos photographer who worked at the Osoyoos Times between 2012 and 2018, first as reporter and then as editor. He has a long career in journalism as well as research, communication and management at the House of Commons in Ottawa and in the federal government.
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