Jim Visser: Revelations, Bugera Matheson Gallery, April 8-21, 2016
Jim Visser: Revelations
April 8 to 21, 2016
Bugera Matheson Gallery, Edmonton
Jim Visser, Lake Agnes, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in
“These paintings are about seeking moments in the spaces of our land. They are about capturing epiphanous spatial revelations of the prairie landscape. They are my offerings of wonder and an expression of my artistic desire. Our land is flat. Compositional interest is often not very compelling. But the sky always speaks. Sometimes it is sublime. Other times brilliant. Often it can be moody and there may be moments of drama.These paintings speak to how the horizon leads our eye to infinite spaces. They are my desire to capture a tranquil mood or a celestial dance. They are conversational statements from listening to daily and momentary gifts from our Creator. My brush strokes are meant to say that for every moment they capture I am grateful.” ~ Jim Visser
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Jim Visser was born in Holland. He with his family, with post second war immigration to Canada, settled into farming near Edmonton. In 1999 Jim retired from operating a seed potato farm and became a full time painter. From 1975 through the early 1990s, he studied drawing, printmaking and both watercolour and oil painting at The University of Alberta, Fine Arts, Extension. He attended an artist residency at Emma Lake in 2002. He is a member of The Alberta Society of Artists, Visual Arts Alberta – CARFAC, as well as The Canadian Artists Representation Of Canada. He is represented in corporate and public collections, and has been featured in solo shows in Edmonton, Red Deer, St. Albert and Stony Plain.
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info@bugeramathesongallery.com
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