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LOOK WHO'S COMING! DIDSBURY ART SHOW & SALE 2023 Dennis Weber - Featured Artist Diane Anderson \| Bill Anthony \| Betty Caskey \| Bernice Edwards \| Darrell Franke \| Crystal Fullerton \| Janice Gallant Doug Giesbrecht \| Valerie Jackson \| Gayle Kohut \| Didja Lambert \| Chris Murfitt \| Patti Simoneau \| John Smythe Emerging Artists: Emma Hemphill, Carmen Reid, Emily Funk, Jessie Grenier, Olivia Stoutenburg Back to the Art Show page

Dennis Weber - FEATURED ARTIST Considered one of Canada's foremost M?tis artists, we are delighted to have Dennis Weber as this year's "Featured Artist". Dennis grew up in Calgary and after a time in B.C., recently moved to Didsbury. Dennis has senior accreditation in the Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA) and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists (CIPA). You will remember Dennis, most recently, at the 2022 Mountain View Arts Festival. Website \| Facebook

Diane Anderson Working from her Tymarc Art Studio in Cremona, Diane has been a professional artist for 40 years. She has done several monumental sculptures, Calgary Stampede Rodeo trophies, and many other Memorial sculptures including an RCMP Memorial to the Fallen Dog monument. Diane created sculptures for the Olympics and many special occasions and competitions including Spruce Meadows. She does private life-size monuments, and personal collection commissions, both life-sized and tabletop size. Her bronzes are in at least 12 countries throughout the world. Website

Bill Anthony Bill Anthony is a creative and innovative stained glass artist with 29 years' experience. Following a 28 year teaching career, Bill took an early retirement to follow his artistry and passion for stained glass. Since 2003, Bill has created many commissioned pieces for clients across the western provinces of Canada. Repairs and restorations are a specialty. Bill teaches classes in the art form workshops are also part of Unique Stained Glass Works portfolio. Bill is a great ambassador for Didsbury, as he travels the prairie provinces doing shows in Calgary, Edmonton, St. Albert, Regina and Winnipeg. Facebook \| Website

Betty Caskey Betty Caskey lives to create. For the last 40 years fibre, paper, dyes, paints, ribbon, buttons and fabric has presented inspirational challenges to Betty. The satisfaction she gains from manipulating these mediums is rivaled only by the joy she feels when she shares this passion with others. Students in her classes leave exhilarated after receiving Betty's personal approach to hands-on instruction. Colour, texture and joy are the most important ingredients in her work. Betty is a member of Wellspring Visual ArtNetwork Association, and has taken part in many art shows the last 16 years, as well as Art Walk for 10 years.

Bernice Edwards Bernice started drawing at a very young age. When she was 14 years old, she entered an Art Contest here in Didsbury (1956) - and won! The winner's prize was an Art Event in the coming summer at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, she was too young to accept it. As a young adult. Bernice was too busy to do much art work, however, 26 years ago she moved to the Ponoka area and about a year later became involved with a very active art club there. They offered many art classes with very accomplished and professional artists. Over the years she attended many day long classes, learned a lot and improved her art skills. Bernice's favourite art media are water colour and coloured pencil. She is once again living in her home town, Didsbury, and in a mostly retired living, can spend a good deal of her time doing art work.

Darrell Franke Darrell calls Olds home. He always envisioned beauty in nature. His inspiration and motivation stems from the passion and creativity he feels once the brush strokes the canvas. He enjoys the sense of noble serenity that you can see and feel in his paintings. Darrell is a member of the WellSpring Visual ArtNetwork Association. You may have seen his work in the Lethbridge Gallery. Envision and enjoy.

Crystal Fullerton Crystal started drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil and sold her first commission at the age of 9! She has been creating art in one form or another for over 40 years and loves the creative process and the people involved in the arts community. For many years she ran her own photography business and still loves the medium, using it to inspire her work on canvas. She thinks of herself as an oil painter primarily but, over the years, has developed a fondness for gouache, acrylics and ballpoint pen mediums. All of Crystal's previous art show experiences have been on the East Coast of Canada. She was on the Board of the Truro Arts Society, the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition's Fine Arts division. She is looking forward to pursuing her creative journey in Alberta and looks forward to meeting more folks like herself. Crystal will be showcasing in the Artist's Window.

Janice Gallant Janice Gallant is an artist, mystic, writer, and mentor for women's personal empowerment. She lives in Olds, Alberta and believes painting nurtures her connection to her soul. She first learned to paint with oils from her dad and has been nurturing her creative side and painting ever since. Janice believes painting should capture the world of colour, energy, and movement and stir emotions when others view it. Spending time in nature, in the Rocky Mountains and near lakes and rivers is where she feels her soul the most. You may have seen her work at the Wellspring Visual Art Network shows, or remember her from the 2019 Art Show & Sale in Didsbury. Janice will be showcasing in the Artist's Window. Website \| Instagram

Doug Giesbrecht Doug was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and raised in Surrey, where he received all his pre-graduate education. His father was a professional photographer, focusing on weddings, family, and nature. Doug received my first camera for Christmas when I was 11, and began documenting vintage car events and shows, and outdoor explorations with friends. As I matured, he found himself looking for the unique in his surroundings and capturing the art of Mother Nature. He moved to Alberta in 1989 to become an aircraft structural technician. When out of the work force, he began to focus on his photography more and more, honing his sense for spotting the unique and unusual and exploring ways to share these attributes of nature and design. Having hours to sit around and wait for the right shot has been especially beneficial for capturing the daily activities of birds. Exploring the back roads of Alberta has also resulted in capturing rural beauty of our picturesque province.

Valerie Jackson Valerie started dabbling with watercolour during covid, then started charcoal portraits. In 2022, she began working with acrylics, then moved onto oils this past January. Valerie loves to paint and sketch wildlife, people, horses, and dogs. You may remember her work from last year's "A Brush with Art" Art Show and Sale.

Gayle Kohut Gayle Kohut is a Mountain View County artist. It is her farm life and all its miracles of nature that give her inspiration for her paintings. She likes to portray the details of agriculture, rural people, livestock, and wildlife for other people to enjoy and appreciate. Gayle specializes in watercolour, gouache and acrylic mediums. Gayle's paintings are also available in limited editions of 50 Art cards. She invites you to visit her at her home studio to discuss a commission you are considering or just to view her work. The pot is always on. Website

Didja Lambert Didja was born in Cochrane, Ontario. As a young child, her family settled in Calgary, where she spent most of her years. Her love of art began as soon as she could hold a pencil! She started drawing cartoons, horses, and portraits. As a teenager, Didja discovered her passion for painting and mixed media through high school art classes, and she has been painting ever since. Throughout her adult years she has taught small classes, running art community groups and workshops. She has taken part in a few local art shows, participated in several live paintings, and has painted several private commissions. She studied a year at the Alberta University of The Arts where she rekindled her passion for drawing. Didja enjoys connecting people to art, and for her, art has always been a deep source of inspiration, reflection, and even solace during challenging times. Currently, Didja works out of her home studio, as a stay at home mom of three beautiful children with her loving husband, Troy, who also is an artist. You may have seen her work at the Humans and Art Show in Calgary, or photography features in the Seities magazine. Didja will be showcasing in the Artist's Window.

Chris Murfitt Chris Murfitt grew up in Oakville Ontario where he spent most of his time either on the golf course or working on his drawings. He has always been visually aware of his surroundings, and realism and detail have always been at the forefront of his consciousness. Chris started to hone his art skills in high school where he excelled in art and architecture and was made yearbook illustrator. Upon graduation he was awarded a scholarship from the Oakville Art Society. In college he geared his skills towards animation and took particular interest in the creation of the backgrounds used in the medium. Chris first started with watercolours, but found the medium limiting. In 2018, he took the plunge into painting with oils and has not looked back. Chris has been an enthusiastic participant in the Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery since 2014 and is continually striving to learn and build upon his talent. Website

Patti Simoneau Patti has been creative her entire life, and if you name a craft or art medium, chances are she's at least tried it. Patti can remember sketching horses in the back seat of the car when on family summer holidays. Most adults can recall that ONE Christmas gift that stands out as the best of all, and hers was when she got a massive all-inclusive art kit with instruction books, assorted pencils, and charcoal. She says she opened that thing and disappeared into her bedroom for the rest of 1975! She still disappears for days at a time when she gets absorbed into the creative flow. She was proud to sell her first painting at last year's Art Show, and sold another at the Wellspring Virual Art Network's show last October. Patti calls Olds home.

John Smythe John "Jack" Smythe is a self developed artist who had an early interest in making and building things with his hands. In the mid 1980s, he began a serious interest in wood turning which awakens his active imagination. Woodturning is as old as time itself. Early civilizations made vessels for practical use. Vessels display the beautiful grain hidden within the wood. Decorated woodturning is relatively new and has now become an artist's medium, while retaining the beauty of the wood itself.

Emerging Artists
This is an area totally devoted to Emerging Artists recommended by some of the region's high schools. The area features the creative and varied work of visual artists from a wide range of backgrounds and styles of work.

L to R: "Prance" by Carmen Reid; "Greed" by Emma Hemphill; "Tea Time" by Olivia Stoutenburg; "The Great Flight" by Emily Funk

"Somewhere in a Field" by Jessie Grenier

Supporting arts, culture & heritage in Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds, Sundre and the surrounding Central Alberta communities between Red Deer and Calgary.

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