The Best Paintings of 2022 Voted by You, Artwork Of The Year.
Thirty-four original acrylic paintings on canvas, that is how many new works I created in 2022. We narrowed this down to four paintings that we thought were the best this year, and then asked you to narrow it down to one painting, selecting Artwork of The Year for 2022. In a year that included contemporary pop realism paintings of canoes on lakes, polar bears, elk, snowy landscapes and people enjoying many different outdoor activities, the stories I was writing on canvas emitted a joy and love for life. These paintings were filled with wonder and a lust for wandering. Some moments influenced by Canadian popular culture and some by the experiences I was having during my travels of the year. There was a nod to The Queen and Nanaimo Bars. Solidarity with Ukraine and the strength and spirit of men and women. I played with creating in place at the Banff Centre and in Maui, Hawaii. In my Victoria BC studio, I was dreaming up narrative’s about my past and future journeys.
Here are four paintings we narrowed the year down to, telling visual stories on canvas. Listed in order of votes received, the number one painting of 2022 as voted by you, is Dreaming Under Northern Lights.
1. Dreaming Under Northern Lights
Crisp northern air, standing under the aurora borealis. A girl in a fur trimmed parka gazes up at the northern sky and watches the dance of light. Dreaming under the night sky and the magical dance of the Northern lights.
2. Golden Hour in the Heart of Canoeland
Two scarlet red canoes meet at sunset, on a lake in Canada. In the distance two snow peaked mountain ranges, and a swoosh of clouds. The tree line bordering the lake sparkles with shades of emerald and lime green. Reflections on a perfect moment shared in nature. Perhaps a skinny dip? where are those canoe lovers.
3. Ukraine Strong
Portrait of the artist in Ukrainian headdress, honouring her heritage and in support of Ukraine. She wears a blue collar flannel of red and black check, the quintessential Canadian business shirt. A Canadian Ukrainian with a pysanka egg of Ukraine flag yellow and blue resting between bicep and forearm. Against a background of wheat fields and blue sky.
4. Vermillion Canoes
In the land of Vermillion Lakes, with mount Rundle with it’s distinctive slope outline in the distance. Two red canoes sit at sunset, the owners not to be seen. Perhaps an evening skinny dip or picnic. Filled with hues on sunset from red to orange and pink, a grassy fringe in the foreground frames the piece. Clouds like short brushstrokes sweep the sky. A piece meant for a large feature wall, it measures 3×5 feet. In a series that includes Sunset in the Heart of Canoeland, created in March 2022.
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As the end of 2022 approaches and many are writing their year in review lists, I too am looking back at a prolific, venturesome and prosperous year making art in Canada. In any good year I find myself making between 25 and 30 new paintings, this year with all that was on my schedule I would have been happy with 15 new paintings, and as I look back at the year I realize I made 34 new paintings ) 37 if you count the studies that never ended up becoming final works. The year included travel and art making in Maui, Hawaii and Banff, Alberta. Two contrasting climates offering fertile beauty and impressions that will feed hundreds of paintings to come. At the end of each year I prepare for the next with a solid outline of what I plan to accomplish as well as big audacious hopes and dreams. This annual review and plan for the coming year offers balance as I focus on production of new work, art shows, and art sales. It can be challenging to balance artist brain with financial brain, but it is essential in moving to each next level with my art career. Being a successful Canadian artist carries responsibility as success is earned and the rent is due every every single day. Here are some highlights from a year I will call ‘Flourishing’. Cheers to 2023!
January – began with new paintings that were off-the-cuff as I challenged myself to make art in the moment and without the usual photo reference. These paintings offered very abstract backgrounds using shape and intense colour to communicate the landscapes that the central characters would inhabit.
Modern Canadian Elk: painting of an Elk on a Northern Lights inspired background
February – continuing on my path of exploring Canadian culture I found myself entranced with Nanaimo Bars on Valentines Day
On Top of Nanaimo Bars: a figure skater perched a top a tower of delicious desserts made in Canada
March – a few more paintings including two showstoppers featuring red canoes
Brandy Saturley in her Victoria BC studio with two canoe paintings, March 2022
March also included a trip to Vancouver to deliver art and see Yoko Ono: Growing Freedom at Vancouver Art Gallery
Growing Freedom: the instructions of Yoko Ono, the Art of John and Yoko
April – new self-portrait for my ‘Pop Canadianisms’ series – solidarity with our Ukrainian friends
Portrait Painting of a Ukrainian Canadian Artist
May – mindful of our Alberta cousins and Indigenous relations
Painting of Blackfoot tribal chief next to red canoe at Lake Louise, Alberta
June – all about Maui, Hawaii – a beauteous place to fill my eyes, nose, ears and brain
Canadian Artist Brandy Saturley at HUI NO’EAU VISUAL ARTS CENTER
Painting inspired by Maui Hawaii residency.
July – Sooke Fine Arts show, Sooke BC Canada
Ukraine Strong, acrylic painting on canvas, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
August – Society of Canadian Artists 54th Annual Exhibition in Toronto, Canada
Society of Canadian Artists 54th International Open Exhibition Features Portrait by Brandy Saturley
September – photography and preparations for the annual art magazine/catalogue
Canadian Artist Brandy Saturley in studio with some of the paintings created in 2022
October – with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II – two paintings honoring Britain and the monarch
Painting of Queen Elizabeth II by Brandy Saturley, 2022
End of An Era – painting of Union Jack and Canadian Flag at half mast, 2022, Brandy Saturley
Annual art catalogue is completed and printed.
Modern Canadian Pop Mythos – 2022 art catalogue Brandy Saturley
November – bound for Banff, Alberta two week painting residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
In Banff, Alberta at Lake Minnewanka
Thom Studio at Banff Centre – Brandy Saturley Canadian Artist
Brandy Saturley in Thom Studio at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, November 2022
Brandy Saturley with final paintings created at Banff Centre residency 2022
12 SMALL WORKS SALE: Banff Paintings for Collecting
In November 2022, I spent two weeks painting at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. During my time in Banff I had some days to explore Banff National Park and capture photos and videos of awe-inspiring locations in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. From Banff Centre campus to Lake Minnewanka, Bow Lake, Vermillion Lakes, and North Saskatchewan River crossing I covered some ground. Banff paintings for collecting: these 12 small works of art are for sale and make an excellent opportunity to become a collector of the artworks of Brandy Saturley, small paintings to begin a collection, gift to a client or friend and even fill out an existing collection of Canadian Art. These paintings tell stories of Banff in the details, from the wildlife to the mountains, trees, lakes and snow, these are my interpretations of Banff in Winter.
12 small paintings about Banff from Brandy Saturley
Side view – paintings all have red edges, distinctly Canadian palettes
A favourite piece in the Banff small paintings series – Snowbear, 12×12, acrylic on canvas, 2022
The beauty is mesmerizing in the Winter in Banff. Part magical wonderland and part natural wonder, it is a feast for the eyes that touches the soul. The palette of colours ranges from Ultramarine to teal blue-green, with light setting ice crystals ablaze throwing soft pastel hues across the landscapes. These 12 small paintings offer a starting point for larger works that will capture the magical stories contained within these locations.
Featuring locations within Banff National Park, these Canadian landscape paintings are small treasures. It is not often I paint small works, and this offers an opportunity for a whole new group of art collectors access to my work. These paintings are for landscape lovers, mountain lovers, nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. Little gems from the North.
Interview: Talking with Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
In November 2022, Victoria, BC artist Brandy Saturley spent 12 days making art in a Leighton Studios residency (recipient of the Paul D. Fleck Fellowships in the Arts Endowment) at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. In an interview with the Banff Centre Social Media Marketing Officer she spoke about about her project and artist process.
Thom Studio, Banff Centre Leighton Studios
Why did you join us for this residency? In my practice I find that it is important to leave your usual routine and studio behind and seek out new locations to create work in new environments and in new ways. This type of residency keeps the work fresh and challenges my ability to be flexible as an artist. I also had the Banff Centre on my list of places I hoped to do a residency and I am thrilled it finally came together.
What do you love about your art form? I love painting because it is such a fluid and immediate medium. My goal for this residency was to paint a very large piece and make full use of the ceiling height, light and expanse of the wall in my studio. My way of making art begins with capturing the experience of a place through the mediums of photography, video, and writing. I then take all these things and lay out the blueprint for the painting. Aided by music, I find the mood of the piece and being laying down paint on the canvas. All influenced by my time in a place and my journey of getting to the place. My paintings are about the journey and the things I see, hear, feel, taste and touch along the way and in the place where I am making the art. In this case I arrived on a very snowy day, walking through a white out sky and forest to my studio. I could hear squirrels, birds and captured stag and deer resting outside my door. On the second day of my residency the light broke through and the skylights began to clear of snow. The light began to filter through the trees and my windows. This all informed the work that was created while on campus.
Brandy Saturley, with paintings in progress at Banff Centre – Photo by Kyla Jacobs
What should people know about your artistic medium that may not be common knowledge? My medium of paint and specifically acrylic paint is that it is the most versatile painting medium on the planet. Acrylic paint of today can be applied and reapplied, it can be layered and blended like oils and can be fluid, feathered and stain the canvas like watercolours. It can be laid out to dry on my glass palette and left to dry, and then peeled off like plastic wrap and then adhered to the canvas. I mix my acrylics with retarder if I am looking for it to dry more slowly like an oil, but I like that the medium dries more quickly than oil which allows me to move on at a pace that suits my personality.
Brandy Saturley painting in her studio at Banff Centre – Photo by Kyla Jacobs
What has your time with your Banff Centre residency been like, and/or, what specifically did you focus on during your time? In short, invigorating, uplifting and prolific. It was a regenerative experience that was welcomed after the past two years under COVID. I focused on creating in place, letting the experience direct the work. I like to challenge myself with every new painting, sometimes that means going in without a concrete plan, which is what I did in this case. It can be scary to arrive in a new place, and create purely on site, but thankfully I am experienced and prepared and brought everything I would need to rely on my daily schedule and practice, so that I could put all my faith in the experience of the place. I focused on creating a very large diptych on canvas. I also focused on gathering imagery and information to fuel an entire series of paintings based on my time at the Banff Centre. I will also produce a timelapse video of the creation of the painting, as well as a video of the entire experience of my journey. Another goal of my time in Banff was to access local art community and have signed on with Willock and Sax gallery because of my time at Banff Centre. Perhaps a future showing of the entire body of work and films with the Walter Phillips Gallery or Whyte Museum, that is the next goal.
Paintings by Brandy Saturley – Photo by Kyla Jacobs for Banff Centre
What’s next for you on your artistic journey after this program? Continued development and work on this series I have begun at Banff Centre. I have work in a group show at Adele Campbell Fine Art in Whistler in December, I have four paintings on view with Willock and Sax in Banff, I have a large portrait commission I have been working on for a client from Calgary, and I am looking for the next location to do a residency. Perhaps the east coast of Canada this time, time will tell.
Brandy Saturley in front of Thom Studio at Banff Centre – photo Kyla Jacobs
Since doing this interview Brandy Saturley has been awarded a residency on the East Coast of Canada, in Newfoundland, through the Pouch Cove Foundation. The Canadian artist will be dedicating the month of October 2023 to this east coast residency.
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Artist Residency Pouch Cove – Making Art in Newfoundland
On the heels of a residency at The Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, I am pleased to share I will be making art in Newfoundland in October 2023. The Board of Directors of the Pouch Cove Foundation awarded me a residency at the Foundation’s facilities in Newfoundland for the month of October. One of many beautiful things about this opportunity is it will allow me to fill in the gaps in a body of work I have been creating about Canada for more than a decade now. I have been on a journey across Canada looking to understand my land and what it truly means to be ‘Canadian’. My paintings are part biography and part storytelling. I am painting about my experiences and what I see, touch, taste, feel and hear, and I am also painting stories of these travels in Canada. What informed my work began with ‘popular culture’ and stereotype. Over the years I became more interested in ‘authentic experiences’ and I began to travel to gain a true understanding of the collective Canadian consciousness, and in returning home to Vancouver Island, a better understanding of the culture in which I was raised.
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
Originally a fishing community, Pouch Cove is now principally a dormitory town for people working in the city and home to a large retirement population. It is at the northern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the eastern edge of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a town whose motto is, ‘first to see the sun’, as it is the first place that wakes up each morning in Canada. As a Canadian living at the western-most point in Canada, and the last to see the sun, I am excited to delve into the differences and perhaps, similarities, found on both coasts of Canada. Having spent time in Yellowknife, NWT during midnight sun time of year, it will also be quite the contrast to my past Canadian explorations. See you on the eastern tip of Canada in Fall 2023!
Pouch Cove dock, Newfoundland, Canada
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The Art of Winter – at Adele Campbell Fine Art in Whistler, Canada
The 29th annual Art of Winter Exhibition starts this weekend in Whistler, BC showcasing a diverse range of new artworks by Canadian visual artists from across Canada. An eclectic range of new fine art arrivals from painting, to sculpture and photography. Available paintings will continue to be present in the gallery and online from November 26th-January 1st, 2023.
Works by Brandy Saturley featured in this art exhibition tell visual stories on canvas, set in winter landscapes. These paintings of love in the mountains, the northern lights and a surreal piece with a figure skater perched atop a tower of Nanaimo bars. Inspired by the snow and ‘winter wonderland’ feeling of being in bright snowy landscapes, these paintings offer collectors an exhilarating and uplifting escape from the everyday. With vivid and textured backgrounds that incorporate abstract elements, shapes and forms. The focal point of these pieces centers around figurative elements and central characters that tell the story of these familiar locations in the Canadian landscape. Winter themed paintings in time for Christmas art collecting and art giving season.
The Kiss Acrylic on Gallery Canvas 36 x 48 in $7,500
Dreaming Under The Northern Lights Acrylic on Gallery Canvas 36 x 36 in $5,500
On Top of Nanaimo Bars Acrylic on Gallery Canvas 40 x 30 in $5,100
You’ll find Whistler in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia just two hours north of Vancouver. This legendary ski destination is an international mountain sports mecca and a down-to-earth mountain town with some of the best art galleries in Western Canada. Two side-by-side mountains spanned by the world-record-breaking Gondola give access to Whistler Blackcomb’s renowned alpine terrain, drawing hikers, skiers and mountain bikers in search of mind-blowing landscapes. Sparkling glacier-fed lakes, towering old-growth forests, waterfalls, beaches, parks and golf courses are linked by a network of paved valley trails. This place teems with life and it is reflected in the Art you will find in the town.
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity – Artist Residency November 2022
For two weeks in November I worked in the Leighton Artists Studios on the campus of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta. I was invited to bring my studio and practice to Banff and awarded the Paul D. Fleck Fellowships in the Arts Endowment which paid for my visual artist residency and stay at the Banff Centre. Having spent two weeks in the stunning location on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain, with some of the largest and most distinct of the Canadian Rocky Mountains surrounding the campus, I now refer to Banff Centre as the visual arts Juilliard of Canada. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is a learning organization built upon an extraordinary legacy of excellence in artistic and creative development. The goal of all who work here is to inspire everyone who attends the campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential. The studios have played host to many important Canadian artist collaborations over the years including K.D Lang, Joni Mitchell, Séan McCann of Great Big Sea, and Canadian Visual Artist Brian Jungen.
View from Vistas dining room Banff Centre
The project I planned to undertake while in Banff, was to make a very large painting on loose duck canvas in my studio. The painting subject matter to be informed by the immediate area surrounding my studio and around campus. Through capturing the sights, sounds, smells and feeling of the place through video, photography, writing and exploration on foot, I worked to translate the experience of being in this place through the medium of acrylic and gouache paint on canvas. I went in with a loose plan and project proposal, which resulted in two large paintings, a diptych, communicating one visual story on canvas.
Brandy Saturley standing in front of Thom Studio
I was assigned to the Thom Studio #6, named for the architect of the studio, Ron Thom. One of 10 studios in the forested and secluded areas of the campus known as the Leighton Artists Studios. Within the walls of these studios artists of all genres work away, from writers to musicians and visual artists, this is a small village of remarkably prolific professional creatives. When I arrived to the path that circles the studios I was met with a snowstorm and white out skies. We walked in my supplies for painting, lights, photography equipment and some already finished paintings as I believe it is important to surround yourself with your previous work, if possible. This studio was made for painters with vaulted ceiling and skylights, patio and windows by a desk.
Ron Thom Studio #6 – Leighton Artists Studios – Banff Centre
The skylights were covered in snow and added to the feeling of being in wooded silence in the snowy wilderness. The view out my desk window, a perfect winter wonderland.
I arrived on the Sunday before my residency start date and was graciously offered the opportunity to set up my studio a day early, this way Monday morning I could get to what I came for, making new work inspired by the location.
Inside Thom Studio – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
On the Monday I began two weeks in my studio. A total of 12 days in residence on campus. It was a short stay and a lot of work to make, but luckily my studio was open to me 24hrs a day. During my residency I made two large paintings each measuring 58” x 52”, also known as a diptych. These paintings are inspired by my experience of exploring the woods around my studio and the wildlife that surrounds.
Painting in progress – making art at Banff Centre
I spent 7 hours a day in my studio and we took some time on the weekend to get photos at Lake Minnewanka, Two Jack Lake, North Saskatchewan River Crossing, Vermillion Lakes, Mount Norquay and Bow Lake. It was very cold, lots of snow, and I fell in love with it! Safe to say I am a snow person now.
Brandy Saturley at Lake Minnewanka.
During this residency I was taken by the silence of the forest and sounds of squirrel, raven and deer outside my door.
Squirrel!
Stag! mule deer.
I see you!
My studio practice includes working through my ideas using video, photography, writing and observation. As I work through my thoughts for a painting, and lay down the blueprint on canvas, I am working on telling a story about my experience and my observations. I have always felt myself an observer in a big beautiful world, letting experiences flow over me and into my brain, processing in the frontal lobe and coming out through my brush on canvas. In a larger sense I am looking to tell the stories of my Canadian experiences, each painting or series of paintings is a new chapter in this journey.
Brandy Saturley in Thom Studio at Banff Centre
The paintings, photos, video and writing I have created during this residency will feed future work and series of paintings. Beginning with this diptych painting, titled ‘Symphony of the Forest’, I am excited to see where the material developed and gathered on this trip will affect future work.
Chair of contemplation – Banff Centre – November 2022
I have created a time-lapse video of my painting process while in the Leighton Studios at Banff Centre. Watch how the paintings developed.
See more paintings by Canadian Contemporary Artist Brandy Saturley. Learn more about the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. A little known fact about the Banff Centre, the conferences hosted by the centre pay for artist residencies, along with donors, the conferences are an integral part of keeping this gem of the Canadian Art World moving forward. Now celebrating 90 years!
My time at Banff Centre exceeded my expectations from the people, to the facilities, studio and hotel. I will look forward to returning again, soon!
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Every year we review the top 10 paintings of the year, highlighting the best artworks created by Brandy Saturley. This year was a year filled with figurative paintings reflecting Canadian culture, landscapes, outdoor pastimes and icons. There were many portraits painted in 2022, northern skies, wildlife and paintings with canoes. With realistic foregrounds and focal points, set against vividly vibrating abstract backgrounds of form and colour. These modern pop art style paintings, sometimes feature kitschy elements of Canadian culture. With hard edged compositions and representational elements, these paintings tell visual stories of the subjects contained within. Please enjoy these top 10 best paintings created in 2022.
Imagine Canoe: A spiritual landscape at Lake Louise. A Blackfoot tribal chief in regalia and headdress stands at the head vantage point of Lake Louise, towards the glacier. A canoe of red with name inscribed ‘Imagine’. A stack of rocks that resembles a person in the foreground, another red canoe in the distance. Two eagles fly high in the sky above the vortex point of the glacier. The lake is depicted in summer, with tropical turquoise colours and uncovered mountains and trees. Imagine Lake Louise, imagine Peace.
Imagine Canoe, original acrylic painting on canvas, 48×60, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Golden Hour in The Heart of Canoeland:Two scarlet red canoes meet at sunset, on a lake in Canada. In the distance two snow peaked mountain ranges, and a swoosh of clouds. The tree line bordering the lake sparkles with shades of emerald and lime green. Reflections on a perfect moment shared in nature. Perhaps a skinny dip? where are those canoe lovers.
Canoeland, original acrylic on canvas, 36×60, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Wanderlust: A family carry a canoe named ‘Wanderlust’ a grand portage across dried creek beds to a lake. On top of the canoe a polar bear and a snow goose accept the offer of carriage to a cooler locale. As with many of my polar bear pieces they are joyful visual stories but also carry deeper more serious meaning.
Wanderlust, original acrylic on canvas, 36×60, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Dreaming Under Northern Lights: Crisp northern air, standing under the aurora borealis. A girl in a fur trimmed parka gazes up at the northern sky and watches the dance of light. Dreaming under the night sky and the magical dance of the Northern lights.
Dreaming Under Northern Lights, original acrylic on canvas, 36×36, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Modern Canadian Elk: A mystical elk. A dreamy modern pop art take on a Canadian nature paint. Can you feel the spirit of the elk? Abstract forms an colour, along with a Northern lights sky create a dreamy scene.
Modern Canadian Elk, original acrylic on canvas, 36×36, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
On Top of Nanaimo Bars: all covered in winter. A figure skater wearing a toque and red sweater, blowing a bubble is perched on top of a stack of Nanaimo bars, with Candy colours below. She holds a string of ice that flows into a vase or vessel, from which daffodil flowers burst. An icy lake and bridge behind with sky of violet blue peering through the trees. Painted around the time of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. A dreamy confectionary Canadian landscape.
On Top of Nanaimo Bars, original acrylic on canvas, 40×30, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Surfing Rainbows: A west coast beach under dramatic skies of golden hour, post rain shower and rainbow. Surfers and beachcombers explore the beach, looking for the next wave or beach treasure. Symbolic of a west coast Vancouver Island day on the beaches of Tofino.
Surfing Rainbows, original acrylic on canvas, 30×48, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
A Handful of Polar Bear: This little handful of fluffy white polar bear, sleeping silently, is surrounded by modern flora and fauna. He is perched in a dreamy slumber, on a bed of ice and has a tiny heart in his paw. Has almost an art deco feel – pop art deco.
Handful of Polar Bear, original acrylic on canvas, 48×36, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Ukraine Strong:Portrait of the artist in Ukrainian headdress, honouring her heritage and in support of Ukraine. She wears a blue collar flannel of red and black check, the quintessential Canadian business shirt. A Canadian Ukrainian with a pysanka egg of Ukraine flag yellow and blue resting between bicep and forearm. Against a background of wheat fields and blue sky.
Ukraine Strong, original acrylic on canvas, 40×30, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
Royal Gaze:“It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the harsh progress of mankind.”
Painted during the month of Queen Elizabeth II passing and funeral. I wanted to honour The Queen in a portrait that captured her gaze, her warmth and her strength. This painting of The Queen features an undulating Union Jack flag in the background, her majesty is wearing the Diamond Diadem crown.
Royal Gaze, original acrylic on canvas, 48×36, 2022 – Brandy Saturley
There you have it, our top 10 picks for best paintings of 2022 by Canadian Artist, Brandy Saturley. See more artworks by this Canadian painter here. You can also purchase the annual art catalogue featuring these works and more.
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A new art book arrived to my studio this week. The Art Studio Image Project published by Friend of The Artist, featuring artist’s studios, worldwide. The Studio Image Project aims to uncover some of the hidden stories behind these studio spaces and their role in their inhabitants’ artistic practices. As more images were received for the project, an overarching theme emerged: artists see their studios as a sanctuary.
The Studio Image Project, 2022 published by Friend of The Artist created by Ty Bishop
Pleased to participate in this project with a photo from the sanctuary of my studio. Over the years I have come to photograph my final moments before completing a painting, these moments have become known as, ‘The Chair of Contemplation’, where I sit in my orange studio chair and review my paintings and decide on final touches. These moments have become performance art as I inhabit a persona that relates to the tone of the painting.
The Studio Image Project, 2022 featuring Brandy Saturley Studio, Victoria BC
My studio is a sanctuary, it is a place to disappear into, with music pumping, it is time to enter the flow. It is a place where artist’s play, practice, work and make Art. A place where ideas, dreams, writings, photos and sketches take flight and become real tangible things. It where we begin technically, and as we move beyond our blueprints, the world melts away around us, and it becomes nothing but us and the Art. When I can hear nothing but the sound of my paintbrush scratching on the canvas, I am where I need to be to make the best and purest Art I want. It is where I move beyond the point of me and the artwork, and the painting and I become one, and we move together. It is much like a dance, only this dance is of colour, light, form, tone and texture. It is where I begin in the shadows and finish with the light. It is all about reaching the light and coming up for air. This is what happens in my art studio.
Brandy Saturley in her Vancouver Island Art studio.
Canadian Art Catalogues – The Annuals of Brandy Saturley
What Is an Art Catalogue? An art catalogue or annual magazine is simply a book of images and details about a specific series of paintings, body of work or collection of art. Canadian Art Catalogues by The Art of Brandy Saturley have become an annual celebration and reminder of artworks produced in a given year. These catalogues have been gifted to collectors that have purchased original artwork from the artist, attended an art opening or have worked to collaborate with Saturley during the year. Every year these annuals are designed and created by the artist and mailed throughout North America and the UK.
If you are fortunate enough to own one of these art collectibles, signed by the artist, you are a lucky art lover. These magazines are limited editions and lovingly created, including photography, writings about the artwork and a personal letter from the artist. These magazines offer a peak behind the scenes and into the world of this Canadian painter, based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
These annuals include collections from exhibitions and sometimes annotations and photography from associates of the artist.
These catalogues include paintings and photography from the artist covering a time period starting in 2010, to present day.
For the first time Saturley is now making these unique art publications available for you to purchase. These are not signed copies, but they are beautiful conversation pieces and keepsakes for fans of the Artist.
A coveted edition, this magazine features works from Saturley’s solo exhibitions in 2017.
