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ICONOGRAPHY: the Art of Brandy Saturley

Brandy Saturley is a Canadian artist known for her vibrant and captivating paintings that capture the spirit of Canadian culture and identity. With a unique style that blends realism and abstraction, Saturley’s work explores the landscapes, people, and icons of Canada. From the rugged beauty of her west coast home, she creates her own ‘iconography’ informed by her travels across Canada and beyond. In this blog, we will delve into the life and art of Brandy Saturley, exploring her creative process, inspirations, and the themes that underpin her work. We will also share news about new paintings, upcoming art shows and travels in Art. Join us as we discover the world of one of Canada’s most exciting and innovative contemporary artists.

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Mountain Paintings With People

Inspiration, New Paintings

Paintings of mountains: beyond the Group of Seven I remember the first time I saw a painting of a mountain, I was about four and it was hanging on our wall. It was a painting by my grandmother, a minimalist palette of blues to grey and white.…

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Art in Whistler Canada

The Art of Brandy Saturley, now in Whistler. Brandy Saturley is an internationally exhibited and collected contemporary painter, based in Victoria, Canada. Showing in public and private galleries, and in combination with unique corporate events;…

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Spring Paintings

Paintings Celebrating the Emotion, Energy and Colours of Spring. Winters on the west coast of Canada are typically grey; interspersed with rain showers, dramatic ocean skies, filtered light and the random snowfall lasting for very short periods.…

Art in Homes

Art Benefits

Art Benefits: spring home issue YAM Magazine The March/April issue of YAM Magazine includes a feature about the benefits of art, and how a well chosen original piece of Art enriches your home. The selected artworks come from a number of Vancouver…

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Ice Skating Paintings

Exhilarating ice skating paintings exude feelings of freedom and joy! Continuing on with a year exploring outdoor sports and pastimes of winter, these active paintings celebrate ice skating on glacial lakes. Beginning in January this year,…

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Family of Artists

Family of Artists: from grandmother, to mother, to daughter. My grandmother had a hard life. Like many of her time, she immigrated to the Canadian prairies in the early 1900's from the Ukraine and built a life in a one room home on the open…

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West Coast Contemporary

Art Collector Homes

Whether Architecture or Art, West Coast Contemporary is a minimalist pause for the senses. If I were to choose one word that defines the west coast of Canada and Vancouver Island, it would be solitude. Whether you were born here, or moved here…

Famous Paintings Hide Secrets

Famous Paintings Hide Secrets

Signature of The Artist: When Famous Paintings Hide Secrets Many of the most famous paintings in the world, have secrets left by the Artist who created the artwork. Hidden secrets found in famous paintings include; meanings, texts, objects…

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Pond Hockey Paintings

Capturing the Feeling of Outdoor Pond Hockey, On Canvas. The upside of COVID, a return to enjoying hockey, in the great outdoors. Whether on a pond, backyard rink, or an iconic and scenic outdoor lake; we are embracing a return to enjoying…

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Peninsula News Review

Talking Art During COVID with Peninsula News Review "I just feel the internal need to say something about the time that we are in. Sometimes I make paintings that are pretty paintings, but sometimes I make paintings that talk about events that…

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Canadian Artists Painting Mountains

Canadian Art, Collaboration

Two Canadian artists painting mountains on the Continental Divide. How do two Canadian artists painting mountains, in different provinces, come together to collaborate on paintings that separate their practices? In early 2017, my "Canadianisms"…

2020 final thoughts

Final Thoughts for 2020

Art Career, The Year in Art

Five Words and Final Thoughts For 2020 - From Fear to Release As images of the year that was, fly across screens I am reminded that my screen time is down 42% over the previous week, this makes me smile. This year has been unlike any I have…

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