| STEVEN ARMSTRONG |
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| Victoria - Steven Armstrong |
| Exhibits start February 21, 2009 and continues to March 5, 2009 |
| Steven Armstrong has an affinity with nature. His paintings display respect and awe for the west coast landscapes that are all too familiar. Being outdoors gathering images from tropical rainforests, wild coastlines, and rugged trails are as important to his artistic process as the painting itself. The colours used to translate these scenes are bold and brilliant: blues, purples, greens and golds. These honest and faithful depictions solidify his following both locally and internationally. |
| Please join us for the opening reception |
| February 21, 2009 at 1-4pm |
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| Steven Armstrong |
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Steven Armstrong is the second of three children born to a geologist father and artist mother. He grew up in various parts of rural Canada until the Armstrong family moved to the west coast in 1966. They settled in Vancouver and spent summers on rugged Gambier Island at the mouth of Howe Sound. As a member of an artistic family, Steven developed a deep, early interest in visuals arts, music, and language. After graduating high school in the early 1980’s, he attended Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. In addition to his “practical education”, Steven spent time practicing Graphic Design, and traveling extensively throughout Asia and Europe. In 1996 Steven settled on Vancouver Island, where he has been painting professionally since 1997.
ARTIST STATEMENT
“How do you communicate the experience of exploring a coastal rain forest, of hiking to an alpine lake, or watching the wild Pacific waves roll in? I grew up fascinated by the way we conceptualize and express our relationship with the natural environment and with one another. That sense of connection. I approach painting as a form of communicating an ever-changing relationship with place. It’s a dialogue, really – a conversation into which the viewer is invited.”
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