- Joined the Vancouver Island Silk Painters in 2000
- Self-taught and has taken courses in watercolours and pastels
- Silk painting lessons began in workshops under Maureen Walker AFCA
- Shows work annually with the Vancouver Island Silk Painters
- Has work in the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan
JOY BROWN
linden.lea@telus.net
linden.lea@telus.net
- Joined the Vancouver Silk Painters in 2000
- Self-taught artist and appreciates the glorious chance meeting of colour and form
- Trained under Maureen Walker AFCA through many workshops
- Shows work annually in the Vancouver Island Silk Painters’ Shows
- Paintings are in private homes in Canada and Australia
- Self-taught painter, teacher
- Trained in 2001 to paint on silk by Karen Martin. Joined the Vancouver Island Silk Painters in 2006 and continued training under Maureen Walker AFCA
- Former member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and received signature status (AFCA) in 2010
- Influenced by the work of the Group of Seven, Robert Bateman, Glen Loates and Bev Doolittle
- Work in national juried shows and private collections worldwide
- Graduate of the University of Alberta with a Degree in Textile Science and Education
- Joined the Vancouver Island Silk Painters in 2016
- Member of the Cowichan Valley Cultural Arts Society and the Oceanside Community Arts Council
- Explores many subjects including all facets of nature and animals enjoying a symphony of colour that silk dyes produce
- Displays works in the Vancouver Island Silk Painters’ shows and has representation in local galleries
- Painter. Began painting on silk in 1999
- Taught the art of silk painting by Maureen Walker AFCA . Attended many of her workshops to continue on this journey.
- Silk painting has allowed the telling of past and present stories in a brilliant visual filled with grandchildren, pets and nature. Life is full of amazing emotions to share through the magic of colour.
- Shown in art galleries on Vancouver Island for twenty years.
- Joined Vancouver Island Silk Painters in 2019
- BFA University of Calgary 1993 in Painting and Printmaking. Instruction in painting on silk by Dianne Nelson, Maureen Walker and members of VISP
- Member of Artsphere, Comox and Vancouver Island Silk Painters
- Influenced by the beauty of the natural environment
- Exhibits paintings and works on silk locally
- Joined Vancouver Island Silk Painters in 2016
- Honours’ degree in Fine Arts at York University, Toronto. Graduate courses at Queen’s University, Kingston. Later studied watercolour with John Kibby in Cairns, Australia
- Current memberships include NWT Arts, Campbell River Art Gallery, Pearl Ellis Art Gallery and Comox Valley Arts
- Influenced by the work of William Turner, Emily Carr and Georgia O’Keefe
- Juried into prominent shows locally and nationally
- Member of the Vancouver Island Silk Painters since 2005
- Self-taught painter through various media
- Trained to paint silk by Maureen Walker AFCA and Marilyn Cooney
- Interested in design, deconstructed paintings and realism
- Shows work in the annual VISP show with work available in several galleries
- Member of Federation of Canadian Artists, DeCosmos Fine Art Society and Vancouver Island Silk Painters
- Trained under Maureen Walker AFCA to paint on silk. Attended lectures on Modern Art by Don Farrell
- Influenced by 20th century artists who use varying degrees of abstraction. Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso
- Paintings juried into FCA shows. Paintings in gallery shows and private collections
- Painter, educator, mentor
- Trained to paint on silk, in England, by Mandy Southan, President of the International Guild of Silk Painters. Attended masterclass with Japanese Master silk painter Tetsuo Koyama
- Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists since 2001, awarded AFCA Signature Status in 2005. Member of the International Guild of Silk Painters since its inception in 1993
- Interested in the work of early 20th Century painters, particularly Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Lionel Feininger. Influenced by Cubism, Vorticism and The Bauhaus
- Paintings regularly juried into high profile shows
