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Figurative Painting: Portraits of Canada

Canadian art is often associated with sweeping landscapes, towering mountains, rugged coastlines,...

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A Guide to Canada's Secondary Art Market

Canada's art market extends far beyond commercial galleries. While galleries introduce new work to...

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Painting Mid-Vancouver Island: How Place Shapes an Artist's Practice

For more than twenty years, my work as a Canadian painter has been gui...

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Canada Day Art: A Nation Painted Into Being

Every July 1, Canadians celebrate a country that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific and...

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The Painters Who Defined Canada's West Coast

Canada's West Coast has inspired some of the country's most important artists. From the rain-s...

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Foundation of Great Art: Why Drawing Matters

In an age of digital tools, artificial intelligence, and increasingly complex artistic practic...

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Top 25 Vancouver Island Visual Artists: Where West Coast Art Becomes Cultural Currency

Vancouver Island has long existed as a kind of visua...

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Collecting the Story of Canada: Why Narrative Art Endures

Art collectors are often drawn to beauty, craftsmanship, and originality. Yet som...

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Top 50 Contemporary Canadian Painters Shaping Canada's Visual Culture

Canada has long produced remarkable artists whose work reflects the c...

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100 Contemporary Canadian Visual Artists You Should Know in 2026

Canada has long been known for its remarkable contributions to the visual...

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For the Love of Hockey and The Habs: Brandy Saturley’s Goalie Mask Paintings

Few symbols are as deeply embedded in the Canadian imagination...

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Commissioning an Original Painting: Bringing Your Story to Canvas

There is something quietly transformative about original art in a space....

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Why Smart Art Collectors Are Following Artists on Artsy

The way people collect a...

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At the Edge of the Country: Painting Newfoundland

There are places in Canada where the landscape functions as a backdrop,...

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Honouring Emily Carr Through a Contemporary Lens

I’ve been thinking a lot about how contemporary artists situate themselve...

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The Habits Behind a Successful Art Practice

Success in art is often framed as something elusive, even mysterious. In reali...

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Where to See and Collect the Work of Brandy Saturley This Summer

Each summer offers a new rhythm for experiencing art acro...

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Five Questions Every Art Collector Should Ask (and Answer)

Collecting art is not simply an act of acquisition – it’s a slo...

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The Collector’s Edit: 10 Paintings That Define My Work Right Now

There are moments in an artist’s practice where certain w...

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The Art of Brandy Saturley - Now Available at Nicholas Penn Fine Art

There are moments in an artist’s journey that feel less like steps for...

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Vancouver Island Artist: Painting From “Maui North”

I was born on Vancouver Island, and while my work takes me across North America, it has...

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The Collector’s Edition: 10 Paintings That Tell the Story of Canada

Canada is a country of vast geography, layered histories, and deeply pe...

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Where Can You See & Buy The Art of Brandy Saturley

As a painter who travels this vast country gathering stories in sketchbooks and came...

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Mountain Painting in Canada: From the Group of Seven to Brandy Saturley

Mountain painting holds a foundational place in the story of Canadi...

Posted 5 months ago

The Oceanside Community Arts Council (OCAC) plays a vital role in nurturing arts and culture across the Oceanside region of Vancouver Island, servi...

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Wildflower Paintings Headed to North Vancouver Art Rental Program

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Genre Painting in Canada: Everyday Life as Cultural Record

Genre painting, traditionally defined as the depiction of everyday life, has alw...

Posted 6 months ago

Tax Season Tip for Canadian Businesses: Invest in Original Canadian Art

As tax season approaches, Canadian businesses often focus on number...

Posted 6 months ago

Why Canadian Symbols Still Matter in Canadian Art and Painting

For more than two decades, Canadian symbols have found their way into my pai...

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People in The Landscape - Rückenfigur in Painting

In my paintings, the figure is rarely a portrait. More often, it is a pr...

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The Courage of an Artist

The difference between a hobbyist and an artist is not talent, training, or even time spent in the studio. It is c...

Posted 7 months ago

When Good Paintings Don’t Make the Final Cut: The Art of Editing Your Own Work

In film, the term “the cutting room floor...

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For New Collectors: What to Consider When Buying Your First Significant Work

Starting an art collection is both exciting a...

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Why Licensing Artwork From a Canadian Artist Can Elevate Your Brand

More and more companies are turning to art licensing as a strategic way...

Posted 8 months ago

Why Live Art Exhibitions Still Matter in a Digital World

Over the past decade, virtual exhibitions have surged in populari...

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Painting a Commission: The Tragically Hip - Poster Cellar Strictly Limited Series

Early in 2025 I received a message from Easy Partners LLC...

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The Wild Life - Solo Art Show Opening in Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta: ‘The Wild Life’ The works in this show explore three facets of ‘wild l...

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In Their Eyes: Ten Canadian Artists Remembering War for Remembrance Day

As Remembrance Day approaches, we pause to honour the serv...

Posted 9 months ago

Painting Canada: Asking the Question, What is Canada?

For nearly two decades, I have been painting Canada - not as a fixed idea, but as a l...

Posted 9 months ago

Collecting Figurative Landscapes: People and Place in Canadian Art

Within Canadian art history, the landscape has always been a central sub...

Posted 9 months ago

Inside the Studio: Building a Canadian Oeuvre Over Two Decades

For nearly twenty years I have devoted my practice to building a body of wor...

Posted 10 months ago

What Makes a Great Painting?

It’s a question that artists, collectors, and admirers have asked for centuries: what truly makes a painti...

Posted 10 months ago

The Birth of #IconicCanuck: How Brandy Saturley Forged a Signature Style in Canadian Pop Art

In the vibrant world of contemporary Canadian...

Posted 11 months ago

Brandy Saturley: Weaving Canadian Identity into Pop Art – Insights for Collectors and Curators on Her Iconic Hockey and Cultural Symbolism

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Studio Moving Sale – Celebrating 20 Years of Canadian Stories in Paint

After two decades of painting the people, places, a...

Posted 11 months ago

Top Canadian Contemporary Painters to Watch in 2025

As Canada continues to navigate questions of identity, environment, an...

Posted 11 months ago

Art Licensing: enhancing your product, event and brand, with original artwork

Who can forget those images Norman Rockwell...

Posted 1 year ago

Story-Driven Collecting: Art with a Narrative Edge is In

In a world oversaturated with fleeting images and AI-generated co...

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The Polar Bear King: 30 Paintings and Counting

Over the past few years, a white-furred monarch has made repeated appearanc...

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Meet Brandy Saturley: A Voice of Canadian Pop Modernism in Paint

Hello and welcome — I'm Brandy Saturley, a contemporary C...

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In a world increasingly saturated with fast-paced digital content and mass-produced décor, original art stands as a beacon of authenticity, storyte...

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How to Afford the Art You Love: Creative Ways to Bring Art Into Your Life

Bringing original art into your life doesn’t hav...

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Why It’s More Important Than Ever to Invest in Canadian Art

In an increasingly fast-paced, digital, and globalized world,...