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Under Glass [works on paper]

Posted on January 23, 2016August 19, 2016 by petleyjones

There are many types of art that require glazing for protection. Most are works on paper. They range from original drawings, prints and paintings to reproductions and giclees. At Petley Jones Gallery our focus is on original works both historic and contemporary. This exhibition shows off the diversity of our collection.

Celebration and Greenspace by Ann Vandervelde
Acrylic on paper, 15 x 19 inches – $1100 each

Walking to Wing Lake
by Ann Nelson – Watercolour, 9.75 x 13.5 inches $875

Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai, number 23
by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1797-1861)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, 14 x 9.75 inches $1275

Spirits at Play
by Saggiassie (Ragee, Sakiassie) 1924-2003
Seal Skin stencil 46/50, 1961, 30 x 10 inches $2,850.00

Salt and Light V
by Debra Van Tuinen – Monoprint 1/1, 18 x 18 inches, $1250

DW Maypole Maypole by Deborah Worsfold
Watercolour on paper, 6×6 inches $175

Light over Ledges VI framed Light over Ledges VI
by Debra Van Tuinen monoprint 1/1, 10 x 8 inches $650

Brown Hill
by Llewellyn Petley-Jones (1908-1986)
watercolour on paper, 16 x 8 inches $1250

Study from Richmond Hill
by Llewellyn Petley-Jones (1908-1986)
watercolour on paper, 15 x 11 inches $975

Addams, NY 8x3 New York
by Clifford Addams [1876–1942]
Etching, 8 x 3 inches $750

Onley Arrival Japan Remembered, Arrival
by Toni Onley (1928-2004)
Watercolour and collage, 8.25 x 10.75 inches $1650

Hermesh Conoisseur The Connoisseur by Michael Hermesh
Mixed Media Drawing on paper, 17 x 14 inches $1000

Pascal_Pont de la Tournelle Pont de la Tournelle by Pascal
Watercolour on paper, 7 x 9.5 inches $450

A Selected View

Posted on May 15, 2015November 15, 2021 by petleyjones

The pieces chosen for A Selected View are a vision and representation of how a select individual views beauty in nature and everyday life. Emily Liteplo, Curator

Solitudes by Amelia Alcock-White

Posted on October 1, 2014November 15, 2021 by petleyjones

Amelia Alcock-White’s latest collection of aquatic landscapes depicts a lone figure taking refuge in secluded coastal surroundings. By juxtaposing light and dark, fire and water, with nature’s beauty and fragility, the images suggest the interrelation of personal awareness and environmental consciousness.

Llewellyn Petley-Jones Watercolours

Posted on May 21, 2013 by petleyjones

Gathie Falk

Posted on May 11, 2013June 19, 2013 by petleyjones

Gathie Falk, Snapdragons in colour, Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 66.5 inches, 1983

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Greg Pyra

Posted on April 20, 2013 by petleyjones

Greg Pyra’s love of art began at the age of six when he won his first colouring contest. From then on, he continued to take all the training that was available to him in a variety of schools in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

He received a Bachelor of fine Arts in Visual Art from the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Calgary. After teaching at the University of Waterloo and the University of Victoria he left for Cologne, Germany for two years which was then the centre of art in Europe.

He gained much insight into the art produced in Europe, both contemporary and historical, but the experience was troubling: Berlin was still divided and fears of a Soviet invasion were very real.

Pyra returned to Canada to receive a Bachelor of Education and has since taught in rural schools for almost twenty years, primarily in the area of visual art. Pyra’s exhibition record extends to a number of galleries across Canada as far east as St. John’s and as far west as Vancouver.

Although he is a figurative painter, he is fascinated by the evolution of abstraction in Canada and has come to have personal relationships with the surviving members of the Automatistes and their contemporaries.

The light of the prairies in the dry, barren land around Drumheller fostered a deep love of changing light and seasonal conditions. Travel amongst rural westerners is typical and Pyra frequently makes reference to highway travel in his paintings.

Pyra continues a lifelong search into the traditions of spiritual expression through the visual arts. For this reason, he continues to research how cultures and individual artists express a sense of spiritualism in their artistic expression.

Ann Nelson

Posted on March 31, 2013 by petleyjones

In Sweden (my grandparent’s home) there is a word, “smultronstallet”. Translated literally it is “the place of wild strawberries,” but it means much more than that: it is a secret place, discovered, treasured, shared with friends. (The wild strawberries are only implicit; they suggest themselves because of their rarity and beauty.)

Smultronstallet is any personal wonderland that has somehow singled itself out from ordinariness and become free from the bewilderment of the outside world. It is filled with meaning, with compelling humor and gentleness.

Some vital spirit has been uncovered; somehow here the way of the universe has been apprehended and given actuality. “Magic is afoot, God is alive.” Familiar forms take on new aspects, evoke new resonance. Everywhere there is a delightful purposelessness, undiscovered secrets.

An affectionate bond (Thoreau called it “an infinite and unaccountable friendliness”) grows between person and place. One embraces and is embraced. Life is affirmed. It is to be celebrated.

Ann Nelson

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Exhibitions
2010 UNLEASHED, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver BC
2010 Earth Laughs in Flowers, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver BC
2009 Re-Gifted, Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver BC
2004 WAC Bennett Gallery, SFU
2003 Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria
2001 BC Festival Of Arts Show, Surrey
1997 Surrey Art Gallery
1996 Gateway Gallery, Richmond Art Centre
1996 Keith Alexander Gallery, Vancouver
1994 Atelier Gallery, Vancouver
1992 Atelier Gallery
1992 Richmond Art Gallery
1990 Atelier Gallery, 1989 Zhuhai Gallery, China
1989 Surrey Art Gallery
1987 Surrey Art Gallery
1986 Granville Island Graphics, Vancouver
1984 Surrey Art Gallery
1983 Emily Carr College of Art and Design
Ann’s works are included in many private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia and in the collection of the Surrey Art Gallery.

Education
Ann was educated at Douglas College and the
Emily Carr College of Art and Design.

Curriculum Vitae

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