Artist Interviews
Artist Phillip Gagnon
I’ve always drawn. Since a child in Grande Anse, New Brunswick I’ve had a pencil in hand. When I moved to British Columbia at 7 years my teacher sent with me a box of paper, crayons, pencils and watercolours telling my grandparents to encourage me to keep drawing
Artist Tom Ferson
“I’ve trained myself to find inspiration anywhere. I could be inspired by the colours in a flower, the mood of a song, a frame from a comic, a scene from a 70’s pulp horror film, or even time spent in bed with a lover. A walk down the street will reveal inspiration just as much as sitting with myself in silence might.” - Tom Ferson
Artist Cameron Richards
“I have learnt throughout my practice that it is possible to be satisfied and have pride in your work whilst also being critical and enabling self development. When you arrive at this place it is calming and truly allows you to celebrate your work and the work of others.” - Cameron Richards
Artist Lisa Hewett
“Stay courageous and keep creating. We live in a world where we are told to be ourselves, yet then in the same breath our authentic self is stomped on, so it takes a lot of courage to keep creating and putting our work out there. It's a world where there is so much division, miscommunication, brokenness, blame and hatred. That is why more than ever our world needs more creators and dreamers, more explorers and visionaries. So stay courageous and keep creating because what you do MATTERS.” - Lisa Hewett
Artist Heidi Neumann
“I think the most important thing I learned is to find your own style and explore it. I have met many artists with wonderful talent but have not found their own style. Their subjects and techniques vary from painting to painting and it is difficult to identify their style. Other artists have a style but no subject and their work feels a bit “all over the place”. I feel that concentrating on one subject for some time opens up entire new ideas and allows you to really reflect on your work.” - Heidi Neumann
Artist Kerron John
Born on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Kerron Marcus John is a contemporary painter, focusing on figurative work in a realistic style with a goal of using abstraction to evoke great emotion.