Fowler will grace the stage.

We are looking forward to

welcoming Tereza Tomek &
Annie Becker, Jazz/Blues mu-
sicians from the coast on July
24. Musicians will play from
6:00pm-8:30pm.
Gerda Faber and Sam Willan
are coordinating a Youth
Talent Night, date TBD.
Organizers are looking for
musicians and sound persons
who are interested in playing
and operating sound equip-
ment. Contact Lynda at 250-
674-3366 or Doris at 250-
674-3361.
Vendor tables are $10 per
day, non profit organizations
are free. Contact Kathy at
250-674-3763.
The Night Market is set to
start up again for an 11 week
run starting on June 19th.
Check out Wells Gray Gal-
lery while youre out, new
exhibits upstairs at the Info
Centre and grab a light sup-
per at the Strawberry Moose
Snackery across the street.
Featuring local artisans as
well as other vendors and
weekly outdoor entertain-
ment, this free, family-style
event is intended to create a
fun, community-minded at-
mosphere.
More of Clearwaters talent-
ed musical community is par-
ticipating this year, helping to
create another venue which
showcases local musicians
and celebrates our towns 20
year love affair with summer
music programming.
In June, Gerda Faber, Doug
Fenwick, Howard Mitchell
and Geoff Ellen will get every-
thing rolling. Throughout
July, John Chaytor, Loyd Bish-
op, Lynn Shook and Bill
Wells Gray Night Market Opens June 19
Relief Printmaking: Linocut
Linocut is a printmaking tech-
nique in which an artist
carves or gouges into a piece
of linoleum with a sharp tool.
Ink is applied to the surface
of the linoleum plate, which
is then pressed onto a piece
of paper creating a print!
These hand-made prints are a
labour of love for a printmak-
er. Linocuts are some of the
most accessible forms of
printmaking (after the potato
stamp, of course)
Often linocuts are printed as
high-contrast black and white
images. In the example to
the left, Doris has hand-tinted
her print with watercolour
paints.
Wells Gray Artist Society & Gallery
June 11, 2014 Volume 1, Issue 3
Art Splash
On The Horizon:
Greg Drummond Band,
Serenity Performing Arts
Centre, June 14
Treasure Hunt Books re-
leased June 15
Gerda Faber , Howard
Mitchell & Doug Fenwick,
Night Market, June 19
The Lion, The Bear, The
Fox, Serenity Performing
Arts Centre, June 24
Legion Summer Saturday
Barbeque: June 21
Arts Alive at the Farmers
Market June 28
Canada Day at Dutch Lake,
July 1
Inside this issue:
Feature Artist:
Doris Laner 2
Wells Gray Park Fun:
Treasure Hunt Hints 2
Young Artist:
Keanen Bromley 3
KISS Film Festival Win-
ner: Little Miracles 3
New Member:
Dianne Marlow 3
Charlene Lau INSPIRED
BY Kthe Kollwitz 4
Dawson Winter, 18x18,
Lino Cut by Doris Laner
Strawberry Moose Snack-
ery viewed behind Hilda
Reimers Glass From the
Past.
Doris Laner lives and paints the
incredible wild places that are
Wells Gray Park and the North
Thompson Valley. In her
studio, situated at the
entrance to the park, she
creates detailed and sensi-
tive portraits of our local
landscape. Filled with life
and luminosity, her paint-
ings are the result of
many hours of quiet re-
flection both in and out-
side of the studio.
Most of my paintings
start with sitting outside
and just being captured by
a certain play of light, Doris
explains as she describes her
process. While in the field,
Laner takes her camera along
with her sketching materials.
Together they serve as remind-
ers of the details and colours
that inspired her at the mo-
ment. Back in her studio Doris
creates larger, more detailed
studies based on her sketches
and photographs.
Having time totally by myself
to breathe and just be calm for
an extended period of time is
rejuvenating. Every summer
Doris packs up her camping
gear and some art supplies and
travels deep into Wells Gray
Park by motor boat. She takes
her canoe and spends a week
by herself to recharge on all
levels physically, mentally, and
creatively. Doris has made this
trek for the past 12 years.
At the end of Azure Lake,
one of Clearwaters val-
ued and well respected
artists retreats into some
of the most spectacularly
wild places within rela-
tively easy access. She
returns to her home load-
ed with materials, ideas,
and renewed connections.
She is not simply docu-
menting nature as it is,
but through these por-
traits of the wilderness,
building a channel through
which her viewers can remind
themselves to maintain their
own connections to the wilder-
ness on our doorstep.
The third thing you will want
to know is that there are amaz-
ing prizes! You could win a
ROBERT BATEMAN original
painting, a DORIS LANER orig-
inal painting or a cash prize.
Wow! So much fun AND the
chance of a great prize?
Well see you on the trails!
Check out
www.wellsgraypark.info for
details on this and other fun
events in Wells Gray Park this
summer.
Be at the Information Centre
on June 15 so you can hit the
ground running with the Treas-
ure Hunt.
The first thing you need to
know is that the hunt is de-
signed for the whole family.
The second thing youll need to
know is that it will involve
hiking ten short trails situated
along a 55km stretch of park
road. In total, youll need 2-4
days to manage this a perfect
focus for a family camping trip!
Feature Artist: Doris Laner
Wells Gray Park Fun: Treasure Hunt Hints
Having time
totally by myself to
breathe and just
be calm for an
extended period of
time...
Page 2
Art Splash
Original Painting of Bald Eagle
donated by Robert Bateman
Doris shows a painting in process in her
Upper Clearwater shop, Harvest Studio.
Doris working on one of the
prize paintings.









Kelly creates polymer clay
horse figures to sell in the
gallery. She molds each
horse with her hands and
uses special tools to finish
them.
The most exciting thing
about having things in the
gallery is that some of my
things may end up in other
countries!
Kelly learned how to make
clay horses through perse-
verance. She finds the
hardest part to be engrav-
ing the horses names on
the halters.
Kelly is also learning how
to paint with acrylic paints
and in the future would like
to display some of her
paintings in the gallery.
ensembles as practical as pret-
ty. Hats/jackets/pants/scarves
and/or mitts all add up to fun
fashions for girls and boys.
Specialty Christmas T-shirts for
Dianne Marlow is a new mem-
ber of Wells Gray Artist Socie-
ty and the owner and creator
of Fashion For Kids, a unique
line of clothing for babies and
toddlers. She has been sewing
and selling for over two dec-
ades, although lessons learned
at her Mother's knee would
account for the start of it all.
She specializes with 100%
washable Arctic Fleece which
makes the Fashion for Kids
girls will appear in September.
Dianne will be participating in
craft shows from Vancouver
through the Fraser Valley, the
Caribou, North Thompson,
and the Okanogan. Shes al-
ways open to special orders
which are always dependent on
the availability of fabric, designs
and colours.
"People rarely succeed at any-
thing unless they have fun do-
ing it."
Wells Gray Young Artist: Kelly
New Member: Dianne Marlow, Fashion For Kids
Page 3
Volume 1, Issue 3
Film Festival Winner Loyd Bishops Tiny Miracles
sponsored by the TNRD Film
Commission for his short film
depicting the growth of a family
of Humming Birds.
He discovered the nest right
outside his kitchen window,
but because it is so small and
well camouflaged he didnt see
it until after the babies had
hatched.
Since retiring as a Video Pro-
duction teacher, Loyd has
spent a great deal of time film-
ing wildlife, especially Big Horn
Sheep and snakes in the Kam-
loops area.
Loyd was also awarded third
place in 2011 for his short film
The Department Meeting.
Check out Loyds YouTube
Channel to view Tiny Miracles
and other films.
Loyd Bishop, local musician and
filmmaker has just won two
awards for his short film titled,
Tiny Miracles at the Kam-
loops Independent Short
Shorts (KISS) Film Festival on
May 30th.
He was awarded 2nd place as
well as a special cash prize
Still image captured from
Tiny Miracles, Loyd Bishop
Kelly holding one of her latest
creations, a black and white
horse named May.
The most exciting
thing is that
some of my things
may end up in
other countries!
Tiny Miracles, Loyd Bishop
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Clearwater BC
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Gallery Coordinator:
Sara Bromley
Phone: 250-674-0002

E-mail:
Wells Gray Gallery was opened June 2012 by a small group of artists and artisans wanting to contrib-
ute to the development of local arts and culture opportunities. Run by members of Wells Gray Art-
ist Society (WGAS), incorporated as a not-for-profit BC society in March 2014, the gallery continues
to operate seasonally from May-October and December. Wells Gray Gallery features the work of
several local artists: pottery, painting, photography, art cards, woodwork, home dcor, textiles and
much more. In addition to providing a gallery venue for the community, WGAS co-hosts community
events (the Night Market and Winter Market) and coordinates workshops, artist demonstrations and
other special events. Members of WGAS display and sell their work through the Gallery.
Wells Gray Artist Society isnt just for artists! The society welcomes support from champions of the
arts through volunteerism (in the gallery or behind the scenes), In Kind donations, and financial spon-
sorship.
For more information about Membership/Sponsorship contact Sara Bromley @ 250-674-0002
Wells Gray Gallery is located in the lower level of Wells Gray Information Centre at the intersec-
tion of highway 5 and Clearwater Valley Road.
Wells Gray Artist Society& Gallery
In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than
the heart can imagine

h
nich where she became in-
spired by the etchings of Max
Klinger, and discovered her
own strength as a draftswoman
rather than a painter.

At 24, Kollwitz married Dr.
Karl Kollwitz, who practiced
social medicine. Together they
raised their children and led a
fulfilling, family life in Berlin.

The first major work Kollwitz
completed was a series of etch-
ings and lithographs titled The
Weavers. This new work was
inspired by the story of the
oppression and failed revolt of
Silesian weavers in 1842.

Faithfully, throughout her ca-
reer, pacifist and socialist Koll-
witz dedicated her artistic
voice to advocating those who
could not advocate for them-
selves.

The work and life of German
artist Kthe Kollwitz has always
been especially inspiring to me.
Although her ability to render
great tenderness is incredibly
touching, it was her bravery and
tenacity as an artist that has
always captured me the most.

Kthe Kollwitz is most widely
known for her passionate and
eloquent advocacy for working
people. She was born as Kthe
Schmidt in 1867 in Konigsberg,
East Prussia, what is today
Kaliningrad, Russia. Her family
background in socialism greatly
influenced her education and
artistic practice. She began
drawing formal drawing lessons
at age 12 and at16 she was
drawing the working people
who passed through her fa-
thers offices.

Kollwitz attended art schools
for women in Berlin and Mu-
She wrote, While I drew, and
wept along with the terrified
children I was drawing, I really
felt the burden I am bearing. I
felt that I have no right to with-
draw from the responsibility of
being an advocate.

Kthe Kollwitz died at age 77,
in Berlin, Germany.
Wells Gray Youn Artists
Charlene Lau INSPIRED BY Kthe Kollwitz
The Childs Head on his
Mothers arms, 1900
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Coordinator:
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Phone: 250-674-0002

E-mail:
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Society & Gallery
In art, the hand can
never execute anything
higher than the heart can
imagine

Ralph Waldo Emerson
WELLSGRAYGALLERY. CA
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