LARCH VALLEY

LARCH VALLEYDonna Jo Massie is a watercolour artist living and working in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. Her work is deeply inspired by the Canadian Rockies, with many paintings developed from time spent hiking, sketching, and painting on location in backcountry huts and alpine lodges. Since establishing her full time practice in 1988, she has also been a dedicated educator, teaching workshops and residencies for organizations including the Alberta

sharing the space with the friendly ghosts that reside there

and the way it captures themes of wildlife

had continued the tradition

rather than staged or symbolic

Schlatter later turned fully to painting in 1990

for Wallace: With best wishes + many thanks for your friendship

creating an emotional connection that resonates with a wide audience

of a balance between the cultivated and the wild—in other words

themes that continue to inform his work today

including a Grand Prize at the FCA Signature Medal Show

but constructed histories

about the hectic nature of life