Four local painters have come together in a rather unique way for an art show in Williams Lake this month.
The show, called “4 from 100,” includes more than 30 paintings by artists Tom Godin, Lianne Heales, Kathy Crawshay, and Susan Kruse – all members of the Cariboo Artists’ Guild – portraying the beauty and essence of the Cariboo region.
Godin, who brainstormed the idea for the show, says while the four of them like to capture similar subject matter in a similar form, the individual work by each artist is still very expressive and strong and it can stand on its own.
“Together we kind of make a group of artists who are painting with a really strong hand,” he says.
“I thought this group of four people would make a good showing. We all paint in the Interior of B.C., more or less, but we also have a strong voice in our own style.”
Crawshay is a longtime 100 Mile House area resident. She has 11 pieces in the show – works of oil, acrylic and watercolour, depicting northern scenes like
kayaking and snowshoeing, and a wooden hot tub outside.
“100 Mile is more than just a highway stop,” Crawshay says. “There’s a whole lot of beautiful country that surrounds 100 Mile – the mountains and rivers and lakes.”
Kruse has 14 paintings in the show. Some of her most recent ones are all of the Cariboo – an old homestead in the Bridge Lake area, an old rusty and derelict vehicle in the ghost town of Quesnel Forks, a winter scene of a woodpile and evergreen trees, a sunset in the Walker Valley.
Kruse moved to the region three years ago. She has never shown in a gallery outside of 100 Mile House.
“I was thrilled to be asked by Tom to join in the show,” Kruse says.
“I hope people who live here really appreciate the beauty of the area. I sort of see it because my eyes are fresh. I hope everyone who comes to the show will enjoy our interpretation of the beauty of the Cariboo.”
4 from 100 opens today (Feb. 5) and runs all of February at The Station House Gallery on Mackenzie Avenue North in Williams Lake.
