RON CARWARDINE


"The Warm Land, Cowichan Valley" 16 x 20 Oil $585.00	"Oil Deliver at Hatch Point" 8 x 10 Oil $400.00	"Totems at Alert Bay" 20 x 24 Oil $825.00	"Tired Ladies" 14 x 18 Oil $560.00

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BIOGRAPHY

Ron Carwardine has been an active artist for over 30 years. Originally in Eastern Canada, he relocated to Vancouver Island in 1992, after retiring from an extensive career in civil engineering. He is active in most media and prefers to work towards realism modified with his personal impressions.

The artist considers all subjects and welcomes commissioned work.

His work is in many private and corporate collections in Canada, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, and the United States.

RECENT PATRONS AND COLLECTORS

Peter Jennings, ABC New York
Marc Garneau, Nasa, Houston Texas
Canadian Ski Museum, Ottawa
Canadian Canoe Museum, Peterborough
CBC, Ottawa
Bell Canada Enterprises
Doman Industries Ltd., Duncan
Nuvo Corporation, Ottawa
Encal Energy, Calgary
WCFE PBS, Plattsburh, NY
Timberwest, Crofton
Fletcher-Challenge
The Waterford Inn
The South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club
Nickle Mapping Ltd., Calgary
Helijet Airways, Vancouver & Victoria
Gail O'Grady, Hollywood, CA.
Tesseract Computers Ltd., Victoria
Karl-Oscar Koenig, Frankfurt, Germany
Nesbitt-Burns, Victoria, B.C.
Tiger Moth Energy Ltd., Calgary, ALTA.
The Penny Farthing Pub, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
The East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
The Pine Lodge Farm, Cobble Hill, B.C.
Port Sidney Marina, Sidney, B.C.
Black Feather Wilderness Tours, Ottawa
Gerald Kelly, President Royal Roads University
Donal Enemark, Spokane, WA.

The Artist has had Current Involvement With

"Island Artists in Nature", exhibitions sponsored jointly by the B.C. Parks Department and the Victoria Natural History Society at Goldstream Provincial Park.
The Annual "Moss Street Paint-In", a popular artistic event staged by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and involving approximately 75 invited Vancouver Island Artists.
The Annual Cowichan Valley District Hospital Auction and the "Fall Fling" Auction sponsored by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Victoria Symphony Society.
The Institution of Condensed Programs for art education in the elementary schools in the Lower Cowichan Valley for grades 5 and 6.
The artist is currently represented in Eastern Canada by Studio 737 Art Gallery, Tweed, Ontario.
Member, Canadian Aviation Artists Association
Artist-Member, American Society of Aviation Artists

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1991 "Best of Show", Watercolours, Upper Canada Village
1994 "Award of Excellence" (Oils) Cowichan Vallery Arts Council Spring Show, Duncan, B.C.
1995 Purchase Award, Cowichan Valley Arts Council Spring Show, Duncan, B.C.
1995 Selected as one of 40 from an entry of 250 Canadian artists for exhibition of original works in Canada and Europe by Magazin D'Art, Westmount, Quebec
1996 Selected for five commissioned works of Bastion Square Victoria, B.C. for the offices of Nesbitt Burns in Victoria, B.C.
1997 Chosen "Best of Show", 27th Annual Cowichan Valley Arts Council Spring Show, Duncan, B.C. Juror - Linda Doll of San Diego, CA.
1997 "Simuflite Award" winner in the 5th annual "Horizons of Flight", exhibition Dallas/Fort Worth Airport-Simuflite Training International and "Flying Magazine"
1997 Participant-Artist in the 50th Anniversary celebration of the first flight of the Immortal deHavilland "Beaver" held in October at the Convention Centre-Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.
Chosen as artist for the 1999 "Island Artists in Nature" Commemorative Poster, Vancouver Island

ARTISTS STATEMENT

I consider my role in the art world as one of enjoyable interpretations of what I see in my surroundings.

Interpretation includes very real feelings for elements such as ligh, shadow, colour, wind, weather, value, contrast, composition and subject matter.

I am fortunate to live where landscape subjects are virtually unlimited from ocean to seashore, rainforest, fishing ports and alpine glaciers.

Wildlife is also abundant and affords great challenge.

The people who live and work on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and on the ocean are a source of unending fascination to me. Their equipment-aircraft, trucks, heavy machinery and boats all are part of the human interface with nature and deserve recognition as an essential part of the society of British Columbia, and of Canada.

Lastly, I hope to provide a form of genuine entertainment to my viewers which might approach the degree of personal satisfaction I get from painting.

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