Annette Verge
My husband and I recently moved back to Clearwater from Fernie BC after 40 years. Clearwater has always had everything we need to retire ,enjoy the outdoors and paint!! I was a member of the Fernie Art Council for a number of years, participating in many classes and exhibitions.
Teresa Selbee Baker
Teresa Selbee-Baker is an early career oil painter, who often practices photography. Her paintings are intimately connected to her lived experiences. Spending the first half of her life in the interior of British Columbia Canada, Selbee-Baker found herself off the west coast on a remote off-grid island creating a smaller intentional life and artworks after a ten year gap in her artistic career raising her family.
Alex McGilvery
Alex has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published more than 20 books and is author and editor at his imprint, Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Clearwater with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.
Shannon Dana
Shannon Dana is an acrylic artist from Birch Island, British Columbia. With her bold use of colour, Shannon seeks to depict the “Magic of Light” in her paintings.
Eileen Bell
Eileen has been wax painting as a hobby for fifteen years. She has published a poetry book which includes her wax art. Encaustic literally means ‘to burn into’. Hot wax is applied to a surface with a small iron. All artwork displayed on this directory page is encaustic. However, two of the later paintings are mixed media. Acrylic is used for the background and some detail work and water colour pastels are used minimally.
Doris Laner
Doris Laner grew up Vancouver, yet always knew that city life would not suit her for long. Raised in a supportive family, she developed her skills and talents from an early age. After studying Art Education at U.B.C., she furthered her artistic experience by attending the Vancouver School of Art. In 1979 she moved to Clearwater B.C., fulfilling her dream of living in a rural community.