Feb 15, 2019
A few years ago, an Edmonton photographer/writer, Ray Belcourt was planning to write an illustrated book about Canada. In summary, the book was supposed to celebrate the diversity and unity of Canada with its different geography, cultural mix, languages, diets etc.
Ray would travel all over the country. snapping representative scenes which had some artistic appeal and provide the photographs to a local, talented artist chosen by him in the respective province and let them interpret his photograph and paint the scenes in their own vision. A couple of pages of the book were going to be devoted to each province or territory where the artist would paint the scenes and provide a write up regarding the significance of the painting as it related to the above theme.
I was honored that Ray chose me to paint the cover of the book. He contacted me to paint a charming building, housing a bed and breakfast that had attracted him.
Country Wildflowers Bed & Breakfast .
Ray selected me as the artist to paint the cover because, by mere coincidence. I had painted that very building previously for the owners,Barb & Bert, who happen to be my friends. This painting is now framed and decorating their home and the B & B
