Exposing The Mystery In An Ordinary Day

November 30, 2017November 30, 2017 / Terrill Welch / 2 Comments

Recently Terrill Welch was asked what her art was about.

“I am a landscape painter, exposing the mystery in ordinary day” she replied, “want to see?”

With several large canvases prepped with grounds and underpaintings waiting for her in the winter studio and material being reworked for a new online teaching of oil painting classes starting early in the new year, a few moments were taken up with creating a short glimpse into Terrill’s work… so we can “see” what this Canadian landscape artist is doing. She will be thrilled if you take a second or two and watch the short video, leave a comment and share with others who might be interested. Enjoy!

The Terrill Welch Gallery is now closed until early April, except by appoint to visit the winter studio or her home studio. However, work is always available 24/7 in her online gallery. This has been a good year finding homes for paintings. So far, almost as many works left on adventures of their own as were released. However, “available” works showing in the online gallery are current. So feel free to browse away HERE.

Also, beyond the showing of work in the Terrill Welch Gallery, there are two new solo exhibitions scheduled for 2018 in public gallery spaces. If you are traveling in these areas of British Columbia or you are close by and want to make a special trip to see the work, specific details are below.

The first solo exhibition opening April 5th at The Station House Gallery in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The “Light of Place Exposed, Landscapes by Terrill Welch” show can be viewed in the main gallery until April 28th.

The second solo exhibition “Between Islands on the Salish Sea” will be at the Galiano Public Library on Galiano Island, British Columbia from September 10 to October 26, 2018.

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Bowl of Winter Fruit – still life painting by Terrill Welch

February 6, 2014January 15, 2017 / Terrill Welch / 3 Comments

Without a doubt, it is the Canadian west coast landscape that is the primary muse of artist Terrill Welch. However this does not preclude the occasional still life painting. Most frequently these are rendered during the ripening of summer. But deep in the heart of winter there is also a spark that can whisk her brush across a canvas.

There is a roundness of shapes in the warm winter light that is drifting through the kitchen while paint remains paint.

BOWL OF WINTER FRUIT 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas

Bowl of Winter Fruit by Terrill Welch 2014_02_08 099

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Bowl of Winter Fruit

The warmth from the kitchen remains,

long after the light fades,

long after the fruit has been eaten,

long after winter has passed.

by Terrill Welch

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Best 13 Paintings of 2013 Happy New Year

December 31, 2013June 14, 2022 / Terrill Welch / 15 Comments

First, Happy New Year and all the best in 2014!

With fifty finished works, many already sold, and several of these paintings three feet by six feet or greater, I found it a challenge to decide on a personal selection of just 13 paintings to designate as my best 13 paintings of 2013. However, the job is done and it gives me great pleasure to share my choices with you on the eve of a New Year.

In no particular order….

STORM WATCHING 30 x 4o inch oil on canvas

THROUGH THE TREES 5 x 7 inch oil on canvas – Updated July, 2014: SOLD

WINTER SEA II 18 x 24 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

END OF DAY WITH ARBUTUS 8 x 10 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

RHYTHM OF THE SEA EDITH POINT 20 x 40 inch oil on canvas

WEST COAST BLUES study 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

TULIPS SPRINGWATER DECK II 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

PLUMS APPLES AND MOSTLY SUNFLOWERS 20 x 24 inch oil on canvas

ACTIVE PASS SPRING MORNING 16 x 20 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

EVENING AND THE ARBUTUS 36 x 60 inch oil on canvas

THE MT. BAKER REACH 8 x 10 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

ARBUTUS ON MT. PARKE 12 x 16 inch oil on canvas. SOLD

A TALL TALE OF AUTUMN STUART RIVER 16 x 12 inch SOLD

The runner-up painting is likely a mistake not to include in my selection of thirteen so I am adding it here as a bonus selection…

SEASIDE MAYNE ISLAND 60 x 36 inch oil on canvas – SOLD

So there we have it! My deep and heartfelt thank you to art collectors who added on of my paintings to their collection in 2013. As an artist, it was a good year and one I will remember fondly.

May 2014 exceed our expectations!

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New Release – August Morning Reef Bay landscape painting

November 16, 2013November 16, 2013 / Terrill Welch / 3 Comments

With November winter weather settling it, this landscape is a pleasant escape.

The harsh summer late morning light has the ocean and distant islands playing second fiddle to the dark dank seaweed-draped sandstone reefs. Yet, the music of a summer sea is played with its usual robust notes.

AUGUST MORNING REEF BAY 11 x 14 inch oil on canvas

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Started as a plein air painting this work was finished in the studio.

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Seaside Mayne Island – Large Canadian Landscape Oil Painting (terrillwelchartist.com)
Canadian Contemporary Landscape Painting Rhythm of the Sea Edith Point Released (terrillwelchartist.com)
Large autumn seascape oil painting released Today – Sliced with a Tear (terrillwelchartist.com)

Early November Sea oil painting by Terrill Welch

August 17, 2012January 2, 2017 / Terrill Welch / 1 Comment

The light changes fast over the sea in the early November afternoon – warm light reflected the blues of the sky across the water. I want to stay forever and now I can come back often….