West Coast Forest, Mountains, Snow, WINTER WONDER, Signed, Numbered, & hotsell Titled Limited Edition Giclee, 13/100 Print, 16" x 20", Westcoast Art

*** PLEASE NOTE: Bernadette will be on a long sabbatical (travelling and painting) starting in the Spring of 2022. The limited edition prints that we have in stock will be the only art pieces available during this time. Hopefully, Bernadette will have some wonderful new pieces to share when she returns to B.C.

Name of Painting: WINTER WONDER

Aptly named, this painting is representative of iconic scenes in British Columbia. From our thick evergreen forests to our snow-capped mountains, the west coast of B.C. is one of the most beautiful areas in the world.

OUR LIMITED EDITION PRINTS:
* giclee print on paper
* printed on top hotsell quality archival mat paper
* very small run, only 100 prints
* signed, numbered and titled by the artist
* 16 inches x 20 inches
* easy to frame, will fit a standard 16" x 20" frame

WHAT IS A GICLEE PRINT?

The word Giclée (“g-clay”), is derived from the French verb gicler meaning “to squirt or spray”, Giclee, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining pigment based inks with high quality archival quality paper to achieve Giclée prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability.

THE ARTWORK OF BERNADETTE McCORMACK:

Bernadette's work is recognized by her whimsical style, bold colors, and clean black lines. Her paintings are uplifting and vibrant.
She paints to communicate positive messages to the world. When we live in a time where there is a lot of negative energy all around us, her paintings are created to remind people of the beauty that is within and around us.

Love, life, and patterns found in nature are her immediate inspirations. The whimsy and delight of the natural world, as expressed by artists Lauren Harris and Ted Harrison, have remained an inspiration for her. Bernadette's work can be described as Naïf or Naïve paintings, which is an art form that is characterized by an apparent simplicity and freedom. It is considered to be free of convention, full of colour, expresses a general sense of joy, happiness, and spontaneity and offers complex imagery and symbolism. She creates simple lines to portray her ideas and lets the colours of the piece tell the story. To create these vibrant colours, she layers thin glazes of translucent paints several times to create the saturated pigments. Each painting is finished with clean black lines that allow each section of the piece to ring through and touch the viewer.

"When I am in my studio, I am in my bliss. It is my hope that when someone sees one of my pieces, they, too, will find their peace." ~ Bernadette

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Born in Alberta, Canada in 1964 to Spanish/Filipino immigrants, Bernadette McCormack has led a culturally diverse life. She has had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe, as well as to experience teaching opportunities in Mexico and Santo Domingo. While traveling and teaching in Mexico in 1992, the experience of the elements, the culture and the landscape moved Bernadette to begin her painting journey and by the time she returned to Alberta, her artwork had been transformed and she developed her style of today.

Bernadette has been painting since 1992. She draws inspiration from her family and friends, the trees, hills, mountains, and oceans, the sun, the moon, happiness, hope.... these have all played a collective part in her art. In 2005, she wrote, illustrated, and published her first children's book titled In the Land of Sweet Dreams (Hummingbird Studio 2005). Bernadette currently resides in Duncan, B.C. on Vancouver Island with her husband and children.

Bernadette's work has been chosen to participate in a variety of projects over the years. She was involved in The BC Lions Club “Eagles in the City” fundraising project in 2008/09, as well as Sarasota, Florida's “Embracing Our Differences” in 2009, The Royal Canadian Mint commissioned her to submit design ideas for collector's coins in 2012, and her work was chosen by The Calgary Stampede's “Artist Ranch Project” in 2013 and the “Western Art Auction” in 2014-2017. She recently became an Active Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.

She has created this line of inspirational and healing art cards from her painted images to soothe the soul. In fact, last year she was chosen to provide healing art for the processing/sedation room at Children's Hospital in Vancouver. Once the paintings were complete, they were digitally captured and blown up to fit the room and then transferred to to large vinyl decals. The vinyl sheets were then installed on the walls and ceilings. The ceiling is dreamy and calm. The main wall depicts a sailboat that is intended to represent the child, and all the things in the painting are moving toward the sailboat, representing the nurses, doctors and parents, all simultaneously working to help the child feel better. This was a thrilling achievement for Bernadette knowing that her artwork is being used to help calm and heal the children who will be visiting that room.

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