What is billed as the largest art show in the Okanagan brought thousands of people together to support artists from the valley at the 31st annual Lake Country ArtWalk.
Artists hurriedly painting in front of a crowd all hoping to win the timed painting competition with their masterpiece at what is billed as the largest Art Show in the Okanagan .“This is a multi-arts festival and it is filled with thousands of pieces of original artwork, all kinds of forms, all kinds of styles — it’s such a rich, high-quality display of art,” said Sharon McCoubrey, Lake Country Art Walk chairperson.
The two-day festival has become so large that it’s been split between two locations, George Elliot Secondary School and HS Grenda Middle School, to accommodate the more than 140 Okanagan artists on site with their works of art.“It is a hugely important event because it’s a real strong contributor to the culture of the valley and it’s a support of many artists who are at different stages of their art career,” said McCoubrey.
“It’s great to share experiences with them and talk about your painting, fill them in about some of the techniques and it’s just a great crowd. It’s a wonderful place to be and meet people and sell artwork, of course,” said Traicheff.“I really love the mountains we have here in Western Canada, so a lot of my scenes are from B.C. and the coast and Alberta because I am just so drawn to that scenery,” said Ali.
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