I keep telling everyone that we have no wall space left to hang anything. But then I see something I really like and I'll move everything round to make room.
Nathalie Parenteau is originally from Quebec but now makes her home in the Yukon. I noticed her work everywhere in Whitehorse when we were there this summer. This is the piece that caught my eye. I must have gone back to the North End Gallery half a dozen times to look at. Why I didn't buy it, I have no idea. Sea Otter and Volcano, 2006, Limited Edition of 750, $100.
Another Yukon artist whose work I really like is Jim Robb.
"Jim Robb has called the Yukon his home for over 30 years. He specializes in recording by camera, ink or watercolour and pastels the "Colourful Five Per Cent", a phrase he coined to describe the colourful and unusual characters and historical buildings of the north. He defines his drawings as the "exaggerated truth" where shapes, angles, colours and features of his subjects are emphasized and embellished to express their inner strengths and character. "
The piece I looked at over and over again at the Midnight Sun Gallery is At Home in the Klondike, Limited Edition, $86.00. I can't find a photo of it, and it's not on their website, but they do have it in stock. Here's a couple of other Jim Robb pieces to give you an idea of the style.
Next is a series of three prints that I would hang above our bed. Appropriate as they are titled 'A Very Tired Wombat', by Renee Treml. Aren't they adorable.