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Seen on flight to Williams Lake

Perhaps because of the crystal clear weather, or perhaps because of winds, the pilot of the flight to Williams Lake on July 7 flew a low and extremely scenic route north. After takeoff we went directly up Howe Sound, over Squamish, right past Garibaldi Mountain and Black Tusk, directly over Whistler and Pemberton, over Bralorne and Carpenter Lake, then along the Fraser River and over the Chilcotin Plateau. The flight was not full, so I took up the back three seats in the Beech 1900C and went side to side all the way up looking at the scenery.

Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Mountain, The Barrier

Black Tusk, Garibaldi Lake, Garibaldi Mountain

Upper Pemberton Valley, Lillooet River

Carpenter Lake (bottom), Gun Lake (center), Downton Lake (left), looking west

Fraser River near Gang Ranch

Chilcotin Plateau, Fraser River canyon, looking west


Sim interviewed for pending book

Chris Tyrell, author of "The Artists Survival Guide" and long-time editorialist for OPUS Framing & Art Supplies, came by recently to interview me for his next book. I was selected as being a type of artist who produces work "with integrity that sells and who have another job".

Refer to Chris's website at Artist Survival Skills for more information about his first book.


FCA SUMMER GALLERY OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 15

The SUMMER GALLERY is up now at the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery on Granville Island, 1241 Cartwright Street. A number of Sim artworks are on display on a wall near the front desk. Five Sim prints are also available from the display rack at the front of the Gallery.

The Federation Gallery is at 1241 Cartwright Street, at the east end of Granville Island near the Granville Island Hotel. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.


THOM KLINE SOLO EXHIBITION AT DAILY GRIND CAFE, 1500 GEORGIA ST.

Curator Sim is pleased to begin the seventh year of exhibitions at the Daily Grind Cafe with a solo show of digitally-altered photographs by Thom Kline of North Vancouver. The photographs are selected from a recent tour of the American southwest. Refer also to Thom Kline web site for more information about the artist and to view other works.


ARTIST INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN FCA SUMMER GALLERY

For two months this summer Sim artwork will be on display at the Federation of Canadian Artists SUMMER GALLERY on Granville Island. This long group exhibition will feature a rotating display of up to 15 to 20 of my artworks. Stay tuned for more information about the exhibition.


*** MID-MAIN ART FAIR A SUCCESS! ***

An estimated 600 people visited the MID MAIN ART FAIR on Sunday June 13 2010. The photograph above shows my table in the northwest corner of Heritage Hall, and the photograph below is a view looking east from my table. Both pictures were taken in a quiet moment when I wasn't talking to anyone.

Many thanks to Enda Bardell for the idea, for inviting me, and for all of the work organizing and advertising the Fair.


SEPTESSENCE Group Exhibition Opening Reception June 3 2010

More than 200 people visited the SEPTESSENCE exhibition's opening reception on June 3rd at the Federation of Canadian Artists gallery on Granville Island. The weather cooperated with a lovely sunny evening, and the overflow crowd spilled happily out onto the sidewalk. After much planning the group of seven artists put together an excellent reception, with wine and food for all to enjoy.


GARY SIM JURIED INTO GROUP EXHIBITION AT F.C.A. GALLERY
EXHIBITION JUNE 1 - JUNE 13 2010
OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 3 . . . 6 - 9 P.M.

A recent group exhibition application to the Federation of Canadian Artists was successful, and my work has been accepted to the second group show of the year at the Federation's gallery on Granville Island. Six other artists will be in the exhibition.

An invitation card is in the works and will be posted when completed. A web page for the exhibition itself will be posted as well.

The opening reception for the exhibition is on Thursday June 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Federation Gallery is at 1241 Cartwright Street, at the east end of Granville Island near the Granville Island Hotel.


SLIDE MILE 140.3 and LOOKING WEST ACCEPTED INTO
CAPTURING THE CANADIAN SPIRIT EXHIBITION, JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 28
OPENING RECEPTION JANUARY 28 . . . 6 - 8 P.M.

Two artworks have now been accepted for exhibition at the juried Federation of Canadian Artists exhibition CAPTURING THE CANADIAN SPIRIT, a display held in celebration of the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. The exhibition opens January 26 and closes February 28.

The drawing is one of a series of pen and ink and india ink brush pen drawings of scenes from the time I worked on the B.C. Rail Rock Gangs in the interior of British Columbia. The etching is from an experimental series on Savary Island engraved on copper plates.

The opening reception for the exhibition is on Thursday January 28, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Federation Gallery is at 1241 Cartwright Street, at the east end of Granville Island near the Granville Island Hotel.


Maud Sherman exhibition ends January 10

The display of Maud Sherman's early original watercolour and pen & ink drawings at the Prittie Library in Burnaby will come down next Sunday. Refer to Maud Sherman for more information about the artist.


Happy New Year!

Once more into another new year. Artwise, there are is one exhibition with Sim artwork in it ending in early January at Malaspina Printmakers (see News - 2009 for information about the exhibition), and a display of block prints and one etching by Sim is ongoing at the Daily Grind Cafe. Additionally, the exhibition of early artwork by Maud Sherman remains on display at the Prittie Library in Burnaby until January 10.

See below for information about the upcoming CAPTURING THE CANADIAN SPIRIT exhibition at the FCA Gallery.


RAILWAY TALES nearing completion


Lifting 705 at Mile 63

Over the holidays RAILWAY TALES, an old project started in 1995, was extensively worked on. It is a collection of short stories, plus drawings and photographs, of nine years I worked on the B.C. Rail Rock Gangs. One of the stories is Patrolling the Budd, another describes the salvage of three locomotives as seen in the photograph above.

Augmenting the stories is an extensive ROCK GANG GLOSSARY, a compendium of more than 600 words, definitions, and slang terms for everything to do with working on the B.C. Rail Rock Gangs. It includes all the terms for the railway, drilling and blasting materials and equipment, heavy equipment, climbing and scaling, that are mentioned in the short stories.

Bowline on a bight.


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