David Innes is a photographer-artist based in Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Largely self-taught, he has followed a lifelong passion for photographic seminars under Freeman Patterson in Canada and at the Instituto de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
“I make photographs to capture and interpret, and then share that sense of wonder, or surprise or balance I see in a situation – when I see someone passing a display of my fine art images, a smile of recognition or pleasure spontaneously forming across her face – I know the photograph has made a deep connection with that person. And that is my r...
Modern, contemporary, and expressive, are words that describe the work of painter Megan Swartz. Influenced by urban culture, fashion and music, Megan conveys a message, or moment in the images she creates. "I was trained as a traditional figurative painter, but I mix images with patterns and/or deep saturated color to evoke new ideas with fresh appeal." Megan began her professional art career as a silk screen artist. She fell in love with the graphic and the bold shapes. Experimenting with new mediums and techniques, she developed a style all her own. These expressive paintings won her a...
