Gladioli 18x36 Acrylic on Canvas $400

Gladioli are so intense, lush, beautiful.  I finally caught their spirit in a rich impasto

Gallery Bistro , Port Moody

Drop into this cozy little Gallery and Bistro where the food is delicious and the paintings even better- especially between Feb 18 and Mar 15 when I will be showing 18+ canvases with my fellow painter and father, R.J.Schmitt.

Father/Daughter is a show of contrasts and is the first solo show featuring the work of Robert Schmitt, the father. At 87 he paints with a youthful exuberance of unexpected colour and subject.   Born in 1929 he has been in Vancouver since 1970 except for 8 years when he lived aboard his sailboat Ichiban, in the Mediterranean.  He has painted since the late 1950’s but it was in France that he became an admirer of the Pointillist and Luminist styes of Cross, Luce, and Signac among others.  As with most artists, his painting style as well as his medium of choice has evolved over time.  Presently he works only in oil on canvas or board and his subjects include landscapes, still life and the human figure.  

Roberta Beck, the daughter, is a long time Port Moody artist though she has only been painting for 40 years, compared to his 55.  Growing up with an artist for a father meant she had early exposure to different ways of viewing the world and the art in it.  But as with all children she rebelled and fell in love with the impressionist movement.  Her work is in acrylic and tries to capture the flow of mood and movement.

                                                            

                              Father/Daughter

                                Robert/Roberta

                                    Oil/Acrylic

                                      Traditional/ Wild

                                          Small works/ Large works

Meet the Artists Sat. Feb 21 from 3-4:30pm

Granite Falls 24x36 acrylic on canvas $450

Sunlight on granite slides across the smooth surface while it crystallizes the falling waters and creates knife edges on cracks and crevasses.

Nightsong 16x20 acrylic on canvas $320

Two ideas were born for this painting, the hum of a city at dusk and the concept of what the city would look like if put to a sound graph.

Seated Ballerina 16x20 acrylic on canvas $320

In a life drawing class my focus was on how the strong spotlights defined the girl's body and full skirt.

Aerie 24x36 Acrylic on canvas Sold

When the snow geese are in Boundary Bay they gather so densely that they form clouds of colour and shape.

Splash_24x36_acrylic on canvas_$450

Kayaking is a quiet and calming activity allowing the intense contemplation of a perfect swirl of water and paddle's splash.