The artists of the Gamma Garage are throwing open their doors once again and inviting the community in for a weekend of art.
The annual Gamma Garage art show is set for Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12.
The converted garage is the home studio of artist Sheila Chowdhury. She created the Gamma Garage group with three other local artists: Dianne Yard, Wilma Cook and Pat Sexsmith.
Each year, they open the doors of the studio at 232 North Gamma Ave. on Capitol Hill to share their art with the community.
Visitors can expect to find a wide range of styles and mediums.
Chowdhury works in acrylics, mostly creating landscapes and abstracts. Yard creates floral and nature images on either a grand scale or a tiny one, while Sexsmith will be showing mainly prints and drawings. Cook, meanwhile, draws inspiration from her native Scotland to create acrylic and pastel landscapes.
Joining the foursome will be guest artist Kathryn Newell, who has taught watercolour classes at the Kelowna Art Gallery for many years. She's known for her paintings of the Okanagan and its wineries, but since her recent return to Vancouver she has also been adding coastal scenes to her repertoire.
Past shows have been well-received by the local community. At last year's show, the group produced a 16-panel group painting as a special project. The work has since found a home and will soon be hung in the recently opened St. John's Hospice at UBC.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy the show. It's open noon to 5 p.m. April 11 and 12 in the garage studio at 232 North Gamma Ave.
