Brandy Saturley | Banff Series
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Willock & Sax Gallery 210 Bear Street PO Box 2469, Banff, Alberta T1L 1C2

Brandy Saturley, "Peaking At Peyto in Canada," 2023
acrylic, gouache, gold leaf on canvas, 12 x 12 x 1.5 in. Courtesy of the Gallery.
The new Banff Series includes a work now in Banff’s Art In Nature Trail.
Brandy Saturley's new Banff Series that applauds the wonder of Banff and Banff National Park.
"Peaking At Peyto in Canada" tells the tale of a polar bear king exploring Canada, looking for a new place to call home. In this painting the polar bear king is atop a peak in the Rockies, turquoise lake below. He balances his crown on his nose as he stretches' high into the sky, what a show-off!
Artist Statement:
I am obsessed with the iconography of Canada, and in turn I am creating my own.
What informed my work began with ‘popular culture’ and stereotype. Over the years I became more interested in ‘authentic experiences’ and I began to travel to gain a true understanding of the collective Canadian consciousness, and in returning home to Vancouver Island, a better understanding of the culture in which I was raised. My practice focuses on acrylic painting on canvas, and over the years has incorporated collage, photography, writing, and video. My paintings encompass themes related to Canadian popular culture, symbolism, and the landscape; distinctly rendered in my signature pop realism aesthetic and vivid palettes. Some say I am a visual storyteller; others say my work begs for a story. I see Art as a conduit to appreciating life more deeply.
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