Heather Pant & Branko Marjanovic: Celebrating Alberta Culture Days & Canmore's Gallery Walk

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Celebrating Alberta Culture Days & Canmore's Gallery Walk, 2019

Heather Pant & Branko Marjanovic

artist demos 11am - 4pm Saturday, September 28

Celebrating Alberta Culture Days & Canmore's Gallery Walk

Heather Pant has been painting for much of her life and professionally for the past 20 years. Enjoy her unique style and magnificent use of colour as you escape into one of her many mountain scenes of rivers, lakes, peaks, and waterfalls in majestic and inspiring Canadian wilderness.

"I Live to Paint and I Paint what I Love": Heather’s motivation and inspiration come from the movement and colours of her surroundings. Her use of bold vivid colours and movement provide the viewer with a truly introspective experience, evoking a distinctive sense of emotion through her creations on canvas.

Heather Pant is an accomplished computer graphic designer, with extensive experience in advertising and marketing. As a member for many years of the Chicago Artist Coalition she has participated in numerous solo and public art exhibits both in Canada and the US. Her paintings are collected internationally and are held in both corporate and private collections. As a resident of Calgary she would like to share with you her body of work and appreciation for Alberta and British Columbia's beauty, colour and textures. Heather also annually donates select pieces of her work in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, Kathy's Run in support of fighting and finding a cure for Pancreatic Cancer, as well as supporting the University of Alberta Men's Volleyball Team.

"Living in Calgary Alberta and originally from Chicago Illinois, for me as an artist, the close proximity of the prairies, foothills and mountains of Alberta and British Columbia provides me with a never ending source of inspiration to be creative." - Heather Pant

Branko Marjanovic lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. His passion for art has always been a driving force. In his earlier years, Branko painted only for friends and relatives but is now living the vision of life that he has always dreamed of. With the combination of a background as an Engineer/Geologist, Branko's art displays both sound design and free flow. Born in Europe in 1960, Branko immigrated to Canada in 1993, settling in Saskatoon. He moved to Calgary in 1999 and was immediately fascinated by the Canadian Rockies - landscapes he captures in his distinctive style and palette. Being an artist for over 20 years, he continues to evolve; however he has never lost the originality he displayed in his earlier years as a self-taught artist. Branko spends his summer weekends and holidays hiking in the mountains where he photographs, sketches and paints.

"Painting is not work to me - it is something I become absorbed in. I am fascinated by the effect of the light and shade found in nature. Although I take photographs and sketches of the subject matter I paint, I do not allow them to control me. Art should not be a copy of a photographic image but the mood and impression of the subject. In this regard, I prefer a good pencil sketch as I find that it captures the basic elements and provides better composition than a photograph.

Thank you for your appreciation of my artwork. I am living the dream." - Branko Marjanovic