"Levitas" Linda Craddock

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Linda Craddock, "Levitas: Woman with Sweater. Late Day Sun Over Mt. Rundle," 2016

Linda Craddock, "Levitas: Woman with Sweater. Late Day Sun Over Mt. Rundle," 2016, oil on canvas, 42" x 54" x 1.5"

"I have a heartfelt appreciation of Banff National Park and its position within the collective psyche of all Canadians. I drew a female form being mechanically lifted by an open-air gondola over Mount Rundle but decided to erase the wires that held the chair, and then erase the chair, as there was no need to depict the device itself.  She ascended, unrestrained.  After that, I had to choose. Who will rise to the occasion, rise to the top, rise to avoid, rise to transcend?  Does she rise to escape or to discover?  My mother, my aunt, grandmother, a stranger.  Myself.  With each of the 20 large-scale paintings, I transcend the everyday to explore this inner world of time passing and people returning.

 All of the paintings depict a popular Park locale. 

Linda Craddock, "Levitas: Evening. Bow River Boathouse," 2016

Linda Craddock, "Levitas: Winter Bridge. Columbia Icefields," 2015

Linda Craddock, "Levitas: Woman with Ball Over Mystic Ridge," 2016

Medicine Hat College's "One on One Gallery" is a new state of the art facility.  Open from 8:30 pm - 5 pm weekdays.

Reception and Artist's Talk: September 22, 2016 at 5:00 pm.