About the Artist
Lorne Bunyan was born and raised in Alberta. Lorne has painted landscapes in the Alberta Foothills near Pincher Creek and Southern Alberta, immediately North and East of the Oldman River.
Lorne believes that mastering watercolour painting, while for himself a difficult task, is one way of preserving and communicating the importance of wilderness preservation in the Alberta Foothills. A few areas Lorne chose to focus on for his paintings were the Elk Pass, Mount Yamnuska, and the Deer and Elbow Drainage areas. The famed "Alberta Storm" is also displayed in many of his paintings.
A documentary entitled
"Journeys in the Whaleback" was aired on CBC in 2007. Information about the documentary and others in the "Discovering Wild Canada" Series can be found on the
Discovering Wild Canada CBC website.
| Lorne Bunyan Gallery |
| Watercolour Paintings |
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These paintings by Lorne Bunyan have been matted and framed and are on display at The Art Tree. Matting and framing costs are included in the prices displayed. |
| Early Works |
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Experimental Thoughts
Mixed Medium
Art Size: 15.5″ x 11.5″
Framed Size: 20″ x 16″
Date: Between 1990 and 1992
Price: $350.00 |
| Whaleback Ridge Series |
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"Beginning in 1885 Canadians recognized the need to protect wilderness areas and began to create National Parks; eight in Alberta alone. Since that time the political struggles to downsize and rearrange these areas have been a long and depressing saga. Among others, the "Alberta Wilderness Association" has taken part in the ebb and flow of these struggles and today the Association continues to be vigilant and aggressive."
– Lorne Bunyan
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Whaleback Ridge
Watercolour on Arches Paper
Art Size: 21″ x 14″
Framed Size: 30″ x 23″
Date: Between 1996 and 1998
Price: $850.00 |
Whaleback Ridge, Big Sky
Watercolour
Art Size: 24″ x 18″
Framed Size: 30″ x 24″
Date: Between 1996 and 1998
Price: $850.00 |
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"Up until 1995, the Whaleback Ridge continued to be the focus of discussions between those who saw financial opportunity and those who strove to protect the wilderness. It was then that I turned south again and began to observe, collect and paint the landscapes available north of the Oldman River - the "Whaleback Ridge" with its vertebrae distributed north for thirty kilometers, covered increasingly with Spruce, Aspen, Pine and Rare Douglas Fir."
– Lorne Bunyan
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The "Alberta Foothills" watercolour painting is inspired by Lorne Bunyan's "Prairie Storm" series and influenced by the "Whaleback Ridge" series.
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Whaleback Ridge
Watercolour with Dry Pastel
Art Size: 17.5″ x 13″
Framed Size: 25″ x 20.5″
Date: 1998
Price: $600.00 |
Alberta Foothills
Watercolour
Art Size: 20.75″ x 9.5″
Framed Size: 26.75″ x 15.5″
Date: 1998
Price: $450.00 |
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I was caught up in the enchantment of the Whaleback region and needed to record what my eyes and hands had to say. The bison, the heritage, the folk tales of the old men and games, the ice ages, the floods, and the winters blowing from the west through the mountains and north from the arctic."
– Lorne Bunyan
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Whaleback Ridge, Watercolour Study
Watercolour
Art Size: 10″ x 13.5″
Framed Size: 15″ x 18.5″
Date: 1996
Price: $350.00 |
| Mary Dover Garden Series |
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"I was always aware of Mary Dover and her literary and artistic contributions to the community. Her artistry in particular is what drew my attention to her. In 1960, Mary bought a piece of land on the edge of the escarpment to the east of what is now Hwy 22, South - Near Priddis." It was described as "cow pasture" in 1960 but suited her artistic pursuits perfectly. Her friendship with David Crowchild grew as he helped her fence the property and named it "Oksi", which is Blackfoot for "A Good Place."
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"During Mary Dover's last years I was privileged to visit and explore, photograph and sketch throughout her land named "Oksi" in a variety of seasons. On one occasion I sat and conversed with Mary on her bench facing the front of her house. During that time we fell silent for twenty minutes or so as only trusting and self confident friends could do. During her last year she called me aside during a group visit and led me down the steps north of her house toward the sunken garden. She drew my attention toward an old bench to the right at the back of a new alcove and said, "Lorne - see what I have just made? I call it 'A Place for Holding Hands'."
– Lorne Bunyan
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Mary Dover, Priddis District
Watercolour with Dry Pastel
Art Size: 16″ x 12″
Framed Size: 22″ x 18″
Date: 1996
Price: $500.00 |
Oksi (Mary Dover Series)
Watercolour with Charcoal
Art Size: 16″ x 12″
Framed Size: 22″ x 18″
Date: Between 1994 and 1995
Price: $500.00 |
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Mary Dover's Garden will be auctioned online starting May 01, 2010 at 12:00am and ending July 31, 2010 at 10:00pm. The work is framed and donated for auction by The Art Tree. Visit the Online Auction Page to view the auction and to place a bid. |
Mary Dover's Garden
Watercolour on Arches Paper
Art Size: 15.5″ x 11.5″
Framed Size: 24″ x 18″
Date: 1992
Reserve: $200.00, Value: $500.00 |
| Upper Kananaskis Lake Series |
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Lorne had a passion for being in nature, any time, any season, and felt a sense of belonging in the Alberta mountains.
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Interlake and Mount Fox
Watercolour on Rough Arches Paper
Art Size: 9.5″ x 13.5″
Framed Size: 15″ x 19″
Date: 1994
Price: $350.00 |
Upper Kananaskis Lake
Watercolour on Rough Arches Paper
Art Size: 12″ x 14″
Framed Size: 19″ x 21″
Date: 1994
Price: $350.00 |
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Lorne had a passion for being in nature, any time, any season, and felt a sense of belonging in the Alberta mountains.
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Hawke Island
Watercolour on Rough Arches Paper
Art Size: 21″ x 14″
Framed Size: 28″ x 21″
Date: 1991
Price: $600.00 |
Mount Lorette, Kananaskis
Watercolour and Pastel
Art Size: 13.5″ x 8″
Framed Size: 20″ x 14″
Date: 1996
Price: $350.00 |
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Given Lorne's passion for nature, it is no surprise his works were inspired by it. However, the process of creating was also inspiring for Lorne, and he captured the stages of creation for his Lake and Trees painting.
View the Lake and Trees creation stages. |
Lake and Trees
Watercolour and Dry Pastel
Art Size: 14″ x 9.5″
Framed Size: 20″ x 16″
Date: 1996
Price: $350.00 |
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