Michael Hepher: Living Colour

a stunning new exhibition from Fernie Artist Michael Hepher

October 7th - 27th, 2023

Please join us at the opening reception on Saturday October 7th 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Artist Statement • Living Colour

Our planet is changing quickly and we are becoming increasingly aware of our own impact on our surroundings—and the way we see the natural world changes with it. The beauty and tragedy of sunlight light filtering through a smoky summer afternoon, the increased rarity of a bear sighting, the magical trickle of a creek threatened by glacial retreat. Capturing these places as they are now is as much about celebrating their current beauty as it is about working through the emotional gravity of the changes. Nature & humanity—we are dynamic and full of energy. Living Colour is about rending the veil of an anxious future and seeing the fullness of what we are surrounded by in the present moment. Michael Hepher exhibits an all-new body of work that draws from that life-force and presents a series of large and medium works intended to overlay a colourful, grateful lens on these sacred places and beings that share the Elk River Valley and beyond.

**Michael Hepher “Matheson Creek Morning” 45” x 49” Oil 2023 $3760**

**SOLD Michael Hepher “Three Bears, Two Canoes and One Island” 60” x 48” Oil on Canvas 2023 $4320**

**SOLD Michael Hepher “Drifting Together” 16” x 40” Oil 2023 $1680**

**SOLD Michael Hepher “Hope Hill”. 7” x 5” Oil 2023 $195**

**SOLD Michael Hepher “Night Moves” 36” x 36” Oil 2023 $2160**

**Michael Hepher “Kootenay Orchard” 15” x 30” Oil 2023 $1450**

**Michael Hepher “Lupin Around” 10” x 10” Oil. 2023. $425**

**Michael Hepher “westslope Jim” 16” x 40” Oil 2023 $1680**

**Michael Hepher “Wyatt” 36” x 48” Oil 2023 $3360**

**Michael Hepher “Hartley Lake Lodgings” 8” x 10” Oil. 2023 $550**

**Michael Hepher “Old Growth" (Lizard Creek” 48” x 36” Oil on Canvas 2023 $3360**

**Michael Hepher “Smoke On The Water” 24” x 24” Oil. 2023. $1440**

**Michael Hepher “Old Stumpy” 53” x 42” Oil 2023 $3800**

**SOLD Michael Hepher “Elk Valley Aspen Trilogy” 72” x 24” Oil 2023 $3840**

**Michael Hepher “Cokato Road Clarity” 36” x 24” Oil 2023. $1800**

**Michael Hepher “Hartley Lake Meadow” 10” x 8” Framed Oil on Canvas 2023 $550**

**Michael Hepher “Constance” 51” x 46.5” Oil 2023 $3900**

**Michael Hepher “Island Lake Snag” 24” x 24” Oil 2023 $1440**

Michael Hepher - Artist BIO

As an Interdisciplinary artist, Michael Hepher has built a fascinating artistic career over 20 years.

His 20+ year career has been characterized by works created with a unique sense of colour, oblique interpretation of the common, and a relentless pursuit of quality. Known also as the founder of Clawhammer Press, a historic printmaking studio, Michael is a versatile artist with a broad knowledge of the creative process. From the beautiful to the banal, his paintings and prints lead him to seek that one angle that gives each moment its particular voice. Colourful, textural works emerge with the goal of anchoring the viewer in a moment and seeing what they haven’t seen before. Painting in oil on canvas and wood or linoleum block prints, Hepher works with unique colour schemes and layers of texture to bring out the emotion of a landscape.

Michael Hepher Artist Page