Terrill Welch

Rainer Maria Rilke writes to his sculptor wife, Clara Rilke-Westhoff, in Letters on Cézanne about noticing that “a large fan-shaped poplar was leafing playfully in front of this completely supportless blue, in front of the unfinished, exaggerated designs of a vastness...” and the date of the letter

How we prepare to begin a task often sets our compass directions for future actions. Not always of course but often enough so as to make it worth contemplating. Recently, a subscriber wrote and shared this saying with me that had been given to her by her grandmother - begin as you mean to continue.

With six new painting sketches released, the November solo exhibition “Paintings of the Salish Sea” opens today at the Art of Terrill Welch Gallery.

The cadmium and lemon yellows triumphantly dash above crimson reds splashing both against the winter violets and mauve greys of pending winter. I have been traveling into the interior of British Columbia where snow flurries captured a whole day of my time in a remote cabin. Upon returning to the wes

One of the approaches I strive for is to be everywhere people are looking for art. This reach includes the gallery, hard copy awareness such as profile in a provincial brochure, local wrack cards, posters and internationally accessible website and online gallery, books, catalogues, social media post

We spend years learning our craft as an artist and a painter - now it is time to kill something in order for something new to grow. At least this is the advice of Sara Genn, daughter of the Canadian landscape painter Robert Genn. In one of her recent letters she writes:The first rule of storytelling

Oh did we think it was going to be that easy!? It seems to be a wee bit more challenging than I had anticipated to actually reach all of the recipients. More about this later on. We shall get to the winners eventually, but from the looks of my inbox, only one is likely going to be known in time for

The clock on the stove says it is 4:27 am. There isn’t even a hint of dawn this late in August. I turn the light on in the pantry so that it will reflect across the kitchen without blinding my sleepy eyes. Water is added to a pot and the element place on high. The stainless steel coffee press and th

The Art of Terrill Welch Gallery celebrated its 2nd anniversary last weekend. Two years already! We are having an amazing year and I love that you are part of this success, in whatever way works for you. This includes finding new paintings for your art collection, browsing the gallery in-person or o

What, you might ask, could art collecting and extreme frugality have in common? As an art collector, as well as an artist/gallery owner and a person who practices extreme frugality, I am here to say - A LOT! For me, extreme frugality has less to do with savings (which seems to happen by default) and