terrill welch

Feb
16
Terrill Welch by herself - issue #15 Sea and Seals and Evening with Tree of Life Paintings

Terrill Welch by herself - issue #15 Sea and Seals and Evening with Tree of Life Paintings

Every once in a long while something comes crashing into my painting practice and creates a disruption. Such is the approach to this latest painting. Due to its significance and possibly lasting impact, let’s take one of our long reviews of the process.
11 min read
Jan
19
Terrill Welch by herself - issue #14 Short Reprieve, Rest and Cold Snap

Terrill Welch by herself - issue #14 Short Reprieve, Rest and Cold Snap

When it comes to painting, sometimes getting the feeling and energy right is far more powerful than rendering our subject visually perfect down to the last blade of grass.
11 min read
Jan
05
A Brush with Life - Issue #129 Art Collectors: Who Are We?

A Brush with Life - Issue #129 Art Collectors: Who Are We?

If you have purchased more than two original artworks recently without knowing where you are going to hang them, you are susceptible to becoming an art collector. However, there still might be hope that you can avoid a full blown obsession.
12 min read
Nov
17
Terrill Welch by herself - issue #12 Seeking Peace Through Nature

Terrill Welch by herself - issue #12 Seeking Peace Through Nature

I shall achieve these aims by cultivating a  meditative landscape painting practice that exemplifies nature’s colour palette, textures, balance and harmony. It is a start.
9 min read
Jun
02
A Brush with Life - Issue #126 Scratching the Earth’s Surface

A Brush with Life - Issue #126 Scratching the Earth’s Surface

Paintings just like to be seen and have a continuing conversation with you. It is this simple. Whether it is online or in a gallery space, viewing original art is an opportunity for a deep and intimate visit with what is presented.
11 min read
May
19
Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #6 Savouring  Neither Here nor There

Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #6 Savouring Neither Here nor There

14 min read
Apr
07
A Brush with Life - Issue #124 West Coast Sea Escape

A Brush with Life - Issue #124 West Coast Sea Escape

As the spring day really begin, we have a new “West Coast Sea Escape” show with paintings by Terrill Welch in the Terrill Welch Gallery Pod, OPEN DAILY 11-4 with extended hours 10-4 for the Made on Mayne Spring Tour at 428 Luff Rd, Mayne Island B.C….
8 min read
Mar
17
Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #4 Arbutus Tree Company and Rough Seas

Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #4 Arbutus Tree Company and Rough Seas

My outer and inner worlds seem to be mirroring each other these past few weeks. Turbulent and unsettled with smatterings of loveliness pretty much sums things up. I was telling a friend that I felt like I was…
14 min read
Feb
17
Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #3 Finding Something New

Terrill Welch by herself - Issue #3 Finding Something New

When I was feeling like I just wasn’t able to yet put paint on the large canvas for my other subject, I chose these seals and placed my small gessobord on my plein air easel right in front of the large easel with its still white canvas with a few pencil markings.
14 min read
Feb
03
A Brush with Life - Issue #122 Starting to Stir

A Brush with Life - Issue #122 Starting to Stir

Spring starts early here on the southwest coast of Canada. As soon as the days are noticeably longer the snowdrops bloom and the magnolia buds form. Not even temperatures dropping to just below freezing seems to still the stirring of new growth…
8 min read