BC Artist Announces the
Formation of an Artist's Retreat in the North in Stewart BC near Alaska
Penticton
artist Angie Roth McIntosh is captivated with the beauty
of the North and announces the creation
of her artist's retreat in Stewart BC, next to the
snowcapped Misty
Fjord region of the Alaskan Panhandle. McIntosh
turned the simple metal roofed grey cedar home
into her artist's
studio. Situated not far from the boardwalk and
ocean inlet, two
short blocks from the downtown and restaurants, adjacent
to the village
museum, a block to the courthouse,
village office, police station, and near the hospital,
the house is
surrounded
by wonderful views of towering mountains and hanging
glaciers.
Located at the eastern end of the Portland Canal ,
Canada's most
northerly
ice-free deep sea port, the area is home to grizzly and
blackbears as
well as bald eagles. It is a short drive to Alaska and
the grizzly
viewing platform at Fish Creek as well as the Salmon
Glacier.
McIntosh has already been inspired to paint the snow,
rivers, and
mountains of the area during a winter trip to the area
in 2004, 2006, and 2007 and at the end of
the summer of 2005 painted a
view of the
hanging glacier and the
neighbourhood's fall colors. In 2015 she has been up
painting on the inspiring
Salmon
Glacier for 10 years. She is looking
forward to
sharing the magnificence of the area with more artists
from around the world.
McIntosh says that while
the
rustic building is fairly basic, it is quite
large. The
house affords views of the surrounding
mountains and offers one of the most wonderful locations
in North
America. She is hoping that once some work is done
that the
house will work well as her painting studio. In
January and February Angie was completing some final
details
and now the studio is fully available for use and
since then she has hung out in the Stewart area 1 to 3
times a year for 10 years creating a large body of
northern work which will one day be exibited in a large
show and has been available for sale. Check out some
pictures of the house
CLICK HERE. The 3 bedroom home should be
able to accommodate groups
of three to eleven in private or dorm setup.
She is also
delighted that there is
an outbuilding that could possibly be converted into
studios for
painting, sculpting, or even pottery in the future. The
peaceful area is also
wonderful for paint, writing, and music. Angie
was at the retreat in early
February 2007 and held the first free worskhop with
local Stewart residents. It was delightful
and many beautiful paintings were created. Check out the
first painting workshop held in the house.
McIntosh has
returned to Stewart atleast annually and has
further explored and painted the area.
She is delighted with the opportunity to encourage
artists to visit
this amazing region and is hoping that they will find
time to not only
paint but to have alot of positive interaction with
the
people of the local community as well as visitors to the
area. To this end, she is launching the Stewart
Studio retreat
as part of an Artists in
the North
Residence Program which she will be
networking Artists
in ouR Town Sharing Their Gifts
project of her www.WorldArtTours.net website.
Artists and sponsors wishing to participate in the
formation of the artists' retreat,
wanting to become part of the Artists Sharing their
Gifts Project or
wanting more information on becoming part of the
WorldArtTours.net
network should contact McIntosh.
Any businesses
or individuals wishing to help help develop the studio
or sponsor "Artists in Residence" stays are also
asked to contact McIntosh. They will be given some
wonderful opportunities to be involved cultural arts
activities at the house too!
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