After my second exhibition at the Rollin Art Centre from June 7 to July 8, 2008 I was pleasantly surprised to be asked to take on a Commission by the Arrowsmith Rotary for Port Alberni. They have sponsored The Alberni Valley Wine Festival for about 8 or nine years as I understand. For the last 4 years or so they have asked a local artist to represent their cause by creating a Commissioned Painting which they put up for auction at the Wine Festival which is held at the Echo Recreation Centre in Port Alberni. It is a three hour festival where they have area and international Vintners attend to showcase their wines and the general public is invited to attend. I was pleased to take on the commission. During the Month of August I worked on fulfilling my commission by thinking, planning,designing and ultimately completing a painting entitled "Q".
Theresa Kingston, Festival Co-ordinator, was kind enough to simply say that I had no strict limitations on creating the work. Her words were to the effect that they very much liked the work in my recent Rollin Art Centre Event and that I should do what I do best. So, here it is.
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