The Assiniboia and District Arts Council featured a local artist for its Arts Up! exhibit at the Kay Cristo Room in the Assiniboia and District Library. Artist Linda Maveal of Assiniboia exhibited her works during the months of July and August
Maveal was born and raised in Lethbridge, Alberta, and the influence of this landscape on his art could be seen in some of the pieces on display. A year ago, Maveal and her husband Robert Maveal moved from Porcupine Plain to Assiniboia and now make the town their home.
Linda Maveal grew up with a passion and talent for drawing. She loved to create works mostly for others. She began acrylic painting about 14 years ago as a sideline while working at her business. She painted landscapes, animals and also did rock painting. She has now expanded to abstract works. One of her artistic goals is to experiment with silk painting in the future.
For the exhibit, Maveal displayed a number of pieces that reflected a broad range of subjects and styles and showed the breadth of her creativity. On display at the Kay Cristo Room were samples of her rock art featuring delicate silver-black pebbles arranged in patterns. A woodwork cross reflected her woodworking skills. There were also several pieces representing her landscapes such as a prairie sunset and a pine tree forest set against wintry mountains. Many of the pieces were close-ups of animals or objects, focusing on details rather than a sweeping image.
It is clear that Maveal has a love of animals. Many of her pieces on display included various animals from fearsome bears and majestic moose to curious racoons and delicate birds. There was also a sample of some of the artist’s portraits. A unique piece showed an elderly woman peaking out of a window frame which matched the wood frame of the painting. Surprisingly, many of her works feature the winter scenes. Most artists prefer to work with colour taking advantage of vivid fall colouring or bright summer flowers. Maveal did include a painting of flowers, but they are more delicate in colour and detail.
The Assiniboia and District Arts Council will feature the art of Beth Stobbs coming up for the months of September and October at the Kay Cristo Room.
