Add
some
color
to
your
life
Surrounded
by
the
endless
chatter
and
fast-paced
acoustic
guitar
licks,
the
warm
atmosphere
envelopes
you
and
the
colours
do
your
eyes
embrace.
The
layers
of
oil
and
pastels
draw
you
ever
closer
into
the
world
of
Graham
Pearce's
"Xi
Guan
Girls",
his
newest
and
2nd
solo
exhibition
of
his
work.
The
Xi
Guan
Girls,
brought
to
his
focus
by
his
girlfriend,
a
fellow
artist,
is
the
inspiration
of
his
new
exhibition.
On
a
CNC
sponsored
trip
to
China
last
summer,
Graham
found
new
inspiration
through
his
camera
lens
which
also
influenced
his
work
on
his
canvases.
Graham
started
painting
seriously
in
19971998
during
his
time
in
university.
Always
being
a
creative
soul,
painting
creates
an
escape,
as
does
poetry.
His
first
solo
show
opened
in
2004,
displaying
primarily
black
and
white
works
with
deep
colour
patterns.
Some
of
these
works
showing
daily
life.
From
2004
to
2007,
Graham
worked
on
this
collection
of
paintings
and
photographs,
using
the
bright
colours
and
pastels
to
appeal
to
the
"average
Joe"
and
differentiate
from
the
normal
visual
palette
of
everyday
Prince
George
scene.
For
a
man
with
no
formal
training,
his
art
exhibitions
attract
great
interest.
Seeing
himself
as
a
5th
rate
artist
and
a
2nd
rate
showman,
he
feels
himself
growing
more
as
an
artist
with
every
painting
and
show.
"Art
is
about
self-expression",
explained
Graham.
Aside
from
having
a
job
he
loves,
as
an
English
instructor
in
the
Arts
and
Sciences
Department,
painting
still
remains
his
activity
of
escape,
allowing
him,
when
the
artistic
mood
arises,
an
alternative
outlet.
For
his
next
show,
an
idiosyncratic
photo
series
with
international
students
at
certain
forest
industry
businesses
may
be
in
the
works.
As
for
new
works
from
Mr.
Graham
Pearce,
expect
more
abstract,
lots
of
lines,
colours,
more
emotion
and
very
clean
works
with
texture.
In
the
future,
a
roadshow
of
his
work
may
be
on
the
horizon,
perhaps
stopping
in
Prince
Rupert,
Victoria
and
Vancouver
for
shows.
.
-
,
:,
,
Till
next
time,
enjoy
great
art
and
the
beauty
around
you.
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r
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M.J
Sullivan
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College
of
New
Caledonia
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