Hi there! I'm Kevin and I'm pleased to share a selection of my work with you. I love to capture the sense of power and majesty of the landscape around me. What better place to draw inspiration from than in British Columbia, Canada, and especially on its Sunshine Coast. Be sure to check out my videos and the recent work as presented at the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl this year.
You can also find me on Instagram (Madpark Wells) and Facebook so feel free to connect and follow me there. I'd love to read your comments, so please let me know what you think via the contact link
You can also find me on Instagram (Madpark Wells) and Facebook so feel free to connect and follow me there. I'd love to read your comments, so please let me know what you think via the contact link
New Course! November 2024
Two-day Workshop: Ink Sketching and Colouring—a Binary Approach
When: November 20 (Wednesday) and 24 (Sunday), 10:00 am–4:00 pm with a lunch break
Where: Watercolour Journey Gallery, 8201 Redrooffs Road, Halfmoon Bay, V7Z 1E2
Maximum Enrollment: Eight
Content: Drawing and value variation are the foundations of any successful painting. Value variation can be a result of the use of colour tones or shading.
Focusing on landscapes, two seasoned Sunshine Coast artists offer a smorgasbord of perspectives and techniques through which
to advance your creative endeavours.
Instructors
Hiroshi Shimazaki hiroshishimazaki.com
YouTube video: Watercolour Journey https://youtu.be/iiRyOawKoKk
Book: Mindful Landscape Sketching
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000410929552/Hiroshi-Shimazaki-Mindful-Landscape-Sketching
Kevin J. Wells kevinjwells.com
YouTube video: Sun Shelter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKPAcL3UMw
YouTube video: Sakinow Lake Bank Sketch Progression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rozj56qMryY
YouTube video series: Painting Beachscapes and many other videos
https://www.kevinjwells.com/painting-beascapes.html
Click here for more details and enrollment
Two-day Workshop: Ink Sketching and Colouring—a Binary Approach
When: November 20 (Wednesday) and 24 (Sunday), 10:00 am–4:00 pm with a lunch break
Where: Watercolour Journey Gallery, 8201 Redrooffs Road, Halfmoon Bay, V7Z 1E2
Maximum Enrollment: Eight
Content: Drawing and value variation are the foundations of any successful painting. Value variation can be a result of the use of colour tones or shading.
Focusing on landscapes, two seasoned Sunshine Coast artists offer a smorgasbord of perspectives and techniques through which
to advance your creative endeavours.
Instructors
Hiroshi Shimazaki hiroshishimazaki.com
YouTube video: Watercolour Journey https://youtu.be/iiRyOawKoKk
Book: Mindful Landscape Sketching
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000410929552/Hiroshi-Shimazaki-Mindful-Landscape-Sketching
Kevin J. Wells kevinjwells.com
YouTube video: Sun Shelter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifKPAcL3UMw
YouTube video: Sakinow Lake Bank Sketch Progression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rozj56qMryY
YouTube video series: Painting Beachscapes and many other videos
https://www.kevinjwells.com/painting-beascapes.html
Click here for more details and enrollment
Painting Beachscapes in Acrylic: The picture shows a few of the students from my previous painting course held at the Sarah Wray Hall in Garden Bay, BC. Click on the image to see more...
Video tutorials are available here:
Art Crawl 2023 was another successful event! A big thanks to all those who purchased artwork over the weekend. We had over 300 visitors through and I had a great time talking to them and sharing some thoughts on my work. All the compliments were greatly appreciated.
Select ArtCrawl2023 to see a selection of the paintings that were shown...
Langdale Reflections. Acrylic on Canvas. 16" x 20". Idlily Waiting at the ferry terminal makes for a good time to look for inspiration!
Click on an image for more details
Pender Harbour Sunset
Acrylic on Canvas, 40" x 16"
Ocean at Daniel Point. Acrylic on Canvas. 22" x 28"
I've been experimenting with some more abstract pieces lately, as you can see from the video link above. These are all 11" x 14" and are acrylic on canvas. They utilize a heavy medium to give the work texture. I hope you enjoy them!
A demonstration of Underpainting: Click on the above image to see the video!
Some Plein Air sketches from around the coast
Lily Lake in Winter. Pen and Ink on paper. 10" x 10"
Click on image to link to General page
Wait! Don't leave without checking out the galleries from the menu button!