Meet Our Members
"We are all ambassadors for the Prairie Artists Guild." ~ David Hengen
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Margaret AndersonMember since 2017Margaret has been painting for over 30 years in various mediums including watercolours, pastels, oil and most recently in acrylic. Growing up on a farm near Indian Head and inspired by the beauty of snow, clouds and prairie landscapes, her work focuses on rural Saskatchewan and the Qu’Appelle Valley. Many of her paintings capture the warmth from winter vacations spent on the Mexican Pacific Coast. She has been fortunate to develop her skills by taking workshops from several renowned artists including master painters Stephen Quiller (Colorado) and Zhong Yang Huang (Regina), Wee Lee (Alberta); others including Michael O’Toole (acrylic, B.C), Jack Reid (watercolour, Ontario), Blu Smith (Victoria, B.C.), Riffat Hussain (watercolour, Regina), Jose Baldi (acrylic, Mexico). Over the years, Margaret has participated in many group art shows and belonged to local guilds, the most recent being the Prairie Artists Guild. She also continues to be a member of and has shown paintings at the Art Gallery of Regina. Her work is in both private and corporate collections across Canada. Having retired from work, Margaret has picked up her brushes and is enjoying the continuous journey of learning and developing her artistic skills.
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Mel BeemerMember since 2015Mel has been painting for over 20 years and a member of the Prairie Artists Guild since 2015. He was born in Iron Bridge, Ontario and joined the navy at the age of 18. After moving to Regina, Mel completed several art classes at the University of Regina's Centre for Continuing Education. His primary interest is painting outdoor scenes and landscapes with acrylic. He has experimented with coloured pencil and charcoal and is interested in learning more about watercolour.
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Alda BouvierMember since 2015Biography coming soon!
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Nancy BrandiezsMember since 1988Nancy enjoys experimenting with colour; in the media of acrylic, watercolour, oil, pencil, and her latest passion, colour pencil. She enjoys painting the flora and fauna of the beautiful Saskatchewan landscape. Nancy’s education includes the ability to appreciate nature in all seasons, a B. A. in biology and art training through many classes taught by artists from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. She has attended workshops in Regina, Emma Lake, SK, at Terratima Lodge, Alberta and the symposium for Canadian Society of Water Colour Painters in Calgary, AB. Her love of travel throughout North America, Costa Rica, South America and Europe has also influenced her painting and appreciation of the arts. By being a member of the Prairie Artists Guild and the Art Gallery of Regina, she has had several opportunities to exhibit. Her paintings have been exhibited at shows in the West Harvest Inn - Harvest of Art show; Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, the Allan Blair Clinic at the Pasqua Hospital; several restaurants and businesses; the Gallery on the Roof (at Sask Power); the Cumberland Gallery and the Art Gallery of Regina Member Shows. She has also participated in a two person art show in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. She currently has art for sale at the 2nd Floor Boutique & Gallery, Regina.
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David ButtMember since 1988David was inspired at an early age by family - French and English artists. In 1917, they were camped, painting, "en Plien Air", as was Tom Thompson in Algonquin Park. His mom gave him his first oil paints at age 10. During high school, university, and a career in architecture, teaching in Canada and abroad, he amassed hundreds of on-site drawings and paintings around the world. His work is published in numerous art magazines. Currently, he writes and contributes his drawings to local papers for kids to colour.
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Philip CheeMember since 2018Born in a small town in Malaysia, Philip spent much of his childhood exploring the beautiful tropical landscapes surrounding him. After moving to Canada in 1989, he was introduced to paper tole. However, his passion for uniqueness in his art led him to experiment with different mediums beyond paper. After years of refinement, he has elevated paper tole to a higher form using the beauty found in nature as inspiration. His retirement and move to Regina with his wife has meant that he is now able to pursue his lifelong dream of creating art, capturing nature on paper.
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Bob CochranMember since 2015Biography coming soon!
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Marilyn CurrieMember since 2007Marilyn is a Saskatchewan artist who has a deep appreciation for the varied beauty of this province. Born in Swift Current, she has called Regina home since 1974. Marilyn prefers to paint with a realistic approach painting first with oil and then changing to acrylic and watercolour. She is mostly self-taught striving to portray in her art the beauty of God's creation. Her work is in corporate and private collations locally and abroad.
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Margaret DelaineyMember since 2002Margaret is a Regina artist who grew up on a farm near Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan. Although she has resided in all three Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan has shaped the essence of who she is. Margaret is a child of the prairies, a woman of the wind. The unique beauty of the vast prairie skies, the diversity of landscapes and the magnificence of changing seasons are ingrained in her soul. Margaret had a varied and rewarding career in education. In her retirement, she has turned her attention to capturing nature’s artistry through the mediums of watercolour, acrylic and ink. Margaret continually seeks learning environments embracing creativity. She became a member of the Regina Prairie Artist’s Guild in 2002. Margaret displays her art in the Prairie Artists Guild Shows and at the Art Gallery of Regina. Her seasonal gallery and studio is located along the northern shore of Kenosee Lake at the Artists Colony in the beautiful Moose Mountain Provincial Park.
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Phone: (306) 949-4449
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Donna DelsynderMember since 2008Donna is an artist who was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. Over the years she has experimented with various painting mediums such as water-colour, acrylic, and oil. She is currently enrolled in the Milan Art Institute and is expanding her knowledge of painting methods and techniques. Donna enjoys creating originals that are inspired by experience and nature. She strives to bring life to the canvas by creating art that exemplifies the unique beauty of the natural world that surrounds us. Her main objective while painting is to explore the hidden creativity that we all share and to reveal the subtle story within any setting. She has discovered that when she paints, time and space feels like it evaporates.
“Like a symphony a painting is a combination of harmonious strokes that come together to create a beautiful composition. Like music the painting can feel light and breezy or dark and moody. The results for me are always unplanned and somewhat of a mystery.” |
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Michael DornianMember since 2007Michael was born and raised in Regina. He attended the University of Regina where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. Michael studied under such artists as Jack Cowin, David Garneau, Marsha Kennedy, Leesa Streifler and John Noestheden. Michael's love for the outdoors and nature is reminiscent in his painting and drawings. Michael had his work displayed at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in April of 2006.
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Phone: (306) 789-9311
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Marguerite EngelMember since 2000Marguerite is a wife, mother of two and grandmother of nine. She is originally from Humboldt, Saskatchewan and has had a love of drawing and art since childhood. She took watercolor classes from Elaine Seis and Beth Gaffney and uses her many potted plants and flowerbeds as inspirations for her paintings. She is a member of Prairie Artists Guild and Art Gallery of Regina.
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Michelle FauchonMember since 2018Michelle grew up in rural Saskatchewan and entered her first art competition at age 13. Now years later, she has reconnected with art and joined the Prairie Artist Guild to further that aim within this community of other artists. Her paintings are an expression of the beauty she finds in nature from a simple blade of grass to the huge canvas that is the “Land of the Living Skies”. She also likes to paint stories of people going about their everyday lives. Michelle has worked in acrylic, charcoal, oil and watercolour and eagerly awaits opportunities to explore other medium and other art forms. She is predominantly self-taught however she has attended workshops and participated in learning opportunities locally and online.
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Kaitlyn FlisMember since 2015Kaitlyn grew up in Regina but has always said that her cabin is her favourite place to be. As you will notice in her portfolio, Kaitlyn's subject matter is primarily Saskatchewan scenery, more specifically focusing on the Qu'Appelle Valley and flowers from her garden. Kaitlyn lives in the city, but her heart belongs to the valley and she has been told that this comes out in her artwork. Primarily, Kaitlyn has been painting in acrylics on canvas and water skis while dabbling in other miscellaneous mediums on days when she feels like changing it up a bit. This could range from pastel to charcoal to wood burning to multi-media. In late 2018, she was introduced to Unison pastels and was hooked. Kaitlyn had used soft pastels in the past, but didn't realize that by using different brands a person could create even more texture and depth. She still paints with acrylics but is doing more and more with soft pastels. There is something about getting her hands dirty and actually spreading the pigments across the paper that draws her in. The layering and bright colours are mesmerising to Kaitlyn and she wants to push the boundaries to see what can be created. In the summer of 2020, amidst the crazy Covid-19 pandemic, Kaitlyn was selected to be one of the Associate Artists of Unison Colour. She is beyond excited to see where this opportunity takes her.
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Kellie FoxMember since 2017Born in Windsor, Ontario, Kellie's family relocated a few times, eventually settling in Regina. Throughout school, Kellie loved art! In high school, Kellie's teacher encouraged her to pursue an art career, however life took over and Kellie parked her paint and brushes to raise her 4 beautiful children. In 2016, Kellie went for a vacation in Northern Ontario and while there participated in an alcohol ink tile class. Since then, her love of art has been rejuvenated. Alcohol Ink and acrylic have become her favourite mediums. With the love and support of her family, Kellie is now able to pursue her passion as an artist.
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Debora FrankhamMember since 1997Debora was born and lives on the prairies, residing in Regina. Memories of childhood painting, while working in advertising designing phone book ads on the computer, whetted her appetite for some color and real expression. With some instruction from her mother, an accomplished painter and teacher, she started painting as an adult. Growing up on the prairies left a fondness for skies and old buildings. A six year stay in Ontario left a lasting love of trees, but Debora's subjects and style vary with media. Debora has worked in multiple media: painting in watercolour and acrylics, drawing in wax, pencil and ink. She enjoys designing and illustrating in every opportunity she meets. Her accomplishments include: planting and painting landscapes, fantasy painting, book and cover, card illustration, calligraphy, highway sign design, desktop publishing, floral design, backdrop and stage set design , modeling flora for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and Ducks Unlimited dioramas, designing and sewing Sci-Fi costumes, and interior decorating. Debora's work has been shown locally at Prairie Artists Guild and Art Gallery of Regina shows, Gallery 51 in Moose Jaw, Winnipeg and Calgary Sci-Fi Conventions, Allan Blair Clinic, Physical Education Centre Clinic at the University of Regina and the Cumberland Gallery at the Legislative Building. Her Cirecraft wax cards have travelled all over the world.
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Linda GallantMember since 2019Biography coming soon!
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Daisy GrantMember since 2020Daisy is a Toronto born, Regina based artist. She currently works in acrylic or oil on canvas. Her work is representational and somewhat impressionistic. Daisy showed an early skill for drawing and painting – especially portraiture. As a teen, she took life drawing classes at the Three Schools of Art in Toronto. Subsequently, there was one life drawing class from Paul Young. She has always sought out non instructed life classes. But it wasn't until 1994 that Daisy entered the University of Saskatchewan's BFA program. She graduated with distinction in 1998, at the age of 41. One of her pieces was accepted into the juried, Mendel Open of 1997. Daisy has had some commissions, but her work remains very personal.
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Cindy HowdenMember since 2020Cindy has had a love of art since she was a teenager experimenting with a variety of mediums through the years including acrylics, oils, alcohol ink. Her current passion is with acrylic flow painting. The freedom and therapeutic qualities of painting provides her with an avenue to release her feelings and expressions on whatever surface she’s painting. Being a self-taught artist, she loves to experiment with colours and their reactions on canvas. Cindy was born in Moose Jaw and raised in Regina.
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Sandra KaytorMember since 2016Sandra resides in Regina, Sask. She was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Northern Saskatchewan in Big River, Prince Albert and Melfort area. Later in life, she moved to the beautiful Qu'Appelle Valley and became a member of the Qu'Appelle Valley Artists and Aurora Guild and is now a member of the Prairie Artists Guild. Her work, "Pussy Willows" was chosen to hang in the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery and purchased by Saskatchewan Power Corporation. Another painting of Sandra's, "The Wilds of Africa", received a first place at the 1985 Regina Exhibition (Sask. Art) Her work has been purchased by the Government of Saskatchewan and people in various parts of Canada, United States, England and Hong Kong.
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Phone: (306) 721-9555
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Jane KerrMember since 2011Jane's enjoyment and encouragement of creative expression began in early childhood. Over the years she has explored many different mediums, painting techniques and art forms under the guidance of professional artists. Interest in the sun’s radiant light has inspired Jane to create scenes of backlit woodlands or prairie landscapes, where at times sunlight appears to glisten on water or on snow creating dramatic shadows. Jane find these images to be both healing and nurturing. Jane also likes to portray the visual effects of light and energy in night time cityscapes. She strives to incorporate the Five Elements Theory of nature comprised of earth, air, fire, water and universal space into her artwork. The use of purple as her grounding colour provides “balance” because it contains both the calm stability of blue and the fierce energy of red. Jane's professional medical background provides her with a deep appreciation for the mind and body connection of colour, light and sound. Recent certification in the science of Gemmology has inspired Jane to create a “jewel box” from which she extracts a palette of rich and vibrant metallic jewel-toned hues to achieve a luminosity in her artwork. It is with hope that Jane creates paintings that are “Dancing with Light” in the eyes of the viewer.
“Art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life”.– Pablo Picasso. “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”.– Thomas Merton. |
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Dianna LabelleMember since 2014Dianna was born in Saskatchewan. She grew up in Manitoba and British Columbia before settling in Regina with her husband, Laurie. Together, they raised three children and became grandparents to six wonderful grandchildren. Dianna began painting in 2007 shortly after she started her retirement. She paints mainly with Acrylics but she has done some work with oil. While colour is her primary love and source of inspirations, Dianna is open to all aspects of art. She is self-taught and is excited to explore her skills in a variety of art mediums. Dianna has painted numerous paintings for her friends and family. She joined the Prairie Artists Guild and looks forward to learning more about the world of art and making friends with others who share her interests.
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Velda Lekivetz-MorrisMember since 2012Velda Was born and raised in Saskatchewan. With a desire to travel, her portfolio includes subjects from various parts of Canada and around the world. Her love of animals is also reflected in much of her work. Velda began painting in her retirement. She has taken classes and workshops locally. She credits her desire to create to her father, Max Lekivetz, who was an accomplished carver and photographer. Her experience working in various aspects of theatre and work has also influenced her work. Velda works mainly in acrylics using palette knives and brushes. She likes to use bright colours. Velda feels satisfaction at presenting a glimpse into life through her paintings and hopes they evoke pleasant memories for others.
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Terri MurphyMember since 2019Terri was born and raised a Saskatchewan northerner. She studied Fine Art at Grant McEwan in Edmonton AB and graduated in 1983. While having studied a variety of mediums and methods Terri prefers to the versatility of Acrylic paints. Though painting was virtually set aside to serve as a pastor since 1993, Terri has always knit art into her work through: set design, conceptual décor, mosaics, murals, sculpture, drama and music. Terri began to paint again in 2016. A move to Saskatchewan’s capital awakened a desire to explore and affirm the Saskatchewan identity through art. Travelling extensively to Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Philippines, India, Thailand and Mexico has deepened her sense of Canadian identity and pulls her even more strongly to Canadian Landscape and subject matter. Terri joined the Prairie Artist’s Guild in 2019 and Brushworks Guild in 2020.
“My work always begins with a curiosity and an exploration of my environment. Each work is a study and a personal challenge to capture something that fascinates or ignites nostalgia in me. Living in the flat south is teaching me to see with new eyes the incredible mystique of the prairie life and landscape.” |
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Karen PattisonMember since 2019Karen is a Regina Artist. Her employment as a Floral Designer as well as experience in the display department at Robert Simpson provided her design experience. Karen has attended classes from Donna Kriekle, Cecelia Yurgens, Larry Jackson, and Tom Young. Oils, Acrylic, Chalk Pastels, Watercolour and Alcohol Ink are her primary paint mediums. She is also a member of the Art Gallery of Regina and MacKenzie Art Gallery
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Phone: (306) 584-5075
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Linda PicotMember since 2010Linda was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1955. She predominantly paints in oils, but also uses pastels, acrylics and charcoal. In 2006, she began taking painting and drawing classes at the Neil Balkwill Centre in Regina. She attended drawing classes at Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus (U of Saskatchewan) in 2009 and 2010. Linda became so passionate about painting that she retired from health care office work and enrolled in the Certificate in Advanced Studio Art program at the University of Regina in 2012, graduating with Great Distinction in 2016. She joined the Prairie Artist Guild in Regina and has shown and sold work through many shows. As well, she has shown and sold work at group exhibitions and fundraisers in the Fifth Parallel Gallery, University of Regina (Flat Art, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Please, Art Auction) and the Art Gallery of Regina Annual Salon Show. Her work has been voted on and selected by Prairie Artist Guild members for advertising material and promotion of shows. In addition, Linda, along with Barbara Goretzky and Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home, received two Saskatchewan Arts Board Artists in Communities grants -- Micro-Grant, used to develop an art program for the residents of Santa Maria and then the Projects Program Grant to invite the residents to actively participate in art work. Linda has produced a series of contemporary still lifes and vignettes of everyday environments (kitchen, dining room, home office) that conjure scenes of warm family life and welcoming personal space. She is an active member of the Art Gallery of Regina, CARFAC, and Prairie Artists Guild. Linda lives and paints in Regina.
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Jacqueline ShiplackMember since 2017Jacqueline was born and raised in our beautiful province of Saskatchewan. She always said that in retirement she wanted to learn how to paint with watercolours. In the winter of 2014, the opportunity presented itself in Osoyoos, BC. There she took lessons from Sue Whittaker. Sue encouraged Jacqueline to express herself through her love of colour and referred to her as her whimsical painter. While colour is her primary love and source of inspirations, Jacqueline is open to all aspects of art. When she joined the Prairie Artists Guild, she was excited to learn more from like minded artists.
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Marianne SmiskoMember since 1990Marianne’s interest in painting developed in school, but she became more involved in the early 80’s. She grew up on a farm in the Moose Mountains near Kisbey. It was here that she developed a deep appreciation for the beauty of Saskatchewan. The changing seasons and diversity of landscapes found in the province continually inspire her. Marianne paints with watercolours and oils, but recently acrylics are her preferred medium. Her style is mainly realistic and although self-taught she has taken a number of workshops and classes. She captures Saskatchewan’s splendour in her paintings of wildlife and flowers. Her interest in Saskatchewan’s history is reflected in her scenes of old elevators, farmsteads, and churches. Many works depict Regina scenes, including the Legislative Buildings. Lately, she has become fascinated with capturing Saskatchewan’s ever changing sky. Her works of art are found in individual and corporate collections across Canada, the USA and overseas.
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Dianne ThompsonMember since 2017Dianne Thompson has been involved with art in some form all her life. She started drawing at a very young age and learned to paint in art classes as a teenager. In the early 90’s she took painting classes with Ward Schell and many other successful painters at the Neil Balkwill Centre, and joined the art community through the Prairie Artists Guild shortly after that. When her kids and work made life too busy, she decided to put away her brushes for a time. After becoming a Home Stager and seeing the canvases that were flying out of the doors of Retail stores, she decided to add her own large paintings to some of her Staged homes. She started painting wall and fence Murals, and in the fall of 2017 took 2 workshops from a highly successful Muralist in Flagstaff, AZ – Mural Joe Cornelius. Currently she has rejoined the Prairie Artists Guild and was excited to paint a large Mural on the south wall of Capital Electric with several of her Guild friends.
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Phone: (306) 581-5923
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Jim TothMember since 1988Jim has been painting almost all of his life in some form. I think the reason he was spanked at birth was because he had a paint brush stuck in his mouth. Through elementary school, high school at Balfour Tech where he took art from Margaret Messer and drafting from “Poppa” Bob Lewis, Jim always showed a great love and skill drawing, sketching, and painting. At university Jim’s love of art showed itself on the walls of Lutheran College and Seminary as large murals. Jim returned to Balfour in 1961 as a teacher and taught art with Margaret Messer. Entering into administration, Jim’s painting became a self satisfying undertaking – his first “plein air” being done in 1967 at Besant Campgrounds. (Which he still has). His choice of medium became oils with which he continued until his wife’s health dictated that he change to watercolours. He continued in waters, painting mainly florals until his wife’s death when he moved back to oils, a medium he primarily uses today. In order to improve his skills, Jim and his wife Cheryl have travelled tens of thousands of miles to paint with Marc Hanson, Scott Christensen, Matt White, Randal Sexton, Jim Wilcox, Linda Kemp, to name a few of the many well known artists he has shared time with. Today the prairies draw this 84 year old painter to capture its four season beauty. Landscapes are the topic of many but Jim is really an eclectic painter, painting that which touches a soft part of his heart. Therefore, it is not unusual to find portraits, animals, landscapes, birds, still lifes and florals in his portfolio. Jim tries to spend some time every day in his “art room” doing what brings great joy, peace and wonder to this “gent.”
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Natalie WhiteMember since 2020Nataliya Belaya (Natalie White) was born and raised in Ukraine. Her family moved to Regina, Canada in 2011 where they've lived ever since. Art has been Natalie's passion for as long as she can remember. Growing up, Natalie remembers using every opportunity to either draw, paint, sculpt, or craft. She finds creating something with her hands brings delight to her soul. At the age of 5 this passion brought Natalie to an art studio and later to the Art University of Kiev. Art enables Natalie to share the message of her heart – the message of hope, the message of encouragement, the message of peace and the message of joy. She sees art as a powerful tool that helps people encounter the beauty that surrounds us. Natalie hopes her artwork will inspire, bless, and refresh all who see it.
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Associate Members
Associate members are not full time members but are still part of the Prairie Artists Guild.
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Charlien BrittonMember since 1988Charlien grew up on a farm in east central Saskatchewan, and was one of seven children. Her rural background gave her an appreciation for nature, and the beauty that surrounds us. These are the subjects that are the focus of many of her paintings. Charlien is married and a mother of three children. She is employed by Canada Safeway. Although Charlien had the desire to pain years earlier, she didn't start painting until 1986, when she took a painting class from Ray Smith, an artist that taught her how to mix colours - a lesson she still practices today. Her other interests are horticulture, floral design, and pottery. When Charlien first joined Prairie Artists Guild in 1990, she changed her medium from oil to water and has experimented with different techniques. Charlien has also taken workshops from David Butt, Ann Hunter, Jack Reid and Danna Kriekle. Charlien's displays are of watercolour on mylar and are her impression of flowers, landscapes and impressionistic landscapes.
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Rose Marie FachetMember since 2014Biography coming soon!
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Carole FisherMember since 2001Carole was raised in Saskatchewan and has lived in various parts of Canada. After returning to Regina in 1993 she began taking art classes from Christine Lynn at the Neil Balkwell Center. This was followed by several classes at the Senior's Education Center with Martha Coles, Beth Gafney, Gerri Ann Siwek and Donna Kreikle. Carole has also attended several workshops led by Elaine Seis, David Butt, Michael Lonechild, and other Saskatchewan artists. She likes to try various mediums and particularly likes to pain flowers and the natural environment. Carole is also a member of the Art Gallery of Regina.
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Dave HengenMember since 1989Dave was born and raised near Windthorst, Saskatchewan, attended high school at Campion College in Regine, University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina. Haveing been raise on a far, an appreciation for nature was a vital influence in his desire to investigate painting as a hobby. It naturally followed that the preferred subject material for putting oil to canvas focussed on prairie scenes and birds, specially the majestic Canada Goose. Dave began paining around 1975, having taken classes first from Mr. A.W. Davey, Betty(Barbour) Robinson, Christine Lynn and more recently from Tom Young, David Butt, Zhong-Yang Huang, Jack Reid, Dean Bauche, Carl Schlademan and several from Michael Lonechild. The medium of choice was entirely oil up until 2002 when he switched to Acrylics. Dave was a featured artist for the month of November 1989 in the Saskatchewan Power Gallery on the Roof. He has displayed in Creatisphere, as well as many art shows in and around Regina. He was featured in the Joe Morn Gallery in July 2003,July 2005,July 2006, January 2008,July 2009 and at the final show every held at the Joe Moran Gallery in July 2010. He was also featured in the Riverhouse Gallery in Saskatoon September 2003. Dave's paintings can be found in the USA, New Zealand, Korea Japan and Switzerland, as well as in collections across Canada.
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