La Frenze

www.lafrenzwinery.com

Armed with twenty years of experience in both the Canadian and Australian wine industries, the Martins fulfilled their lifelong dream of producing world-class wine in their own winery.

ROBYN LAKE

Robyn Lake had her first solo exhibition in 1996. She continues to develop her expressive style, painting  a  variety  of subject matter, from intimate  close up  views  of flowers and  fruit,   to panoramic views of the landscape. Her luscious sensual paintings reflect her intense love of the land here, and the vibrant colours express her emotional response to her subject matter.

 “I focus on the positive things about the world we live in and try to put this energy into my paintings, regardless of subject matter."   

Robyn’s vibrant oil and acrylic paintings have been in numerous solo and group exhibitions and are in collections around the globe.

KEN GILLEPSIE

Ken was born in Vancouver in 1948 and spent most of his life in Calgary until moving to the Okanagan in 2000. He has been a full time professional artist for many years and is a senior signature member (S.F.C.A) of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Ken has done many solo shows (including sell-outs) in top Canadian Galleries. His works are collected world wide in private and public collections. Ken’s artwork has been in several Publications including ‘International Artists’ magazine in their ‘Master Painters of the World’ section.

JERRY MARKHAM

Jerry Markham was born in Alberta, Canada in November 1978 and in recent years moved to British Columbia where he currently resides.

Jerry’s interests, experiences and travels play a significant role in the subjects he chooses to paint. His focus as a painter is to represent nature and human activity in an artistic fashion in order to leave a history for others to enjoy and experience through his expression of a subject.

Painting from life is very important to Jerry in order to capture and represent the true essence of a subject. His typical process includes doing drawings and small studies of his subject from life, then he completes a larger painting in the studio. His medium of choice is oil.

He comments: “Painting, for me, has evolved into a series of life experiences. It is a personal journey of discovery, challenges, and an exploration of knowledge. I am always surprised as to what subjects I find interesting and beautiful.”

Jerry, whose paintings are collected worldwide, is a member of the Oil Painters of America and Federation of Canadian Artists. Recent awards and accomplishments include being featured in International Artist Magazine's Landscape Competition (February/March 2010 issue), The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition in the landscape category (November 2009 issue), a finalist in the last four competitions in Canadian Brushstroke Magazine, as well as a number of awards at exhibitions in 2009. He is also the active President of the Central Okanagan Chapter of the FCA for 2009/2010. More information can be found at www.jerrymarkham.com.

DAVE NICHOLAS

Penticton artist, Dave Nicholas, is a long-time resident of the Southern Okanagan coming to the area in 1965 to teach art in the high schools of Oliver and Osoyoos. Since that time Dave has shown his watercolours in both group and one-man shows throughout Southern B.C. and has taught classes in watercolour and design in a number of Okanagan communities.

 Dave studied art at the University of B.C. and over the years  has taken a number of workshops from internationally recognized watercolour painters. Dave’s watercolours use the varied landscape of the Okanagan valley as the subject matter for his work. He has a particular appreciation of the distinctive colours of the dry interior as changes occur from season to season. Dave, now retired from teaching, works out of his studio in Penticton where he lives with his wife , Angela.