Lake Breeze

www.lakebreeze.ca

They have 17 acres under vine and grow nine different varietals including pinot blanc, semillon, merlot and cabernet franc. Their annual production is currently 9,000 cases making them a relatively small winery. However, good things come in small packages – they boast several award winning wines, a popular patio lunch, a new self-catering cottage and one of the prettiest settings anywhere.

VIV LIESKOVSKY

A long time resident of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, Viv’s paintings are in public, private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. She holds a B. Ed (Fine Arts) and a M.Ed (Counselling Psychology) from the University of British Columbia and has been an art educator, counsellor, and administrator in the public school system for more than 30 years. She is a frequent presenter of workshops at the local level and has facilitated sessions at provincial and national art conferences.
 
Viv’s art has always been influenced by the play of light on natural elements and is particularly intrigued by the designs, colours, textures and shapes found in landscapes and nature.
 
Viv and her husband Dave enjoy spending time together with their ten year old daughter, Heather (an emerging artist!)

GEORGE TRAICHEFF

George prefers to work en plein air as much as possible and uses these field sketches and observations to complete larger studio works. He has studied at the Arts Student’s League (NY) and Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montreal. He has studied with Clarence Tillenius and the late Robert Lougheed, who both had a vast influence on his life and work. Traicheff’s art can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide including the collection of Prince Phillip.

ROD CHARLESWORTH

"The world around us is forever changing. The many moods of the Canadian landscape provide a formidable challenge for me as a painter. I hope that upon observing my work, the viewer will understand something of what I feel about painting."

Rod Charlesworth was born in Terrace, BC in 1955. At the age of seven he moved to the Okanagan Valley where his fascination for drawing and painting developed. He still lives in the Okanagan, although much of his subject matter is derived from various areas of Western Canada. Rod's work is represented in many corporate and private collections in Canada and the United States. He is also represented by fine commercial galleries throughout Canada.
"In my paintings I try to evoke feelings and emotions about places, instead of rendering strict analytical representations of them. I use colour as a structural tool to bring out what I feel is essential in terms of light, dark, cool and warm. This in turn brings out the spirit of the painting.

CONNOR CHARLESWORTH

Connor is a young artist with a love for experimenting and colour. His love of art has been nurtured from a very young age. He has been surrounded by paintings and talk of art and artists his entire life. He has attended many exhibition openings and has visited museums where he has seen works of art that have had a big influence on him such as Monet, Van Gogh, and The Group Of Seven. Connor began painting at the age of six and sold his first painting at the age of 10. His work is very painterly, sometimes incorporating different material such as glass, or cloth for texture.
Recently, he has been experimenting with acrylics. Interested in the abstract expressionists such as Pollock and De Kooning, he has been painting in ways that express feeling and depict meaning. To be able to put the canvas on the floor, and work around the piece makes him feel more in tune or emotionally connected to the painting. He has recently participated in the BC Lions Society's Eagles in the City public art fundraiser for children with disabilities alongside his dad, as well as been a part of the Kelowna Art Gallery's Art in Action youth show entitled Inside Out.
"My school art teacher has taught me how to explore all aspects of art and every medium. I have been doing studies on specific objects, examining their form and properties, and expressing my interpretation of them via drawing, painting, writing etc. Examining things in such a way allow you to have a better understanding of your surroundings and how things work and coexist. I will always have an overpowering interest in how paint can be applied and dragged around on a surface. It’s the fascination and discovery of new applications that makes me want to go muck around in the studio."