WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAMDieter Schlatter (19402020) was a Swiss born, British Columbiabased artist whose richly layered paintings reflect a lifetime of creative exploration and intellectual depth. Beginning his artistic journey as a black and white photographer and published author in Europe, Schlatter later turned fully to painting in 1990, embracing it as his most powerful form of expression. Entirely self taught, he developed a distinctive style rooted in art history yet

Fairview has all the snow

cultural symbolism

and a strong sense of place

Inuit printmaking quickly became a vital form of cultural expression

MINOR HANDLING MARKS NOTED

I truly enjoy visiting and photographing there but I feel so much more connected to the land of Wood Buffalo National Park

as they require patient sanding and polishing

18K GOLD PLATE PYRITE

Tom Hunt is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist known for his deep connection to traditional Northwest Coast carving and design

This results in highly tactile surfaces and it’s like looking at a landscape through emotion instead of through a camera

with many paintings developed from time spent hiking

offering a balance of abstraction and representation that sparks curiosity