Kunamokst Mural

06/27/2021

Not just tourists love to have their photos taken with the Kunamokst Mural...but the local islanders do, too! 🥰

05/16/2021

Who would dispute the perfect title for this painting? "Underwater Sunshine" is by Kelly Everill, who says "the way the suns light reflects into water and creates amazing playgrounds for our underwater creatures" was the inspiration for this painting. See her work in Comox, or visit her online at www.kellysart.ca

05/07/2021

The world of 2020 has changed many things and we have lost many Galiano Community events for last year and this year. Our favourite of course was the Galiano Literary Festival, held at the Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa each year, with the Mural as the background for all the excitement.

No festival this year...but the world is getting brighter and plans are underway for next year! We will see you then! Galiano Island Books Galiano Island Tourism

04/14/2021

Our Kunamokst Mural on Galiano Island inspired this amazing mural in Chemainus! The Southern Gulf Islands

Each of 33 squares pushed together into one mural

01/31/2021

Creating a lifetimes of art enjoyment starts early.

12/26/2020

While not in the Kunamokst Mural, it was created by the artists who designed it. A piece that captures today, Christmas Day. https://www.muralmosaic.com/gallery/fine-art/the-nativity/

11/11/2020

Lest we forget. Perhaps the best Kunamokst Mural painting to feature on Remembrance Day: this beautiful rendering of Glacial Poppies by artist Brian Scott. More of his work at https://bscottfinearts.ca

11/06/2020

Each piece in the Kunamokst Mural has its own story. And as many times as we look at it, we find another story within a story. This painting of a Dogwood and a Lunar Moth is a beautiful "hidden" contribution by B.C. artist Lynn Erin. You can see more of her work at http://www.fireweedartstudio.com/

11/01/2020

Perfect for this first of November morning is this beautiful painting by Gordon Hensche, appropriately called "November Morning – Mid-Coast"
This painting is in Mackenzie Sound, one of the inlets leading off Queen Charlotte Strait. There are nearly 300 Resident Orcas in the area each summer, following the salmon runs. This is November when there are just a few remaining Orcas searching for the Chum or “Dog” salmon that run this time of year. November rains have usually appeared and the area is filled with clouds and mist.
Check out more of his work at www.henschelfinearts.com

10/23/2020

Lewis Lavoie has captured beautifully a solitary bird, on a sandy beach, as the waves are moving past. Galiano and the Southern Gulf Islands are located in a very special part of the world. With a temperate, almost Mediterranean climate, and a spectacular location in the corridor flight path of many migratory birds, it is a bird watchers’ island paradise. The Southern Gulf Islands

10/18/2020

This beautiful piece by Elissa Anthony is called "Wasgo and the Spirit Hunters". Wasgo is portrayed on the back of a barnacled Whale in the foreground, The Salmon spirits retreat underwater just above Wasgo. The canoeists in a traditional Haida boat represent the spirits of ancestors past. In the background the killer whales play and their departed ancestors follow behind them. Wherever we go we are one with those who came before us ~ a collective memory. (See more of Elissa's work at https://elissaanthonystudioandgallery.ca/

09/29/2020

In painting landscapes, artist Laura Kaardal breaks down the view into its basic elements, lines, colours. Here we see her view of a seaside tree leaning away from the wind. Formerly from the West Coast, Laura now makes her home in Ottawa. https://www.laurakaardal.com/about