Their love of landscapes landed them in Port Moody.
West Vancouver residents Marguerite Mahy and Lynn Webster may have different styles for painting but they're both head over heels for B.C.'s natural surroundings.
And tomorrow at the Port Moody Arts Centre, the pair will open their first joint exhibit, titled For the Love of Colour, focusing on the province's spectacular scenery.
They will display about 30 pieces, in acrylics and oils, showcasing oceans, boats, parks, mountains, flowers and trees - among other things - around the Vancouver region as well as the Sunshine Coast and Okanagan Valley, where Webster grew up.
Mahy, a British native who has attended art school in France and Mexico and has exhibited in Shanghai, describes her art as "semi-abstract" - that is, more focused on design, bright colours, shapes and composition rather than exact representation.
Meanwhile Webster, who met Mahy through the North Shore Artists' Guild, has a more soft, impressionistic approach to her environmental paintings and portraits. "There's quite a contrast with our work but we both love landscapes," Mahy said, "so we thought it would be a good idea to put them together for a show.And Port Moody seemed like an ideal place to do that," she said.
Also at PMAC this month are pen and ink drawings from Rose Kapp in a collection called Classical Critters. Her birds and animals are displayed in the Plum Gallery while in the Plum Display Case is work by Rachael Ashe, who has created a paper installation, called Cut. Fold. Repeat., for the facility's Cabinet of Curiosity.
The opening reception for the exhibits is Thursday, Oct. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at thePort Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. John's St.). The work is up until Nov. 10. The centre is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
