They identify as “Men Who Paint.”
Plein-air painting is a style of art that emphasises creating art outside in the landscape as opposed to in a studio.
The 2007-founded group is currently engaged in that.
Greg Hargarten, one of the five men who make up Men Who Paint, says, “Since then, we’ve travelled all around Canada and even abroad, plein-air painting together.”
The group gathered in Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, at the Kenderdine facility.
It initially began as a shared enthusiasm, according to fellow member Paul Trottier, but that connection has changed with time.
These are my friends, Trottier declared. I frequently speak with these individuals. We frequently discuss the arts.
“The variety of our backgrounds in the workplace keeps things interesting. We all have different points of view.
They held a pop-up exhibition at the Willows Golf and Country Club in Saskatoon this past weekend to commemorate their 15th anniversary.
The Rocky Mountains and the far north in the Yukon are among the many Canadian landscapes that Trottier and his companions paint. Trottier claims that the art portraying Saskatchewan is unique in some way.
Painting on the grasslands usually makes us feel sentimental. It’s our home, it’s our place,” he said.
For a painter, the variety of habitats and natural beauty in this area is particularly exciting.
Co-founding member of the city’s Funky Artsmiths art school is Karen Welch-Smith. Every time the group visits the city, she says she takes her students because it’s an excellent learning experience for them.
She added, “It’s just nice for children to experience it and be a part of it, and then having the chance to hear people talk about art and join that conversation.”
“(Men Who Paint) take the same kind of scene and paint in so many various ways, use different colours, and it’s not always blue sky and green trees,” says one of them.
Another member of Men Who Paint, Ken Van Rees, claims that he entered the world of art later than his other group members.
Van Rees admits, “I understood nothing at all about painting.” “I didn’t even know what the primary colours were, and so I’ve had this process journey the last 15 years since 2005 learning about art.
“Anyone can do it if I can do it,”
He claims that being able to display his work makes him happy and that he hopes it will encourage others to explore their own creative potential.
“Avoid being hesitant to leave your comfort zone. I think that’s the most important thing. ”.
Local Saskatchewan painters celebrate their 15th anniversary
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