Bear Creek Park-inspired sketches, paintings at Surrey Art Gallery starting Aug. 8<\/p>\n
Published 8:00 am Saturday, August 8, 2026<\/p>\n
Members of South Surrey and White Rock Arts Society made their way to Bear Creek Park to create works for a new exhibit at Surrey Art Gallery. <\/p>\n
Opened Saturday, Aug. 8, Marking the Seasons features sketches and paintings inspired by the park where the gallery is located, 88 Avenue at King George Boulevard.<\/p>\n
Over the past year, artists with the group took their sketchbooks, paints and folding chairs and headed outdoors to depict the park\u2019s ever-changing landscape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking \u2018plein air\u2019 through sunshine, clouds, blossoms, and falling leaves, each artist returned to favourite spots throughout the park, capturing the changing seasons one brushstroke at a time,\u201d explains a post on surrey.ca\/artgallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n Admission is free to see Marking the Seasons until Nov. 1. Related events include a fall opening art party Oct. 3 and a Thursday Artist Talk<\/a> with watercolour artist Jess Rice<\/a>, Oct. 1. Rice grew up on a ranch in Montana and now lives on the West Coast, and both settings have influenced his work. \u201cHe paints bright, bold paintings which lean towards romantic realism,\u201d a bio says.<\/p>\n