En Pointe! A Night at the Ballet

Join us on Saturday November 3 for an intimate evening of live art, live dance and live music. Begin your evening with an exclusive dinner hosted by Gordon Sombrowski, Chair of the Fernie Museum Patrons' Council and past Chair of the Alberta Ballet, artist Gordon Milne and Yukichi Hattori, Artistic Director of Hattori | Williamson School of Ballet, at Park Place Lodge. The highlight of the evening will be a performance of a new work, Reverence, choreographed by Yukichi Hattori while artist Gordon Milne creates a large-scale painting of the dancers.



Perfect Line 

November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
Opening Reception November 1
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Fernie Museum, Fernie BC









The Rising
acrylic on canvas        72” X 48”

I’m pleased to present my most recent painting. The Rising is based on my firm belief that our earliest instincts (aside from food, shelter and survival) include scratching images into the dirt and onto cave walls, pounding out rhythms on hollow logs and dancing around fires. Art, spiritualism and magic defined our earliest ancestors search for who we are and why we are here. Sadly, throughout our history, we have slowly assigned less and less importance to these primal instincts and, as a result, the world around us has become more grey and uncertain. The Rising is a painting about us and who we’ve always been -- emerging from ignorance to light. It's a painting about hope.

This painting is available for purchase. Please contact the artist for additional information.

Portrait: Adrienne Lem    
acrylic on canvas        48” X 36”

A commissioned piece. It was a pleasure working with Adrienne in creating this painting celebrating her past career as a ballet dancer. The painting now hangs proudly in her living room.

Renversé /Jonathan Renna      
acrylic on canvas        72” X 48”

When I began attending morning classes, Jonathan Renna was the first dancer to introduce himself and make me feel welcome in, what was then, a very intimidating atmosphere for me. His friendly and outgoing demeanor and his efforts to make me feel at home were very much appreciated and we've remained friends. After a distinguished career with Alberta Ballet Jonathan joined The National Ballet of Canada as a first soloist. This painting represents Jonathan performing his favourite move – a Renversé.

This painting is available for purchase. Please contact the artist for additional information.

Kelley's Move  
acrylic on canvas     72" X 48"

Kelley McKinlay is in his 15th season with Alberta Ballet. Not only is Kelley a remarkable and seasoned dancer he is also a true lover of the arts. For the many years that I have known Kelley he  has always taken an interest in my artistic efforts, graciously answered my many questions, posed for sketches and patiently explained  the subtleties of movement in dance. This is my third painting of Kelley.and hopefully there will be more to come. This painting represents Kelley completing a Corsair Jump -- from the highest point of the jump to the strength and solidity of the. landing. Strength, fluid motion, discipline and artistry all define Kelley. What an honour to paint him.

This painting is available for purchase. Please contact the artist for additional information.

Chassé Coupé Jeté     acrylic on canvas     48" X 72"

Happy New Year everyone! I'm very excited to present my first painting of 2017 -- a portrait of Alberta Ballet artist Nicole Caron. This is my third painting of Nicole and it's so easy to be inspired by her energy and enthusiasm. Nicole is a beautiful dancer who brings an electricity and vibrancy to her performances that never fails to capture the attention of the audience. Although this is primarily a portrait of Nicole, the subject of the painting centres on Nicole's favourite dance move. Chassé Coupé Jeté represents the sequence of positions that translate as movement throughout the piece -- but it's Nicole's joyful presence that brings it to life.

This painting is available for purchase. Please contact the artist for additional information.