Celebrating Manitoba Artists – with Fairmont Winnipeg
Pulse Gallery is partnering with Fairmont Winnipeg to showcase the exceptional talent of Manitoba artists. Current work available for sale in the hotel lobby and the Gold Lounge has been created by local artists Leslie Franklin, and Marim Daien Zipursky.
Artists
Leslie Franklin
Leslie Franklin is an award-winning Manitoba artist whose vivid use of colour and loose, flowing style produces expressive, unconventional results. Working primarily in the mediums of alcohol ink and watercolour, her unique style combines elements of realism with free-flowing, non-traditional and vibrant colour, rendering unique interpretations of seemingly conventional subjects.
A focus in Leslie's work is the exploration of human and animal interactions with their environment. This love for animals and nature was evident early on and, coupled with natural talent, garnered Leslie several art awards through province-wide school competitions. It also led her to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree, while subsequently growing her artistic talents through seminars and workshops with renowned watercolour artists. Her science background underpins her experimentation with interactions and combinations of mixed mediums. It is perhaps this scientific knowledge, combined with her mastery of working in this challenging medium, that place her alcohol ink paintings in a league of their own.
Leslie is a select member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Manitoba Society of Artists, Northern Plains Watercolour Society and Assiniboia Group of Artists Collective. She has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions across Canada and the United States.
Albert at McDermot
Alcohol Ink , 32" x 62" framed
$3000
Basking Bears, Churchill
Alcohol Ink , 32" x 62" framed
$3000 - sold
Dance the Night Away
Alcohol Ink, 26" x 26" Framed
$1150
Diving for Dinner
Alcohol Ink, 50" x 50" framed
$3800 - sold
Early Harvesters
Alcohol Ink, 50" x 38" framed
$3200
Paws in the Tulips
Alcohol Ink, 32" x 32" framed
$1750
Take Walk on the Wild Side
Alcohol Ink, 38" x 32" framed
$2200 - sold
Marim Daien Zipursky
Current ceramic pieces on display in the Gold Lounge are the work of local artist Marim Daien Zipursky. Marim uses the ancient process of smoke firing in her exquisite sculptural creations. Instead of traditional glazes, Marim incorporates organic materials, such as rose petals, straw and seaweed, as well as copper wire, steel wool, oxides and salt to create subtle patterns and colour.
During firing, many variables can impact the final creation – the way the bin is loaded, the temperature of the firing, the additives to the sawdust and even the weather. When fully cooled, the work is removed from the ashes, cleaned and sealed. No two pieces are the same – each piece is a unique surprise.
Cracked Ice
smoked fired clay
$250
Fire and Ice
smoked fired clay
$300
First Snowfall
smoke fired clay
$250
Midnight
smoke fired clay
$300
Skin Deep
smoke fired clay
$250
Taking Root
smoke fired clay
$375
Ties That Bind
smoke fired clay
$325
Mohan Tenuwara
Mohan Tenuwara is Winnipeg-based artist working primarily in oil and acrylics. As an artist, musician and practicing architect, Mohan's creativity has many outlets. His paintings reflect his love of architecture and he draws parallels in his depictions of prairie sky, horizon lines, fields and water. Capturing light and celebrating it through texture is at the forefront of his work. Mohan's scenes of rural Manitoba reflect a stark yet beautiful reality, often warmed by an infusion of light. He sees his role as part of a storytelling tradition. He supplies a setting, sometimes adding characters, and hopes viewers will use their own experiences to complete the story.
Born and raised in the coastal town of Galle in Southern Sri Lanka, Mohan moved to Canada in 2005. Mohan lives with his wife and two sons in Winnipeg.
My Manitoba, Where the Sun Resides
Acrylic, 48" x 60"
$6000