GRETA KAMP
Painting, Acrylic
Sunny Days, Naramata Bench
acrylic on canvas
10” x 20”
City: Penticton, British Columbia
Website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gretakamp
Artist Statement: Greta Kamp was born in Blairmore Alberta, and as a child sketched and painted the beautiful scenery and wildlife of Beaver Mines, Crows Nest Pass, and Waterton Lakes Alberta. Greta's great admiration for nature and animals, and her sensitivity to conservation have been a constant inspiration for art. It was as if she were born with a paint brush in her hand, and upon moving to Penticton with so much surrounding beauty she is having a difficult time putting the paint brush down.
Biography: Greta majored in art at the University of Calgary, and studied advanced oil painting at the Alberta College of Art and Design. She was a member of the Calgary Sketch Club. In 1976 her plein aire painting of the Okotoks train station was chosen as the image for the Annual Limited Edition Canadian Plate. In 2000 she won the McAre Award and prints of her heritage plein aire painting were distributed internationally. Greta was juried into the Federation of Canadian Artists in 2010 as an active member and subsequently two of her paintings were awarded Jurors Choice. Her work has regularly been juried into the Calgary Stampede Western Art Auction. Greta is a member of the Summerland Art Gallery, Okanagan Artisans Summerland, Naramata Art Studio (paintings displayed at Lang's Winery), The Nest, and Arts Up Studio. She was commissioned by Liquidity Winery for 12 works, Meyer Family Winery, and runner up in the B.C. Federation of Wild Life Artist of the Year. Paintings are in private, corporate, and international collections.