MICHAEL SIME: MY JOURNEY
Meadowlark with a Story to Tell
conté and charcoal on paper
14” x 18”
Note: These are indeed confusing and troubled times. Maybe the Meadowlark depicted in my drawing was anticipating trouble — the Meadowlark Festival and the associated show of my art at the Penticton Art Gallery both cancelled! But not all is lost: Paul and McKaila to the rescue! I hope you enjoy this virtual show…
The Journey (Starry Starry Night)
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
Note: See Suzi Q, my little dog, in lower right corner.
Lady, Bird, Skaha Lake
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Tom Jasper
Let There Be Peace on Earth
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
The Shadow
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Des Anderson
The Six Stones
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Jamie + Jill Robertson
Story of Six Stones with Gold
conté, charcoal, and gold acrylic on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Florian + Erica Mauer
Anything Can Happen on a Wednesday Night
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Pat + George Proudfoot
Super Hero
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Lady with Green Hat and Bird on Washing Day
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Laila + Al Campbell
Artist Friend Drawing at the Shatford
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
The Bare Minimum
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Roméo Dallaire
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Note: I tried in this image to capture his past and ongoing suffering from his post traumatic stress disorder. I drew this while he was being interviewed on television. A brave man.
The Moon has Fallen
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Kena + Laurence Cormier
Note: Originally this was to be a picture of Eve in the Garden of Eden, with the white circle being the apple. Carole (my wife), thought that it looked like the moon. Hence the poem:
The moon has fallen,
come sing and I will dance for you
little cuckoo bird.
Lady with Bird
acrylic on paper
18” x 24”
Lady with Yellow Hat
conté and charcoal on paper
14” x 18”
Collection of Kena + Laurence Cormier
Artists and Model, Wednesday Night at the Shatford
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
First Fridays at the Penticton Art Gallery
conté and charcoal on paper
16” x 20”
Drawing Tavis at Leir House I
conté and charcoal on paper
16” x 20”
Drawing Tavis at Leir House II
conté and charcoal on paper
18” x 24”
Drawing Tavis at Leir House III
conté and charcoal on paper
14” x 18”
Daisies
watercolor on paper
12” x 14”
Note: This was my very first attempt at painting with watercolors. On my retirement, the staff on the maternity ward at the Penticton Regional Hospital gave me a wonderful new lens for my camera with which I photographed these daisies in my garden. I was not happy with the background. It was raining scattered big globs. With my hand covering the flowers I let two globs land on the upper part of the painting. I then dropped two different blues into the pools. I think this was the moment when I became hooked on painting.
Lady with Red Hair, Flowers, and Bird
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Alex + Cheryl Fong
Lady with Blue Hat and Bird
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
The Dancer
conté and charcoal on paper
14” x 18”
Private Collection
My Friend the Viola Player
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
Collection of Kathy + Edd Anderson
String Trio
conté and charcoal on paper
18” x 14”
The Accordion Player
conté and charcoal on paper
14” x 18”
Collection of Shannon Ford
Imagery and Statistics
acrylic on paper
4 x 6 ft
Note: Some years back, whilst waiting for a flight in the Kelowna airport, I opened up a magazine. I was horrified to see for the first time the photograph taken by the late Kevin Carter of a vulture and a starving little girl. For three years (1968 to 1971) I worked in Livingstone, Zambia as the physician in charge of running (among many other things) the obstetric department. In 1990 I undertook a detailed analysis of every single delivery in the unit. (Remember the punch cards?) This report was published by the Zambian Council for Scientific research. Based on this report I was invited to join a group, funded by the Bill Gates Foundation and the World Bank, centered at the University of Aberdeen, who were investigating ways to more accurately determine maternal mortality statistics around the world. Being a clinician rather than a statistician I chose to take up the offer of a job in Penticton!
The horrific back ground statistics in this painting are for the year 2011. The footprints are mine. Thankfully each year the situation has shown progressive improvement in the statistics for both maternal and infant mortality. There is still a long way to go.
The Three Magi
conté and charcoal on paper
18” x 24”
Collection of St. Barbara’s Anglican Church, Okanagan Falls
Racing on Bassenthwaite Lake, Cumberland UK
watercolor on paper
15” x 16”
Note: I shared ownership of the "OK" sailing dinghy, with the blue sails, with a friend. Together we would aggressively race others on beautiful Bassenthwaite lake in Cumberland UK in 1967.
Racing, Bassenthwaite Lake, UK
stoneware lamp
Collection of David + Janet Sime
Sailing, Skaha Lake
acrylic on paper
30” x 30”
Cabin in the Woods, Yorkton, Saskatchewan
watercolor on paper
18” x 14”
Note: Together with a friend, I constructed his small winterized cabin on land we had purchased just outside Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Grain Elevators, Yorkton Saskatchewan
oil on paper
20” x 24”
Collection of David + Janet Sime
Note: I borrowed Carole's oils for this one a long time ago!
A Blissful Spot, Skaha Lake
watercolour on paper
16” x 20”
Lady with Green Dress and Bird
acrylic on paper
20” x 16”
Collection of Froukje Schabracq, Amsterdam
Darfur
conté and charcoal on paper
16” x 20”
Note: My submission to the Darfur exhibition held at Leir House. The dove of peace has morphed into a bomber. The figure strongly influenced by Picasso's Guernica. Quoting Picasso; "It's not OK to copy, but it's OK to steal!"
Plein Air (with a difference) with Friends
conté and charcoal on paper
24” x 18”
Note: My effort while sitting on my deck.
Working and Living Outside the Box
acrylic on paper
4 x 6 ft
Collection of Syscor Engineering, Victoria B.C.
Note: There was an art show at the Penticton Art Gallery to celebrate the city's centennial. This was my submission. The foot prints are mine. The paw marks were those of my dog Daisy.
Lady with Red Shoes and Bird
acrylic on canvas
16” x 20”
Note: This was one of my efforts at long pose painting at the Shatford Centre.
Model with Golden Hair
conté, charcoal, and gold acrylic paint on paper
16” x 20”
Vase of Flowers
acrylic on paper
20” x 16”
Chobe Elephant
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
The Mouse
charcoal on paper
10” x 18”
Note: Sometimes a simple drawing becomes special and can be used to describe the fundamentals required to make a drawing work. In this case, the requirement was to get one line right and the eyes in the right place! I used a big chunk of charcoal forcing it into the paper in a manner where the charcoal broke up on the surface. I then used my fingers to move the charcoal over the paper exerting various degrees of pressure in the process. Sadly I haven't been able to repeat this process with the same degree of success. I think that had to be a very special chunk of charcoal…
Christmas Robin standing in for the Dove of Peace
conté and charcoal on paper
20” x 24”
Collection of Fiona Sime + Don Kolysher
Molly the Goat
bronze sculpture
11” x 15”
George and Bird
ceramic plate
Fish Goblet
Bird
ceramic plate
In the Pink, Lady with Bird
conté on paper
11” x 14”
Quick Loose Portrait of a Lady
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Margot Ravenstar
Skaha Lake Lady and Bird
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Summerland Art Gallery
The Suspicious Bird
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Private Collection
TJ
conté and charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of TJ Critchlow, Ireland
Charcoal Life Drawing at the Shatford
charcoal on paper
11” x 14”
Collection of Elizabeth + Tom Landecker
A few of the images depicted in this show have been purchased but I do not know in whose collection they reside. For this I apologize. The remainder I have retained in our own collection to facilitate any future live exhibition.