Bio
Bonnie Hamlin has participated in numerous group and one
person shows, taught art to children, given watercolour workshops, and workshops
for teachers on teaching art. Bonnie has given talks on art appreciation and
drawing from ones imagination. She has worked part time at commercial freelance
art, which included illustrating for children's authors and doing cartoons for
rural newspapers. Bonnie now paints full time, working from her studio in the
Manitoba Interlake Region.
Bonnie has painted all of her life beginning her
deep understanding of colour theory when she learned to mix colours prior to
learning the alphabet. Her knowledge of art is a life long learning experience
as she continues to add to her library of hundreds of art books. She has also
attended workshops with leading artists, taken Art appreciation classes at the
Hamlin's extensive art knowledge base is evident in
the depth, mood and movement in her paintings and the life she brings to her
subjects.
More about Bonnie
Bonnie Hamlin was one of 56 artist from 10 countries who had a painting accepted into the very prestigious realism exhibition.
"The New Reality. The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century" will be touring American museums of Fine Art from 2008 to 2010.
"Dear Bonnie...everyone remarked on the beauty and professionalism of your artwork. Your art deserves this upcoming nationwide museum exposure!".
Ernestine Guita, International Guild of Realism.
Background on Bonnie
Bonnie and her husband Bob live on 80 acres northwest of
A photo of my studio during the first snow of the season October 27, 2003
Where inspiration comes from:
photo by Doug McKown
Bonnie and Bob white water paddling on the Bow River, Alberta Sept. 2004
photo by Doug McKown
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April 2004
photo by Jim Buckingham
Lunch break while back country skiing
Bonnie 3rd from left in red jacket, April 2004
