Sarah van der Helm

Pink Tulip

2018

Pink Orchids, 2019

Pink Delights

Charles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting, and patriotic images have earned their place in the nation's museums and the Canadian art canon. The Barn, along with Queen Elizabeth and the Moose, forms a triad of icons that Charles Pachter has repeatedly visited over the course of his career. Completed in 2021, this exemplary painting introduces Pachter's flowers. This recent series focuses on an entirely new subject for the artist that started early on in the pandemic. Realized in a time of uncertainty and despair, this body of work is remarkably optimistic. As with the best of his work, Pachter's charming imagery presents a new narrative on Canadiana, this time detailing the diverse flora encountered in his close surroundings. Capturing the profile of this romantic pink tulip...

Tulip 18, archival pigment print photograph, printed on Fine Art paper by Tim Nighswander. It is 32x24, framed in a white frame to 40x32 with a UV plexiglass. It is a limited edition of 15, signed and numbered. The fine detail makes this stunning pink tulip appear to be a painting. His career in photography began in college at Kent State University and has led him from photojournalism and award-winning commercial photography to his current status as a sought-after photographer in the specialized field of photographing fine art. For many years he has photographed comprehensive art collections through the US and this knowledge and exposure to art, has given Nighswander great understanding of themes that have been a consistent part of his personal imagery. This botanical series of photographs dance...