July 30, 2021
Artist in Residence – Patti Dyment
Living, hiking and painting in the Canadian Rockies for over three decades has given Canmore artist Patti Dyment a profound appreciation of, and connection to the mountain landscape.
She paints en plein air as much as possible.
“My work is intended to celebrate our common experience of beauty. Inspired by nature, I paint relentlessly, I study painting, I think about and dream about painting.
It’s a wonderful fascination.”
During her residency at A Bear and Bison Inn, Patti Dyment chose our gazebo for her primary painting studio. A sanctuary lined with cheerful flower baskets and a welcome solace from the sweltering sun.
An Artist and her painting reunite!
The year was 2015, Uptown Funk was topping the charts, and Artsplace was having one of the sensational Creative Combat Events. 10 local Artists face-off speed painting blank canvases in two nail-biting 20 minute rounds. Patti took up the challenge in her first of many Creative Combats.
Paintings created here are auctioned off as a fundraiser for Artsplace. Easily influenced by all things bear, our owner Lonny purchased the painting. It has been adoring the walls of A Bear and Bison Inn ever since.
Fast forward to 2021, over chit chat at A Bear and Bison Artist Residency. Patti and Lonny realise their connection and and the familiar face of a 20 minute bear portrait finally gets Patti’s signature.
See More of Patti Dyment
Bear Street Art and Nature Trail
Instagram Patti_Dyment
See details of our Artist in Residency Program
