Tag Archives: Oil painting

Vancouver artist leanne christie painting of 2 cyclists on Denman Street

Catching Up. Oil on canvas. 8″ x 8″ SOLD

The single white stroke on the front cyclist’s back and the little dashes which magically conjure the rear cyclist’s helmet, epitomize the reason I paint.  These strokes are the culmination of a thousand previous strokes and are so simple that it would have been easy to miss them while painting.  It is becoming increasingly clear [...]

Vancouver artist Leanne Christie painting of cargo ship being loaded with the Iron Worker

Downloading. Oil on canvas. 30″ x 30″

An employee at Viterra had been dismissed for failing to attend work on numerous occasions. The employee had had an operation resulting in an absence and was having to deal with numerous problems with his son

Oil painting by local Vancouver artist Leanne Christie based on archived photo of the building of the Lion

A Guiness Gift. Oil on canvas. 24″ x 24″

Rogers had been denied a beer at the hotel as he was a negro. He sued for damages and won but the ruling was now being appealed and the appeal was allowed on the basis that the owner had the right to serve who he wanted.

Vancouver artist Leanne Christie painting of the interior of the Vancouver Law courts

The Measure. Oil on canvas. 36″ x 48″

Robert Pickton was tried and convicted for the murders of 6 women, he was charged in the deaths of 20 and confessed to the deaths of 49. He received life in prison without the possibility of parole.