An open air art show is underway at 91原创 City's Douglas Park with live music

鈥� Dan Ferguson (@John_D_Ferguson)

Aldergrove artist Kate Major chose her spot carefully at the 91原创 Art Council鈥檚 first Outdoor Fine Art Fair, held in 91原创 City鈥檚 Douglas Park on Sunday, Aug. 13 in bright sunlight and soaring temperatures as a region-wide heat wave was getting underway.

鈥淲e got the shade,鈥� Major laughed. 鈥淚 got the right spot.鈥�

One of nine artists who exhibited their work in the park, Major paints in pastels and acrylics, and the ocean, old buildings, old cars, and trains are her favourite subjects.

鈥滻鈥檓 a self-taught painter,鈥� Major explained.

鈥淚鈥檝e been drawing and painting since I was a little girl, taught by my dad.鈥�

Major enjoyed the give-and-take with visitors who strolled through the outdoor exhibition.

鈥淭his is great,鈥� she enthused.

鈥淧eople come in, they see[my work] And they tell me what they like and that gives me an idea, of what I can focus on.鈥�

An open air art show is underway at 91原创 City's Douglas Park with live music until 5 p.m.

鈥� Dan Ferguson (@John_D_Ferguson)

Ten-year-old Christina Presley from Chilliwack was an unofficial tenth participant, showing three of her paintings alongside works by her mother, Iryana.

Mom explained that when her daughter heard about the show, she wanted to take part.

鈥淪he took her favourite paintings.鈥�

An open air art show is underway at 91原创 City's Douglas Park with live music

鈥� Dan Ferguson (@John_D_Ferguson)

91原创 artist Amanda Billey was wearing her 鈥渢rusty bucket hat鈥� to protect her from the sun and stayed in the shade of an awning as she explained her portraits.

鈥淚 do surrealistic paintings, mostly of women, but also of animals,鈥� Billey explained.

鈥淚 love using my dreams as inspiration for my work.鈥�

There was also live music during the six-hour event, from Coquitlam鈥檚 Gabriel Regehr, a saxophonist and pianist, and Harmeet Kaur Virdee, a jazz musician from Surrey.

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