Alberta explored in new Kiwanis Gallery exhibit

Travelling the highways and byways around Alberta inspired Lynn LeCorre to not only discover what Alberta’s landscapes have to offer but to get out of her car and paint the landscape right on the spot! Dust, wind, rain, – it didn’t matter as long as she could capture the image of her beloved province.

Although, sometimes, she had to use a photograph when stepping out didn’t work, such as capturing the winter landscape or to get the aerial views from an airplane or the perfect view from the middle of a road.

Born in Regina but raised in St. Albert, Lynn has lived in Northern Alberta (Grande Prairie and High Level) for 21 years and Jasper for a few years. She has been an Alberta girl her whole life. The landscapes around the various places she lived inspired this exhibit after a move to Red Deer in 2016 to become the Education Coordinator at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. She balances that job with teaching youth painting classes for Culture Services with the City of Red Deer. She is once again excited to explore the southern province with fresh eyes for new compositions and landscape challenges. That was the impetus for this show – to see how diverse the landscape is all across Alberta from her road trips and painting excursions.

“Why ‘Alberta Bound?’ I love a road trip! The diverse Alberta landscape inspires me. Having lived in Alberta all my life (from Edmonton, Jasper, High Level, Grande Prairie and now Red Deer) and with all my travels across the province, I am continually in awe of this land,” says LeCorre.