Name/Title
Saratoga Beach V. I Series [Tree]Entry/Object ID
2019.11.02cDescription
Drawing
This image is a stylized depiction of a large evergreen tree (plus two smaller) with sand, grasses, driftwood logs and background mountain views at Saratoga Beach, located at the north end of the Comox Valley on the eastern coast of North Central Vancouver Island. Presented in black and white, the large tree in the foreground dominates the landscape.Artwork Details
Medium
Conté crayon and graphite on paperSubject Place
Region
Pacific NorthwestContinent
North AmericaContext
Located about halfway between Campbell River and Courtenay, Saratoga Beach is a sheltered and white sandy beach stretching 2 km along the Strait of Georgia. The beach is in an extreme tidal area, and at low tide the gently sloping beach can extend a further half km. One of its notable features is the water's temperature, which are some of the warmest in the entire province. Popular with locals and tourists alike, the beach offers many activities and picturesque views of mainland mountains.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Gladys Kathleen Ewan (née MacKintosh) (1911-1996)Role
ArtistDate made
n.d.Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Born in Victoria, B.C., Gladys Kathleen Ewan (née MacKintosh) was a Canadian artist who did landscape, portrait and figure work, and was influenced by Cezanne and the early Cubists. Ewan studied at the Victoria School of Art under the accomplished Ina D.D. Uhthoff (1889-1971). She received her B.A. degree from the University of British Columbia and then studied at the Victoria Provincial Normal School. While working, she continued to develop her artistic skills at the Vancouver School of Art, the University of Washington and again, at the Victoria School of Art with abstract artist Margaret Peterson (1902-1997).
Ewan worked as a commercial artist during WWII and afterwards, doing advertising layout design and illustration for newspapers and other media, and then freelance commercial artwork for Woodwards Department Store, as well as a Vancouver lithography company. She exhibited her work in the mid- and late 1940s B.C. Artists exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery (1944, 1945, 1947, 1949 and 1950), winning the Beatrice Stone Medal for her oil painting in 1944. She also had work in the "British Columbia at Work" exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1944 and 1945, winning an Honourable Mention in 1945. She exhibited in the 1954 show "Five Women Painters of Victoria" at the Victoria Art Gallery. She was also a member of the B.C. Society of Artists (associate 1952-1966, member 1967). Ewan lived in Victoria where she worked in the libraries of Victoria College and later, the University of Victoria. Her works are found in private collections as well as in public gallery collections such as the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.Edition
Edition
Saratoga Beach V.I SeriesEdition Size
ThreeNotes
Assigned title of Tree. See also 2019.11.02a and 2019.11.02b.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Signed lower left: G K EwanDimensions
Dimension Description
SupportHeight
21 cmWidth
29.2 cmAcquisition
Acquisition Method
PurchaseDate
Nov 19, 2019Notes
Lunds Lot #125 Purchased - Series of 3 Ewan sketches for $25.00. See fileRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
By Gladys Kathleen MacKintosh Ewan:
2019.11.02a Saratoga Beach V.I Series [Log]
2019.11.02b Saratoga Beach V.I Series [Beach]
2019.11.02c Saratoga Beach V.I Series [Tree]![Saratoga Beach V. I Series [Tree], n.d. Conté crayon and graphite on paper by Gladys Kathleen Ewan (née MacKintosh) (1911-1996)](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/5457/b70c7360-d3c4-11ec-b228-51d82028998f-vUVFFSL.lg@2x.jpg)
