Morning Corral, West of Edmonton
18.75 x 22.75 in (47.6 x 57.8 cm) including frame
Leonard Gibbs
Leonard "Len" Gibbs (1929-2010) was a Canadian super-realist painter known for his detailed depictions of Western Canadian life, particularly scenes featuring children and everyday activities. Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Gibbs was largely self-taught and worked primarily in acrylics, though he also created watercolors and dry brush drawings. After serving in the Royal Navy, including aboard the submarine HMS Tallyho, and working as creative director for an advertising agency in Edmonton, Gibbs left the business world in 1968 to pursue painting full-time.
Gibbs developed his paintings through a methodical process, beginning with sketches and preliminary watercolors before building up the final works with thin brush strokes and colored glazes to achieve texture and luminosity. His subjects often emphasized the human form with particular attention to mood and emotion. His first solo exhibition at the Alex Fraser Gallery in Vancouver in November 1968 sold out on opening day, establishing a pattern of commercial success that continued throughout his career with sell-out shows in major Canadian cities, Seattle, and London, England.
Throughout his career, Gibbs exhibited extensively across North America, Europe, and Asia. Notable exhibitions included shows with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in London (1984, 1985, 1987), the Canadian Society of Marine Artists, a traveling group show in Beijing, Sichuan, and Shanghai in 1981. He received recognition as an Honorary Artist in Alberta in 1983 and became an Honorary Citizen of Victoria, BC in 1985. Beyond painting, Gibbs was an aviation enthusiast who earned his pilot's license at age 16 and built his own airplane, and he helped establish the annual "Painters at Painter's" event at Painter's Lodge in Campbell River, BC, which ran from 1994 to approximately 2014.
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