Lakes District News
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
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Inspired young Burns Lake artist
Lam, who goes into Grade 12 this fall in Vancouver at St. George’s School, took a course last year in art history and practice. During the course, Lam studied art history and began a course project inspired by the artists and their work he studied. “I liked Degas’ impressionistic use of light. He used the contrast of colours and the subtle use of shadows to create depth and perception.” His acrylic painting, ‘Forest Sonata’, currently hanging in the China Moon, was selected to be part of two student art exhibitions in Vancouver. Forest Sonata hung at Vancouver’s Pendulum Gallery and as part of a North Vancouver gallery showing of the Independent Schools Art exhibition. Lam went to the Vancouver private school after attending Lakes District Secondary School for grades 8 and 9. His inspirations come from the world around him, the rich green hues of his paintings reflect a youth surrounded by the forests of the Walter Strong photo Lakes District. Jeffery Lam stands before ‘Forest Sonata’ on display in the China Moon restaurant in Burns Lake. “I live out on Francois Lake, and I catch a lot of the Lam’s painting was recently part of two gallery exhibitions in Vancouver. sunsets,” Lam said. “I’d like to do a piece on that. In the future I’m thinking of doing a study of the seasons and their affect on the arts.” Despite showing early promise as a visual artist, Lam expects his art to remain a hobby. “I want to go to medical school,” he said. “This is just a hobby; a good way to de-stress.” Walter Strong Lam enjoys living in Vancouver during the school year for the opportunities it provides, but he hopes to return to Burns Lake at Diners at the Burns Lake China Moon restaurant have recently the eventual start of his career, to follow - even if only for a few been able to view two new paintings on the rear wall of the res- years - in the footsteps of another inspiration from his earlier taurant. They were both done by Jeffery Lam, who’s also at the Burns Lake years. restaurant this summer working for his parents. “Growing up, my family doctor was Dr. Norman. I’ve always The large paintings are works number three and four for Lam, been inspired by his interactions with people within the comafter taking up painting seriously little over a year ago. munity.”
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Local resident concerned about rate fairness
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