michael hepher art

Drawing in 3D with Michael Hepher ✍️⁠ ⁠ Mondays May 4th & 11th⁠ 6:00-9:00pm⁠ Adults & Ages 16+⁠ Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate⁠ $110 for both Sessions⁠ ⁠ Participants will learn essential techniques for drawing convincing 3D objects, starting with foundational forms such as spheres, cubes, and cylinders, the building blocks of more complex shapes. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll explore how light and shadow interact to give your drawings depth and realism. Guided practice will help you master the skills needed to make objects appear solid and grounded in an environment. This workshop is ideal for beginners and intermediate artists eager to bring their drawings to life.⁠ ⁠ Register on our website TODAY!⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #drawing #3ddrawing #artfoundations #workshop #drawingworkshop

This Friday at Bayleaf Indian Fusion Restaurant-Fernie we have a special show to end the Winter live music series 🎶🎵 Paul Silveria has spent 20 years developing his repertoire of folk songs, instrumentals, and vintage-styled originals - played on the banjo and presented with the stories behind the music. Paul has appeared at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, the Mission Folk Music Festival, the Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival, and many more. Book a table at Bayleaf Fernie this Friday!!

I was honoured to be asked by Irma @artgallerykimberley to be one of the jurors for this show: Unusual Angles, that is on display at The Laudromat gallery in Kimberley. It’s a wonderfully diverse show, and there is a closing reception tonight (Friday) from 6pm-8pm at the gallery. I will be there so come and say hello and check out the great art that the gallery has on display. #gallery #kimberley #artsandculture #kootenaylife #artlife

The last 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗴 story of 2025: Michael Hepher's Busy Hands, Calm Mind will lift you into the new year. ⁠ Read the story now on articulatemag.ca/busyhandscalmminds⁠ ⁠ Michael is a multidisciplinary artist and the founder of Clawhammer Press, a print-making studio in Fernie, BC. ⁠ Links to his website, projects, and social media can be found at the bottom of his story.

After a summer and fall of non-stop artists residencies and festival travel, we are pretty excited to see @michaelhepher back in his studio. And the results are exceptional!!! Check out these two lovelies, on the wall today! Added bonus, the artist is in the gallery until 4 today (Sunday). Come say HI!

I dropped a couple new pieces off @elevationfernie this week. Im hanging out at the gallery today (Sunday) until 4pm so come on down and say hello, and have a look at the finished piece. These are just a couple snaps of my favourite moments as a sneak peek. #gallery #oilpainting #ferniestoke #islandlake #artlife #downtownfernie #canadianartlovers

The continuing saga of this Red Eagle Lodge scene from my plein air trip to @islandlakelodge last April. I’ve had to tackle this one in smaller chunks than usual because my vision for the colour palette wasn’t really clear. I inched it forward bit by bit, but it’s closer to the end now than the beginning, so you gotta hold on. Candle for mood. #oilpainting #artlife #canadianartist #canadianrockies #islandlakelodge #ferniestoke

I can see that it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Is anyone else tired of playing the algorithm game with Meta? At any rate it doesn’t mean that I haven’t been working in the studio, and here’s some time lapse proof of a new piece I’m working on that came out of a very adventurous plein air ski sketching excursion to Island Lake Lodge with at Chrissy Nickerson in April. Now that the snow is falling, I’m feeling ready to tackle some of these winter images.

Rainy day ferry ride. #kootenaylake #kootenayliving #kootenaylaketourism #artlife #westarm #balfour #kootenaybay

I’ve sequestered myself in the west Koots for a couple of weeks. I didn’t bring paint or palette, block or burin. My goal in this stretch is to start the process of editing and sorting my 90 ArtBeat columns into something resembling a book. ArtBeat was started as an initiative to raise awareness for the creative industries in a sporty town, and to encourage artists and foster discussion amongst the locals. It has been published monthly in the @ferniefix since June 2018, with December 2025 being the last edition in that form. Over the years a number of people have encouraged me to put these thoughts together in one place, which is a daunting task to say the least. I do love the writing, and will continue to do so but am moving this part of my practice over to Substack so you can follow me there at michaelhepher.substack.com (link in bio) where you can see this book-type-thing come together, as well as a number of other thoughts about art, community, simplicity, and anything else that strikes my fancy. For now, here’s some random snaps from this beautiful part of the world during my first few days digging into this pile of paper. #writing #artlife #artbeat #firsttimeforeverything #retreat #getdownwithyourbadself #artpractice

More plein air fun @edfest35 in Cranbrook. Côme on down today until 2 or after 6pm. #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #edfest2025 #cranbrook #kootenaylife

Thanks to Lorraine for these photos of my short term park residency… come back tomorrow for more! #edfest #edfest2025 #artfestival #artinthepark #cranbrook #cranbrookbc🇨🇦