Harman & Bev Delyea
Painter & Stained Glass Artists
Harman is a self-taught artist and an avid outdoorsman. He started sketching with coloured pencils and went on to paint wildlife in acrylic. He enjoys recreational times with outdoor activities in the Rocky Mountains. His interests were studying and observing the natural world from an early age. Early in his painting experience, he was awarded for a life-like presentation of wildlife at a juried art show in Cranbrook. In 1993, a painting was selected to appear in an exhibition of contemporary B.C. artists. In 1994, a painting was chosen as a finalist for the B.C Visual Art Show. One of his works was one of three finalists selected from across Canada for the back cover of Readers Digest Magazine. Over the years, his paintings began to include landscape paintings and fishing, birds and flowers of the Rockies. Harman is an exhibiting member of the Canadian Federation of Artists.
Bev is a Fernie resident who creates one-of-a-kind mosaics, mostly using stained glass. Her first mosaic—a framed mirror was created in a workshop taught by Ilona Webster and Bev has been doing mosaics ever since. An open mind and enjoyment of multiple forms of art result in a painting-with-glass style of landscapes, florals, impressions, abstract art, and interpretive works in two and three-dimensional works. She also employs pebbles, beads, and found objects in her mosaics, reflecting a sense of place and her love of colour. One of her mosaics was awarded first place for an emerging artist in an East Kootenay juried art show and another mosaic was featured in a mosaic art book “How to Mosaic” by Bonny Fitzgerald.
