Just as we take pride in serving fresh, wholesome food from local producers, we also take pride in presenting original art works created by talented local artists. We have four shows a year, and each exhibit hangs for three months. The art is changed in February, May, August and November. We do not charge any commission – when you buy one of their art works, all of the proceeds go directly to the artist.
Our featured artist for the months of February, March and April is Elliot Engley. You will note when you see his work that many of his pieces feature the highlevel bridge, which makes them particularly appropriate for our space. He makes the following comments about his artistic experiences.
“In my 2nd grade art class I drew a picture of the Millenium Falcon and found out that I was a pretty good drawer. Since then I’ve explored the representation of ideas, people, landscapes and other subject matter through my artwork with varying degrees of success. I recently came to realize that as a born and raised Edmontonian, I’ve seen many paintings representing the landscapes of my home town (and home province), the majority of which I would describe as being fairly traditional representations. Upon this realization I decided to create some of my own landscapes in an attempt to capture the Edmonton and Alberta that I have come to love while also attempting to push the boundaries of my creative and technical abilities. My goal when creating these landscapes is to give the viewer a broader experience than simply looking at a nice picture. I enjoy playing around with different colours, textures, patterns and perspectives to achieve this goal. People have called my style of painting pointillist, cubist, digitalist, mosaic, abstract, impressionist, stoner-ist and one little boy commented that a painting I was working on was cool because it “looked like lego.” Whatever the case may be, my greatest hope when I create a painting is that it gives the viewer an experience that only that painting can give them and that hopefully the experience is worthwhile.”
Please come in and enjoy his art. If you see something you wish to purchase, please speak to your server – they will be happy to help you.
If you saw something during our last show featuring Chris Riley that you waited too long to purchase, you can contact her directly at http://www.rileyart.com.
If you are a talented local artist, please contact the Diner to see if your work would be a good fit with our dining room.
You are always welcome at the Highlevel Diner.
