Arman Earl
Arman Earl was born and raised in Alberta, living in various small communities in Southern Alberta during his youth. He left to study at the University of Alberta, at Brigham Young University, Utah; at the University of Montana, Missoula, and at the University of Calgary. He holds both a BA and an M.Ed. degree. Arman taught in the Edmonton area for two years, and was with the Calgary Board of Education as a teacher and school principal for 11 years, before moving to Lethbridge, Alberta, in 1976, as the Fine Arts Consultant for Alberta Education in the Lethbridge Regional Office of Education.
He has been drawing and painting since his youth, working until he was 40 in oils and acrylics. After that time he painted primarily in watercolours, as well as exploring gouache. For Earl, watercolour was a more spontaneous medium than the others, and ideal for its portability. For many years he preferred plein air painting, where he could react to contrasting values and forms as they reflected dynamic light and climatic conditions, such as approaching thunderstorms. He is also drawn to the rich colours and subtle variations of Southern Alberta’s prairie, grasslands, foothills and mountainscapes, in different seasons. He has exhibited in solo, duo and juried group shows throughout Southern Alberta, including at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) in Lethbridge. His work has been shown in the north, in Whitehorse, Fort Smith, NWT, and Grande Prairie, as well as in Edmonton at the Johnson Gallery. More recently he has returned to acrylics, basing his paintings on photographs taken whilst on his travels in the province, working them up later in his studio. His subject matter now includes birds and flowers, as well as southern Alberta landscapes.
His works can be found at Your Corners Picture Framing, Lethbridge, and were shown in 2017 at L.A. Gallery, Lethbridge. His work appears in private collections across Canada, the Western United States and England. His paintings are also owned by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and by Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd in Calgary; the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, and the City of Medicine Hat.
He has been drawing and painting since his youth, working until he was 40 in oils and acrylics. After that time he painted primarily in watercolours, as well as exploring gouache. For Earl, watercolour was a more spontaneous medium than the others, and ideal for its portability. For many years he preferred plein air painting, where he could react to contrasting values and forms as they reflected dynamic light and climatic conditions, such as approaching thunderstorms. He is also drawn to the rich colours and subtle variations of Southern Alberta’s prairie, grasslands, foothills and mountainscapes, in different seasons. He has exhibited in solo, duo and juried group shows throughout Southern Alberta, including at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) in Lethbridge. His work has been shown in the north, in Whitehorse, Fort Smith, NWT, and Grande Prairie, as well as in Edmonton at the Johnson Gallery. More recently he has returned to acrylics, basing his paintings on photographs taken whilst on his travels in the province, working them up later in his studio. His subject matter now includes birds and flowers, as well as southern Alberta landscapes.
His works can be found at Your Corners Picture Framing, Lethbridge, and were shown in 2017 at L.A. Gallery, Lethbridge. His work appears in private collections across Canada, the Western United States and England. His paintings are also owned by the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board and by Pan Canadian Petroleum Ltd in Calgary; the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, and the City of Medicine Hat.