Remarkable Original Oil Painting by well listed artist Philip Mix (1955 ) Oil on Canvas Signed lower left by artist Philip Mix Framed Measures 25.25 x 21.25 Excellent Condition Mix Paintings have recently sold at major auctions between $2,000 & $4,000. See Examples Attached. About the Artist: Philip Mix was born in Edmonton Alberta in 1955. He was awarded a bursary to attend on- going art classes at the Edmonton Art Gallery from the age of eleven and received instruction from Ron Kostyniuk in 1970.His formal art education came from the Alberta College of Art, Calgary and he received his Bachelor of Arts in painting in 1980.He studied under the direction of instructors Ron Moppett, Katie Von der Ohe, Jim Ulrich and Don Kottman. The following year he gave his first one man show at the Muttart Gallery, Calgary. The Canada Council Art Bank purchased a painting and he was represented by Virginia Christopher Gallery. In 1982 he studied photography with Arthur Nishimura at the University of Calgary. At the same time he apprenticed in art conservation at Monro Restorations, Calgary. In 1984 he attended summer session at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He continued his training as art conservator at Museum Services, San Jos, California. In 1986 he returned to Canada and started a conservation studio Fine Art Restoration in Victoria B.C. He became a member of the Pacific Conservation Group, and Canadian Conservation Associates. His major contributions in art conservation include St. Ann's Academy, the collection of Michael C. Williams bequest to Maltwood Art Museum ,Ted Harrison wall murals University of Victoria , the restoration of the drawing room ceiling of Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria(1995-2007) and the paintings of Fredrick Varley, Lawren S. Harris, J.E.H MacDonald, and Emily Carr for the Victoria Art Gallery. In 1992 Philip took a hiatus to travel to Germany with a 15th century painting he had restored, delivering it to the Landesmuseum, Muenster. From there he continued to France and painted for six months the environs of Languedoc, Narbonne. He then went to Israel and established Gallery Gallill in Nahariya, then on to Cyprus, where he set up studio near Paphos and guest lectured at the Cyprus College of Art in Lemba. The collective paintings from this period were shown by Cadogan Gallery in London, England. He returned to Vancouver Island and eventually designed and built an in-home art studio in Chemainus B.C Philip enjoys continued success with his developing style and is presently represented by several British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario galleries. Philips works are in many private and corporate collections including; Michael C. Williams, Vancouver Hotel, Harbour Towers, Amadon Group, Victoria Pub Company, Scotia Bank, Canada Council Art Bank, and the Brentwood Bay Resort. He continues to contribute to several benefit auctions such as the Eric Charman Gala for the Pacific Opera, the Monterey School Young Artists program, S.A.L.T.S benefit, Richard Eaton Singers, Edmonton, and the Chemainus Theatre.

25.25 x 21.25 in