Anita McComas Anita's passion for art was always part of her life and in her spare time she painted commissioned pieces as well as pieces for her private collection. Her artistic journey is based on a lifetime of painting and drawing, but it was a move to the Okanagan in 2008 which presented the opportunity to pursue her dream of working as a full time artist. Her educational background (Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.) plus her natural thirst to learn has pushed her style in new directions. Currently she devotes a lot of her attention to the medium of acrylics.

"As an Okanagan Artist, I am inspired by the magnificence of the landscapes that I live in. It is incredible the amount of inspiration I draw from the mountains so it is only fitting that a great deal of my subject matter is drawn from the Okanagan scenery"

Anita's work is not limited to a single theme or subject matter. She paints what inspires her, be it the twisted branch of a grapevine, a moment in a teenager's day, the majesty of the world around her, a single flower caught in the sunlight, or the feeling of power which she puts into an abstract piece. “Painting is a passion. There is no limit as to what you can achieve when you follow your passion. “

Anita is currently a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists Central Okanagan Chapter, Society of Canadian Artists, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan. She has had selected pieces in recent exhibitions  at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver, North Vancouver Community Arts Council, Maple Ridge Arts Gallery, and the Penticton Art Gallery and is represented by the Tutt Galleries in Kelowna, White DOg Studio Gallery in Whistler and Koyman Galleries in Ottawa..