Kit Bell Born in Vancouver, B.C. Kit attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1974.  While there, she had the opportunity to study for a year with Tony Onley. Throughout her life Kit has always drawn and painted and although her professional career took her into the world of computers, art always remained a strong interest.

Kit moved to Ottawa, Ontario after graduating from UBC where she began to paint landscapes in oils.  She was represented by the Inspiration Art Gallery in Ottawa and by the Firehall Gallery in Perth, Ontario.  She took the opportunity to study at the Ottawa School of Art and exhibited her work at the BCAL Clothesline Fair in Ottawa (a juried show) for several years.

After moving to Kelowna, BC in 1992, a busy career prevented her from pursuing art for nearly 15 years.  Returning a few years ago to painting, Kit has picked up where she left off.  Continuing to expand her knowledge and develop her technique and vision, she enjoys both painting on location and working in her studio.

Artist’s Statement

I seek to record the transient affects of light and the seasons on the landscape.  Nature is forever changing and at different times offers us fleeting special looks into the world around us. I seek to bring what I see to others.  On location, I work quickly, employing watercolour and ink.  Using my camera, to record images for reference later in the studio, complements these plein aire paintings. These smaller paintings will often form the basis of larger work in the studio painted with either pastels or acrylic.