Artist Study

Ted Harrison VS. Emily Carr

Ted Harrison

Born: August 28, 1926

in England
He was a teacher for 28
years.
He moved to Canada
with his wife and son.
They moved just
outside of Whitehorse,
in the Yukon.

Ted Harrisons Style

Serigraph: a series of layered

colours of ink
Also known as silk-screening


Simplified style with solid
outlines

Lake
of
Silenc
e
(1980)


Uses water-based acrylic inks to
produce bold, bright, saturated,
and long lasting images.

Tungsten (1984)


Vivid, colourful works display
landscapes of the Yukon territory.

Inside Passage


Many of his prints have over 20
colour combinations!

Flying South


Fun fact: people in his paintings
have no faces because he wants the
viewer to use their imagination to fill
in the details

Emily Carr

Born: December 13, 1871

in Victoria, British Columbia
Studied art in California,
London, and Paris.
Inspired by the Indigenous
people and the landscapes
of Western Canada.

Emily Carrs Style

Modernist and PostImpressionist Painting

abstract
experimental


Began with watercolor then moved
into oil on canvas

Big Eagle
(1929)
Watercolour


Nature is the main focus
Strong, dark, and forceful

Eagle Totem
(1930)
Oil on Canvas


Themes:
Aboriginal culture of the past
Forest landscapes of Western
Canada

Zunoqua of
the Cat Village
(1931)
Oil on Canvas


Constant movement and
transformation

Deep Forest (1931) Oil on Paper