Description:
A retrospective on one of BC's most famous artists that features beautifully reproduced landscape paintings from all over mainland BC, and unveils new photographs, sketches, and ephemera from the artist's estate.
Brief description:
Robert Amos has published eight books on art, including E. J. Hughes Paints British Columbia and E. J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island, and was the arts columnist for Victoria's Times Colonist newspaper for more than thirty years. Amos was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1995 and is an Honorary Citizen of Victoria. He lives in Oak Bay, British Columbia, with his wife, artist Sarah Amos.
Review Quotes:
"E.J. Hughes Paints British Columbia is an enlightening and gorgeous book about this talented west-coast painter." --BC Magazine
"Gain a better understanding of the man behind the paint brush, in addition to that new perspective of B.C." --Vancouver Sun
"The book features work from every facet of a career that saw the Vancouver native . . . reach lofty heights in the Canadian art world." --Times Colonist