Phil Buytendorp
Biography
Philip Buytendorp was born in Brandon, Manitoba in 1961 into a
family of artists. His mother was a potter and his father
George is a Dutch-born Canadian painter and fine art restorer.
Philip's childhood memories are filled with fond recollections
of weekend outings with his father to sketch and paint the
landscapes of southern Manitoba countryside. Buytendorp
obtained his formal training in art theory at the Brandon
Arts Centre in 1978-1979. Although he spent the next twenty years in
the construction industry, he found time to sketch scenes
from the Southern Alberta Foothills when he lived in Calgary
in the early 1980's.
It was not until 1987 when Philip moved to the Fraser Valley,
that he started painting in earnest under his father's
tutelage. Philip made the decision to devote himself to painting
full-time in 1997. He works almost exclusively in oils, using hard board
as his surface for 5" by 7" to 9" by 12" sizes and moving into canvases
for his larger paintings. He employs brushes and painting knives
for application, incorporating strong dramatic strokes that give a "visceral
muscularity to the shapes and forms; brawny trees, gloomy
skies, jagged shorelines and wind-stirred waters, that comprise
his subject matter."Philip uses brilliant color and tone to create a
mood and style in his paintings. He is heavily influenced
by Impressionism and Expressionism in the style of The Group of Seven
and Carl Rungius.
Philip is an avid outdoorsman and loves to hike and explore his wilderness
wherever he is living. He paints exaggerated landscapes from the
West Coast, southern Alberta foothills
and Algonquin Park, all with a fluid use of color,
light and textural contrast. His paintings are distinctive
and produce an immediate attraction from the viewer.
Philip has been in many group
exhibitions and is represented by galleries throughout British
Columbia and now in Alberta by The Alicat Gallery.
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Rhythm of Weather
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Finding Light
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Breeze From The East
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October Dapple
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Watson Shoreline
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Once Were Cedars
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Cambrian Horizon
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Cougar Ridge
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Poplars
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Once a Garage
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Evening Passage
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September Morning
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Abandoned Homestead
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No More Grain
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In The Bay
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The Point
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Autumn Gulley
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Towards Evening
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The Spit
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Door Posts
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Ravine
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A Little Path
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| Summer Rain - SOLD |
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| Pacific Wind -
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| The Old Shed - SOLD |
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| River's Edge - SOLD |
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| Princeton Bluff - SOLD |
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| Quiet Water - SOLD |
Cariboo Underbrush
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Touch of Red
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Calm Waters
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