Our Featured Artists Are on Display
All original artwork is for sale.
Art sales help support The Bow Valley Ranche Historical Society (30% of sales), and, of course, the artist!
Currently on display at the Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant:
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Anke Duffy
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Marike MacDonald
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Lori Finley
Scroll down to view their work or view it on display at the Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant or email to info@bowvalleyranche.com
24”x18” Oil on canvas $700
16”x20” Oil on canvas $500
16”x20” Acrylic on canvas $500
24”x18” Oil on canvas $700
Anke Duffy ARTIST
Anke Duffy is a contemporary realist artist based near Okotoks, Alberta. From her home studio, Anke paints a variety of subject matter including landscapes, florals and portraiture in oil and acrylic mediums. Currently focused primarily on depicting rural scenery of southern Alberta, Anke enjoys utilizing light and shadow to create a sense of depth in her paintings.
Born in Friesland, the Netherlands, Anke immigrated to Canada at a young age and grew up on a dairy farm in northern Alberta. As a child, Anke continually found inspiration in her daily surroundings, loved to draw and paint and knew she wanted to pursue a career in art. Anke studied Visual Arts at Grande Prairie Regional College and obtained a BFA majoring in Drawing at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary.
Settling back into her rural roots, Anke currently resides on an acreage south of Calgary with her husband and four children. She is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, Okotoks Art Gallery and Leighton Art Centre. Anke has won numerous awards for her work and her paintings are held in collections world-wide.
If you are interested in purchasing one of Anke's pieces, please contact info@bowvalleyranche.com*
18 x 24” Oil $650.00
20 x 24” Oil $600.00
20 x 24” Acrylic $600.00
18 x 24” Oil $650.00
Marike MacDonald ARTIST
Marike MacDonald’s paintings honour the places that have shaped her — the soft fields of her childhood, the rugged forests of Muskoka, Ontario, and the sweeping skies and mountains that now surround her. Each landscape carries its own quiet story, and she is drawn to the way light reveals those stories in fleeting, luminous moments.
Her creative practice is an expression of gratitude. She believes the natural world is a gift, and painting is her way of responding to that gift with attention and care. The act of making art is a form of prayer: a way of acknowledging beauty, fragility, and the presence of something sacred in the everyday.
Through oils and layered acrylics, shifting colour, and atmospheric depth, she seeks to create paintings that feel both familiar and contemplative — places where viewers can pause, breathe, and remember their own connection to the land.
If you are interested in purchasing one of Marike's pieces, please contact info@bowvalleyranche.com*
Size of Piece: 21” x 16” Medium: Pastel on Paper Price: $650.00
Size of Piece:18” x 22” Medium: Pastel on Paper Price: $650.00
Size of Piece:18” x 22” Medium: Pastel on Paper Price: $650.00
Size of Piece: 21” x 16” Medium: Pastel on Paper Price: $650.00
Lori Finley ARTIST
Lori is a self-taught visual artist who has been engaged in various forms of art all of her life! Lori has embraced pastel painting for over 20 years and enjoys painting contemporary realism. She is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and has participated in community, gallery, and juried art shows for over 5 years. Her art is in private collections across Canada, the USA & Iceland.
Lori enjoys the challenges of capturing detail & creating vibrancy of colour in her work. She is excited about painting the stories of life with a penchant for using texture & dramatic lighting that bring her subjects to life. Pastel is her medium of choice, as the pure and brilliant colours found within pastel sticks, along with the tactility of messy fingers, delight her to no end!
Living and playing with her family close to the Rocky Mountains has given her a front row seat to the beauty that surrounds us; this is the
inspiration for her life and art. Be it mountain, water, or woodland scenery, Lori invites the viewer to stay a while & immerse themselves in her nature-scapes. She has started to expand her horizons and paint thought-provoking scenes that cause the viewer to consider the images a bit longer; to make them wonder … what does it really mean?
If you are interested in purchasing one of Lorie's pieces, please contact info@bowvalleyranche.com*
Learn about the artwork in the year-round, outdoor gallery of the Native Gardens, The Artisan Gardens, and The Branded Patio at Bow Valley Ranche!
All original artwork is for sale. Please inquire on site at the Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant or email to info@bowvalleyranche.com
Art sales help support The Bow Valley Ranche Historical Society (30% of sales), and, of course, the artist! Thank you.
