THE ARTIST -  WAYNE KEEFE

WAYNE HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA, SINCE 1985.  HE IS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED WITH DEPARTMENT FISHERIES AND OCEANS  AND ENJOYS WORKING WITH VARIOUS MEDIA, SUCH AS WATERCOLOUR, PEN AND INK, AND ACRYLIC PAINTS.

WAYNE HAS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS WATERCOLOUR AND ACRYLIC WORKSHOPS INCLUDING THE GREAT NORTHERN ARTS FESTIVAL IN INUVIK, NWT.   

AS  AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN  SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR  AND A SUPPORTING MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS,  WAYNE'S  MORE RECENT FORAY INTO SEMI ABSTRACT AND IMPRESSIONISTIC ACRYLIC  PAINTING HAS BEEN  MOST GRATIFYING.

WAYNE SAYS, "MY WORK WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS  IS LESS REPRESENTATIONAL THEN OTHER MEDIAS I HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.  ESSENTIALLY, WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS AND OCCASIONAL COLLAGE WORK,  I END UP ON A TRIP DURING WHICH FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS ABSOLUTE."