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Artist profile

Studio:

                                                       2 Leslie Street,
                                                       London,Ontario
                                                       N6H 1H9 .

(519) 438 4217
kevinbice @sympatico.ca

Influences :

I used to say that I was a self-taught artist. I think it is more accurate to say that my development as an artist has been self-directed, though strongly influenced by many people along the way. My father, Clare Bice, has always been the most important, not only through his technique but also through his attitudes to painting and to the arts in general. I have learned, as well, from every artist that I have met. Historically, my influences range from Giotto, to the Impressionists and the Group of Seven, to Robert Rauschenberg and J. S. Sargent , to photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Stieglitz, to Canadians like Mary Pratt. Finally, an important factor in my growth as an artist has been my students who influenced me during my teaching career for more than thirty years.

Media, Subject Matter and Teaching

I work in oil paint, charcoal, soft pastel and watercolour. I have also been exploring digital technology, both to create prints and to prepare images for the other media. In terms of subject matter, I am interested in anything that connects people to their environment and to their history. I am more interested in the ordinary than in those things which we are generally considered "important" or "significant". My choice of medium and my approach are determined by the subject matter.

I run workshops in idea development, composition and technique. I have juried many exhibitions in London and Southwestern Ontario. For the last thirty years, I have been leading art history and painting tours to Italy, primarily Umbria, Lazio and Tuscany.

Collections and Exhibitions :

My work can be found in the collection of the McIntosh Gallery (U.W.O.), in various corporate and private collections in Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe. For more than ten years, I have participated in an annual studio tour which I co-founded. As well, my work has been exhibited in Museum London's "Art Mart", Tyndale College's "Evidence Of Things Unseen", and the St. Paul's cathedral show,"Art In The Heart Of London" ( annually for 20 years). For this latter exhibition, I have acted as featured artist and juror. In addition to these group shows, I have exhibited in one-person shows in London and Sault Ste. Marie over the past 30 years.

Studio and Location Painting :

I work in my studio at home in London. I also work outdoors on location across Canada, as well as in the U.S., Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Austria, Italy and Spain. Favourite Canadian locations include, Lake O'Hara and Galliano Island ( British Columbia ), Muskoka and the Sault Ste. Marie area ( Ontario ), the St. Lawrence South Shore ( Quebec), the New Brunswick south west and northeast, Lunenburg ( Nova Scotia ) and the Avalon Peninsula, Twillingate and Gros Morne ( Newfoundland ).

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Posted on 12 Oct 2007 by admin