Goward House Art Show, March 2007

Oak Bay residents and Goward House members Eric Horsley and Paul Redchurch have more in common than their interest in painting. Eric and Paul were both born and raised in Hull, Yorkshire, England from whence, independently and unknown to one another, they arrived in British Columbia in 1957 where they toiled – Eric for BC Tel and Paul for the BC Government and the BC Systems Corporation – and raised their families.

Through mutual friends, they became associated with one another shortly after arriving in Victoria but it wasn’t until they were both retired that a camaraderie was established based on mutual interests – walking, singing, drinking coffee, gossiping, solving the world’s problems and, oh yes, painting.

Now, fifty years after arriving in this community, these two ‘Tykes’ (Yorkshiremen) wish to mark the occasion by coming together to ‘celebrate a century’ (1957 – 2007 times 2) and they invite you to join in the “HULL-ABALLOO” which is being marked by a combined showing of their works. If you are lucky you might get some ‘nosh’ too.

Eric Horsley

I have always had an interest in the fine arts. After career and family obligations allowed, I attended Camosun College, along with various workshops, endeavouring to improve my artistic skills.

My paintings have been exhibited in various locations, including the Sooke Art Show. I love to paint subjects that have a warm and pleasant atmosphere.

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Church Steps

Marine Morning

At Rest

Sentra Market Day

Ucluelet Morning

Paul Redchurch

I am a self-taught watercolourist, who has been painting for about eight years. My works cover a wide and versatile range of subjects from the cottages of my native Yorkshire to Orcas off my Vancouver Island home. In the past two years, I have exhibited in a number of Oak Bay Artist Studio Tours and the Bowker Creek Brush-Up.

Blank greeting cards depicting many of my works will also be on display.

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1926 Chrysler Sedan

Beck Hole - Yorkshire

Fireball

Home and Garden #1

Misty Morn

Orcas