Alistair Macready Bell - Artist Info

About Alistair Macready Bell

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    Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997)

    Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1922, then to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1929; where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were drypoint, etchings, woodblock prints, lithographs, watercolors, pencil, crayon, pen and charcoal drawings. His subjects were landscapes, harbor scenes, architecture and animals, especially birds. His style is representational and expressionist; the emphasis is on the essence of the subject rather than an accurate anatomical study.

    He was primarily self taught, however he attended the Vancou...

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