Kiwanis Art Gallery

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present,

“The Canadian Landscape Abstract Paintings”

Orange Poplars, NS
Acrylic on Canvas
John Bladek

artworks by John Bladek running from December 2^nd until February 8^th, 2026, in the Kiwanis Gallery.

This exhibition includes paintings of Canadian landscapes that John paints from where he lives and travels, from Nova Scotia to the Rocky Mountains and Alberta prairie scenes, as well as from Newfoundland to the Yukon and Northwest Territories. John finds inspiration from his appreciation of
the natural environment. Many of his paintings are of “iconic” Canadian scenes (Peggy’s Cove, Moraine Lake, etc.) and his hope is that people who view them will appreciate the fact that his interpretation is different and imaginative.

Open to the public during library hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9 am – 8 pm
Friday: 9 am – 5 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: 10 am – 3 pm

Castle Mtn.
Acrylic on Canvas
John Bladek

From John Bladek’s Artist Statement

I refer to my style of landscape painting as “geometric”, some would classify it as a type of abstract realism.In these paintings I break down scenes into assemblages of tiles or shapes of solid colour, usually straight edged. They are painted freehand over a simple underpainting. People have asked me how and why I started painting in this style. There was a technical progression but in the end I just wanted to offer something different, and the style itself came forth naturally because I like simplicity in my life. Although creating these paintings is a complex procedure, the end result is the simplification of a scene while keeping it recognizable without unnecessary (in my mind) detail.

First Friday Opening: December 5^th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Artist will be in attendance.