Manitoba Artist, Wendy Kroeker

Wendy Kroeker(Erhardt) earned her diploma in Applied Arts. An accomplished artist and experienced instructor in both watercolour and oil Wendy is well known and respected for her painting techniques and teaching skills. Her studio and home are located in a beautiful prairie landscape about 45 minutes south of Winnipeg MB Canada. Further information about her work and workshops will be located at the bottom of this site.

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Name: Wendy Kroeker, Erhardt
Location: Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada

Wendy Dianne Erhardt was born in 1955 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. She met her husband, Ron Kroeker while working at Daley Communications in Winnipeg. Ron, a graphic disigner worked at Daley's as a senior artist while Wendy worked as a junior artist in their art department. After they were married they started a printing company with two other share holders called Country Graphics and Printing in the town of Rosenort. They have two children Matthew and Heather. Heather is married to Ryan Plett. Together with Ron's graphic art experience and Wendy's fine art experience this couple make a dynamic team in the art world.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

About Wendy Kroeker


Canadian artist, Wendy Kroeker knows that throughout the ages artists have greatly influenced the world, and have had a powerful ability to change the way people think about their environment, social issues, religion and the quality of life. Because of this, Wendy's greatest pleasure as both an artist and instructor is to evoke peace, joy and positive thinking through the aesthetic and creative images of her work. Wendy believes that although we live in a world of stress and pain, there is sill an abundance of beauty revealed all around us by God's handiwork, as well as by His enduring love and goodness to us.

Wendy's Experience
A professional watercolour and oil painting artist and a member of the M.S.A.,
Wendy received her diploma in Applied Arts at Red River College in 1975 and worked in the advertising and printing industry for several years. She has been teaching and painting for over 20 years. She is a well known and respected art instructor in both watercolour and oil throughout Manitoba.
Wendy has served and continues to serve on various art committees and juries who are concerned with the development and success of all artists.

The Nature of Her Work
Her traditional oil and watercolour paintings creatively express the beauty of the Manitoba landscape thus attracting the attention of visiting tourists from around the world.
Presently, Wendy has been exploring a more contemporary and abstract form of painting, which she is enjoying very much. She is also working in acrylics and mixed media. She finds this change stimulating, inspiring and very satisfying.
Wendy feels this exercise is helping her develop and improve her visual and creative skills. She plans to explore and develop this work for the next few years.
Wendy has participated in numerous exhibits throughout the prairie provinces and has won awards for her work including a projects grant from The Manitoba Arts Council.
Her work can be found in private and corprate collections throughout Canada and many other countries. Wendy has received a commission from the Canola Council of Canada to do a painting for the Government of Japan. Also from Manitoba Agriculture, The Mayor of Winnipeg and The Manitoba Heart and Stroke Foundation .

Galleries and Art shows
Some of her original paintings are available in limited edition lithographic reproductions or giclees which have been signed and numbered. Her original works which includes watercolours, acrylics and oils, also giclees and lithographic reproductions and art cards are displayed and are available for sale in these fine art galleries and at major Manitoba Art Exhibitions.
Rose Lane Cafe, Rosenort MB
Manitoba Art Expo, Assiniboia Downs in November.
Scattered Seeds , Assiniboia Downs in April.
The Woodlands Gallery, Winnipeg MB

Wendy Kroeker can be reached:
By phone: 1-204-746-8100
By email: wendykroekerartist@yahoo.ca




3 Comments:

Blogger Heather said...

Way to go - your first entry!

4:10 PM  
Blogger Rosenort EMC Pastor said...

Wow! Great to see some of your work. I like some of the Mexico pieces.

2:44 PM  
Anonymous Martha said...

Congratulations on a great web site! The Mexico pictures bring back wonderful memories!

Martha

4:28 PM  

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