GEORGE W. BATES (Canadian 1931-2009). Original oil painting. Two Boats Leaving the Harbor, 12" x 16" oil on canvas (framed size: 18" x 22") signed lower right. Gallery label on the back: Harrison Galleries, Canada. The following is from Hambleton Galleries as provided to Askart: George W. Bates was born in London, England, 1931. He came to North America in 1954 at the age of 23, living in Toronto and Los Angeles before settling in Vancouver, BC, in 1956. In addition to the above mentioned artists, Bates learned much from his friend of thirty years, Edwin C. Lockey, as artist who valued simplicity of design in his own work. On painting, George has commented that "the need, the desire, to paint or participate in any of the arts is innate and is incapable of analysis. I believe that it is one of the few traits that defines mankind". Since his first one-man show in Vancouver in 1971, Bate's work has continued to exhibit with one-man exhibitions usually each year or two. His work has been included in various group showings, as well as prominent charity auctions, fund raisers, and professional art association exhibitions.He is represented in many private and corporate collections in North America, Europe and the Far East. Bates is a Charter Member of the Canadian Society of Marine Artists and was elected Senior Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1983. Bates resides with his wife, Shirley, in West Vancouver. His favored subjects are the places he constantly revisits, and has come to know best through his art: the Pacific Northwest, California, and the American Southwest, but also the street scenes and landscapes of Europe, especially France and his first homeland, Britain. SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS: 1965 Gallery of the Golden Key, Vancouver, B.C October, 1978 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1983 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1984 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1988 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November 1991 Gallery Phillip, Don Mills, Ontario November, 1992 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1994 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1995 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1996 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C. November, 1998 Harrison Galleries, Vancouver, B.C MEMBERSHIPS: Charter member: Canadian Society of Marine Artists Senior Member since 1983: Federation of Canadian Artists COLLECTIONS: Major corporate and private collectors in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

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