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Jo C Willems Art

“The image is the medium that speaks of the journey”

I have been painting for as long as I can remember.

One of my earliest memories is of standing out-of-doors in front of a table loaded with paints and paper with a brush in my hand.

06/14/2026

"The Sense of I" ... another completed painting for the Campbell River Hospice Society Fundraiser event 5:30-9pm on June 19th. This series is drawn from hikes in the Bear Creek Nature Park on the Island. You can book your tickets to the fundraiser online! It will have some wonderful indigenous art as well! https://www.crhospice.ca/cr-soul-cyclers
https://www.jocwillems.com/

06/02/2026

The Campbell River Hospice Society is hosting a gala fundraiser on June 19th. I have created a series of small gouache studies of Bear Creek Nature Park specifically for this event. All of these works have a theme of transition and connectedness. I have contributed additional pieces of art for the live and silent auctions.

The main inspiration behind this fundraising evening is over 65 pieces of Indigenous art and West Coast landscape donated from the estate of Eileen Harrison. After settling in Campbell River, she became especially inspired by the Indigenous art of Vancouver Island, including the work of Roy Henry Vickers and Mark Hobson.

Plan to attend this gala event! June 19th, 5;30-9pm. Hospice Serenity Gardens, 440 Evergreen Road, Campbell River BC. The will be Live Jazz featuring the Mel McCutcheon Quartet, wine by donation & bites, live and silent auctions. Here is a link for the event details, ticket purchases and more! Hope to see you there! https://www.crhospice.ca/cr-soul-cyclers

04/27/2026

"As Life Unfolds"
When we are young
We are impatient
For life to unfold
When we are old
We wait patiently
For things to unfold

Another painting is completed as part of a series I am working on from my walks in Bear Creek Nature Park. Gouache on rag paper, mounted on cradle board, cold waxed. Size: 9x12 inches

You can see more art on my website jocwillems.com . All artwork is available for purchase through Alpine Echo Gallery, Mackenzie Village, Revelstoke, BC [email protected]

04/17/2026

I am happy to say that these 2 pencil drawings have recently sold out of .echo.gallery in Revelstoke, BC. It is nice they have found a new home. These are part of a series I did for an exhibition of these big drawings (38 by 50" and 50 x 35"). Most of them are sold now. You can see them here on my website https://www.jocwillems.com/index #/big-drawings/ Thank you to everyone who shares in the love and appreciation of art.

04/04/2026

Insignificant But Important
It is the little things
Small, but enormous in number
That define the big picture

Gouache on rag paper, mounted on cradle board, cold waxed. Size: 12 × 16 inches
Part of a series from Bear Creek Nature Park.

You can see more art on my website jocwillems.com . All artwork is available for purchase through Alpine Echo Gallery, Mackenzie Village, Revelstoke, BC [email protected]

03/14/2026

A Tiny Bit Of Peace
Not always easy to obtain
Though the way is obvious
It is littered with frailty

Gouache, 9 x 12.
Another painting added to the series from my walks in Bear Creek Nature Park. This park helps me to find a tiny bit of peace. The park is close to my home, easily accessible within moments. I appreciate having nature so nearby...

You can see more of my art at https://www.jocwillems.com/ All my artwork is available for purchase through Alpine Echo Gallery, Mackenzie Village, Revelstoke, BC [email protected]

03/02/2026

This painting of mine, "From Other Times", is being featured at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in the upcoming show "Awakening", the 2026 Spring Members’ Show. This exhibition features work from 40 Comox Valley and Vancouver Island local artists, capturing the essence of renewal and transformation in a variety of styles and mediums.

An opening reception will take place on Saturday, March 7th from 1-3pm. Check the link below for the details of the show. I look forward to seeing you there!

From Other Times
It’s about change. Looming transitions. Unknowable. Yet foreseen.
Medium: Gouache Size: 8 × 10"
https://www.pearlellisgallery.ca/shows-events/awakening-members-show-2026

02/12/2026

Unfolding Flow
Always unfolding,
to grow, to thrive,
so dependable,
Forever a surprise.

Medium: Gouache Size 8 x 10".

Painting this series from my walks in Bear Creek Nature Park allows me to immerse myself into the misty feeling that hangs around the trees and pathways. It clears the clutter from my mind to breathe in that fresh, clean air, moistened by nature's kiss. You can see more of my art at https://www.jocwillems.com/ All artwork is available for purchase through Alpine Echo Gallery, Mackenzie Village, Revelstoke, BC [email protected]

01/25/2026

"From Other Times: It's about change. Looming transitions. Unknowable Yet Foreseen"
This is the 2nd painting of a series I am doing from Bear Creek Nature Park in Black Creek, BC.

The medium is Gouache. The paint works in layers, and I never know what I will get after until each layer dries. It is always unknowable, yet foreseen, just like what I will encounter along the trails in the park. Size is 8 x 10 - smaller than I normally work with but it proves interesting.

You can see more paintings from this secluded park on my website, https://www.jocwillems.com/island-1

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