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Enda Bardell
Bio
I have been a risk taker most of my life. It could
stem from my parents, who in their mid-thirties fled Estonia
to Sweden as refugees, in order to avoid being sent to
the GULAG by the Communists. Defending his country
was my father’s crime.
My restlessness and curiosity has taken me through
many aspects of life and stimulating careers such as costume
designer; banker; fabric artist; founder and former owner
of Enda B. Fashion Limited; and a Realtor with Royal LePage.
In Art, I have explored Representational work in
Oils, followed by Acrylic Abstract, Impressionist Watercolours
and now back to painting Representational Landscapes and
some Abstract in Acrylics.
Over the years I have been influenced by numerous
artists beginning with my fascination of Vincent Van Gogh,
when I was in my teens, followed by Emily Carr, Lawren Harris,
Toni Onley, (who became a good friend), JMW Turner, John
Singer Sargent and Georgia O'Keeffe, not for her florals
but for the way she saw and painted landscapes.
I’m an Active member of the Federation of Canadian
Artists (FCA), established in 1941, dedicated to the promotion
and professional development of artists and services for
art collectors. The FCA has also enabled me to take
numerous workshops from some very talented Senior members
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
During the course of my art career, I have exhibited
extensively and won many awards.
Artist’s Statement:
“Continuing to develop as an artist in today’s
world, I have come to realize that the process of searching
for a new way of revealing the familiar is an ongoing pursuit.
When captivated by the nature of the world around
me, the desire to express its drama in a meaningful way stirs
up the struggle to fuse what I feel with what I must interpret.
In this process, I surrender to simpliflying what is in front
of me in order to capture the essence.”
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