October 1 – November 4, 2011
Join Merle at the VQA Wine & Tourism Centre in Penticton, celebrate the Fall Wine Festival and enjoy some of Merle’s latest work.
VQA Wine & Tourism Centre, Penticton, BC
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, Oliver, BC
March through October 2011
Merle’s recent Limited Edition canvases of the South Okanagan, will be on display at the Burrowing Owl Wine Shop over the next several months.
Online Store – NOW OPEN!
January 1, 2011
To start the New Year off, all of Merle’s latest editions on display at the VQA Wine & Tourism Centre in Penticton, BC are now available through his online Store.
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Osoyoos Art Gallery, Osoyoos, BC
May 14 – September 3, 2011
Come out to see (and buy) Merle’s “Old Prairie Church” at the Ain’t It Grape Summer Show and Sale.
Digital Worlds, Westbank, BC
July 27 – Sept 20, 2011
Merle is once again been selected to participate in a group show presented by Digital Art Okanagan.
Brew Gallery, Vernon, BC
March 22 – April 29, 2011
Merle has been selected to participate in a group show presented by the Brew Gallery and the Digital Art Okanagan.
Osoyoos Art Gallery
People’s Choice Exhibition – January 29, 2011
Osoyoos Times – Wednesday, February 2, 2011 says “People’s Choice honours go to artists from Oliver, Osoyoos”
Two photographs taken by Oliver’s Merle Somerville were honoured at this years People’s Choice exhibition. The top two works at the Osoyoos Art Gallery were chosen from 22 artists from throughout the region.
Winter Orchard (1st place) and This Old House (2nd place)
Festival of the Grapes Presentation
January 10, 2011
Winners of the 27th annual Fall Art Show recently received their awards – metal quails.
Merle Somerville (far right) – 1st place Photography
VQA Wine & Tourism Centre, Penticton, BC
November 20, 2010
Join Merle at the VQA Wine & Tourism Centre in Penticton, celebrate their Annual Open House and enjoy some of Merle’s latest work, focusing on the viticulture and seasonal changes of the Okanagan. Visitors throughout the duration of the show can enter to win a draw prize.
Merle will have several new images on display for the next few months.
Wine Trails Magazine
Fall 2009 Cover
Merle is really excited to be selected for this year’s Fall cover of Wine Trails Magazine. Hand-picked by the Editor, Merle’s “Country Cuisine” is an example of his “aged-sepia” technique that favours the 1930′s style of “Pictorialism”.
This artwork and more of Merle’s wine country images can be purchased through the secure www.wineartbc.com website.
Prints range from $35 to $300.