Artist Karen McDiarmid
Title Mountain Enso
Media acrylic on paper
Size 19 x 12.75 in. / 48.3 x 32.4 cm.

Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $200 - unsigned; bears artist's name, title and inscription on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat and plastic

Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; According to the artist: Mountain Enso was painted during the Covid pandemic. The 'Enso' or Zen circle, symbolizes enlightenment, strength, the universe and the void. Here Enso is a reminder of the spiritual sustenance we can draw from the mountains and the rest of nature.

Provenance
Generously donated by Karen McDiarmid, see website at karenmcdiarmid.net
Estimate CAD$100-$200

Artist Karen McDiarmid
Title Rosefall, South Face
Media mixed media on print on paper
Size 15.5 x 11.5 in. / 39.4 x 29.2 cm.

Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $200 - unsigned; bears artist's name, title and inscription on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat and plastic

Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; According to the artist: Part of a series done during the pandemic using symbols of death and destruction as well as hope and renewal. Roses represent all this.

Provenance
Generously donated by Karen McDiarmid, see website at karenmcdiarmid.net
Estimate CAD$100-$200

Artist Karen McDiarmid
Title Loon Moving Rain in a Time of Plague
Media mixed media on paper
Dated 2021
Size 10.25 x 16.25 in. / 26 x 41.3 cm.

Notes
ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE $200 - signed, titled and dated along bottom; framed with archival mat and plastic glass

Reference
PLEASE NOTE: This lot was sold in an online benefit auction where all proceeds went to the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta and there was no Buyer's Premium.; According to the artist - this painting is part of a series done during the Covid pandemic, reflecting foreboding and mystery in the natural world. Perhaps loon is storing water for the future? New myths are in the making.

Provenance
Generously donated by Karen McDiarmid, see website at karenmcdiarmid.net
Estimate CAD$100-$200