Emily Carr is one of Canada's greatest and most loved artists. Feeling a spiritual connection with her subjects, Emily Carr painted both the landscape and native villages of Western Canada in a unique and modern style that was rejected during its time of

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Emily Carr is one of Canada's greatest and most
loved artists. Feeling a spiritual connection
with her subjects, Emily Carr painted both the
landscape and native villages of Western Canada
in a unique and modern style that was rejected
during its time of production. After years of
travel throughout the forests of British
Columbia, failing health caused her to remain
close to home where she wrote seven books based
on her life. Today Emily Carr is highly regarded
throughout the world and considered a national
icon in Canada. Through reading her books and the
study of her paintings ( in poster form, or
original ) one is able to grasp just how
incredible this woman was.
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About Emily Carr Emily Carr was born in Victoria
in 1871 to prosperous parents, both of whom died
when she was young.  She was brought up by her
family and at the age of 16 was forced to make a
living from teaching, as it was felt that her
desire to attend art school in San Francisco was
"unladylike".  
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Ladylike or not, two of her paintings have been
reproduced on Canadian stamps, showing her
characteristic strong brush stokes and dark
colours, which style she developed when studying
in Paris 1910-1911.  To the best of my knowledge
these two stamps are the only Carr-issues world
wide.
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It wasn't until 1899, when she accompanied a
churchman to his mission at Ucluelet on the west
coast of Vancouver Island, that her career as an
artist took a pivotal turn.  The life and arts of
the First Nations village had a profound effect
on Carr, and, inspired by what she saw, she began
using both the landscape and First Nations people
as her subject matter.  She soon realized,
however, that she needed to learn technique, so
she went to London to study landscape painting.  
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"Totem Walk at Sitka"
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Emily Carr grew up in a strict household in
Victoria, B.C., where her English parents had
settled. Orphaned in her early teens, she managed
to convince her guardians to let her study art in
San Francisco at the California School of Design.
During her later studies in England and France
she began to develop a distinctive style of
painting that produced bold and colourful
canvases that would eventually make her a
Canadian icon.
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But Emily Carr's journey of self-discovery was a
painful one. Unable to support herself through
her art, she focused on managing an apartment
house in Victoria for 15 years. It wasn't until
1927 that Emily Carr came to the attention of the
National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, and was
welcomed by the Group of Seven painters when she
exhibited some of her work. Renewed by the
contact with these talented artists, Emily Carr
began to paint vivid pictures of the natural
world and West Coast native peoples. It was only
near the end of her life that Emily Carr began to
be recognized as an exceptional painter as well
as a writer. Her first book, Klee Wyck, won a
Governor General's Award. Her paintings now hang
in galleries across Canada and the fascinating
life of Emily Carr is celebrated in a multitude
of books and films.
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Did you know... At age 41, Emily Carr needed to
earn extra money, she raised and sold sheep dogs,
hooked rugs, and created pottery based on Native
designs.
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Emily Carr style Paintings
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EMILY CARR'S TREES

• Grade K-2Age 4-6 Submitted by Lily Erlic, a
  children's writer from Victoria BC, Canada
• Objectives
• To learn about Flowing Lines and Form What You
  Need
• Paper
• Brown and Green Paint
• Paint brush
• What You Do
• Ask the children what words they think of when
  you say "Forest".
• Write down the words on the chalkboard.
• Show the Children Emily Carr's Paintings of her
  trees. Go to http//www.emilycarr.com/
• Next, give each child a piece of paper.
• Ask the children to draw a trunk of a tree.
• Now ask them to draw the branches with the green
  paint.
• Ask the children about the lines in their
  painting.
• Are the lines strong, bold, thin or thick?
• Did Emily Carr draw real trees?
• Do her trees look hazy or dreamlike?