"Evening Light on Cascade"
Acrylic on Canvas
32 x 48
"Under the Summer Sky"
Acrylic on Canvas
32 x 48
"Highwood Early Spring"
Watercolour on Paper
14 x 22
"Morning at Glen Lake"
Watercolour on Paper
9 x 12
"Mountain Pass"
Watercolour on Paper
9 x 12
"Beyond the Treeline"
Watercolour on Paper
9 x 12
"Sailing on Glenmore"
Watercolour on Paper
9 x 12
"La Jolla Surf"
Watercolour on Paper
9 x 12
"On Rundle's Cliffs"
Acrylic on Board
24 x 36
"Snow on Mt. Girouard"
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 48
"Forget Me Not Ridge"
Acrylic on Canvas
32" x 48"
"Plains to the East"
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 72"
"Forest Elders at Red Rock"
Watercolour on Paper
22" x 30"
Brent
was born in 1947 in Alberta, and was raised on a prairie
farm with a view of the Rockies on the western horizon.
After completing an MFA degree in painting at Brigham
Young University, Laycock returned to his native Alberta,
Canada, to establish his career as a visual artist.
This career has now spanned three decades, and his
paintings have been exhibited and collected throughout
the world. Brent and his wife, Kathy, have raised
five children.
Laycock works mainly in watercolour and acrylic and
explores landscape themes from his southern Alberta
surroundings and travels abroad. His uniquely personal
style still reflects the reality of the landscape
interpreted with loose, lyrical brushwork. In addition
to the landscapes, he also enjoys painting dynamic,
close-up floral compositions.
Brent Laycock was selected for membership in several
of the most prestigious Canadian art organizations
such as The Alberta Society of Artists, The Society
of Canadian Society of Artists, the Canadian Society
of Painters in Water Colour, and the Royal Canadian
Academy of Arts. Each of these organizations has often
included his work in their juried exhibitions.
His early career included working as an graphic artist
for the Calgary Board of Education and for Freeman/Yipp
Advertising Ltd. During those early years, he also
maintained a private fine art studio practice, which
eventually became a full-time occupation in 1981.
He has pursued a busy exhibition schedule with various
commercial and public galleries in Canada and the
USA and is now represented in many public, corporate
and private collections.
His watercolors are among the group of Canadian paintings
that were presented to Her Majesty's Royal Collection
at Windsor Castle in 1986. In 1991, the Albert Government
presented one of his watercolors to Queen Margrethe
of Denmark.
Some interesting creative milestones have been the
commissions to paint images for two Canadian postage
stamps, and to create indoor and outdoor murals. His
work has been included in many books and publications,
including the cover of Reader’s Digest.
