We are thrilled to feature our charming Velvet Pillows! Two beautiful themes that have delighted our clients. ‘Contentment’, feeling the island vibes of placid sheep grazing under a canopy of Olive trees, yes Salt Spring Island has Olive Groves!
This idyllic scene originally inspired from Tuscany where I spent six weeks immersed in painting and exhibiting my art at Museo D’arte di Chianciano. Everyday I drove back roads viewing a contented scene of sheep grazing in quiet areas. Here on Salt Spring Island we have many sheep farms and years ago our semi Mediterranean climate spawned a few experimenting farmers to grove Olive Trees. TheOliveFarm.ca is today a small cottage industry blossoming with production of olive oil that together with charming views allow a deep reminiscing of beloved Italian travels.
‘Happy Dance’ my second Velvet pillow richly imbued with twirling roses offers up a positive feeling to any decor. Charmingly sophisticated roses evoke warmth, love, calm. Roses have been a favourite theme for me as well many clients.
Our webpages for This 2024 Auction are being designed and will feature a fabulous selection of previously viewed limited editions. Over 50 paintings will be actively sought after so enjoy picking your favourite images and choose your price while appreciating the risk of missing out if you wait for that lower price.
It’s important to sign on to our mailing list to ensure you get all the auction news.
Our winter hours are only on a by chance opportunity, please email the gallery of the times you wish to view and we will open just for you. jlcgallery@gmail.com
Regular gallery hours will be posted before May.
Our Winter has been busy! A gallery renovation including a featured viewing area created just for my France and Italy paintings. This coincides with my new book I am writing on France featuring my writings and paintings, inspirations from 50years travelling throughout this favourite destination. I expect to have my book available mid Fall 2024.
Welcoming in 2024, it’s over 30 years of creative exciting Gallery openings what a rush!
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2024 Begins
Sharing is at the heart of appreciation. Creating paintings of my inspirations springs from a well of beloved memories and deep desires to see beauty in my surroundings. Having a Gallery since 1992, it’s the wonderful people from all over the world I am so grateful to, who give support and encouragement.
With over thirty years sharing my art this new year I once again pause for reflection of all I am grateful for and all I look forward to.
Appreciating my many visits to France, I came across my writings of visiting Carnac, Brittany just a few years ago. ‘Standing Stones’ painting shown above, its iconic stones, farm fields and otherworld enchantment represents so much of what France stirs in me. Researching my photos, journals and paintings is top of mind as this year I am writing a book of ‘France Inspired Journeys’. It is in creation. I am returning to France in an ART retreat in the Fall 2024.
Happy New Year to you, may the best be yet to come and may you too see the intrinsic beauty in all you encounter.
Warmest wishes
Jill
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Our Gallery hours are by chance over the Winter Months, however, we are pleased to open just for you! please email the gallery at jlcgallery@gmail for a private viewing. Gallery Hours will be posted beginning in April 2024.
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Imagine being in a thick green forest by the sea shore. Breathe, feel the soft ground beneath. Salt Spring Island’s paths can lead to vista treasures, coastal beaches, meadows and deep ancient forests.
Our Gallery winter season window now cloaked in moss, pine cones, antlers; a forest floor is our back drop for Lauren Campbell and Jill Louise Campbell’s paintings.
Exciting paintings depicting our cherished island life, as well 2024 Calendars, Art Card Collections, gorgeous Silk Scarves, delightful whimsical wood sailboats by Tara Smith are just a few wonderful gift ideas in our gallery.
Gallery Hours Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday noon to 4pm or by chance as well we will open just for you... email jlcgallery@gmail.com
'Fabulous Fall Auction' is now closed. Many Thanks to all who participated! It was a rounding success! For one week clients who subscribed to our mailing list were treated to a week of lively auction on previously viewed limited editions. Tracking # for your shipping will be sent within a week. Gallery pick-up is available. LINK to Auction details
Other great offerings in the gallery...
A certain atmospheric glow on Salt Spring Island is usually observed in early morning or evening light. This Fall we are noticing days of golden light, clearly felt in our Gallery. Clients often announce upon entering they feel surrounded with such joyous colour it make them happy! Heart warming! Colour resonance can illuminate the good vibes we all need to be healthy, empowered, creative and whole.
Exciting designed on Silk a new Scarf now added to our 'Art on Fabric Collection'. A select few 'Fulfillment Scarves' have Jill's original gold lining painted directly on this deeply green/blue harmony of lush colour. LINK A limited number of Silk Scarves are still available making a perfect purchase for gift giving. LINK
Jill's collection of Original Hand Embellished Fine Art has clients thrilled with each unique painting. View the collection here for a one of a kind Original Piece. LINK
'SeaLife by SeaSide' Salt Spring Island coastal observation. Six New mini 5x7 framed originals are added to our Original Collection. Whales, Octopus, Cottages are featured as Jill explores her coastal environment through these charming mixed media studies. LINK
Jill writes about her newest Three New Original Images now available as Limited Editions. "Cherish The Moment" LINK revisiting beloved France this memory painting sweetly resonates a cheering glow of original heart to hearth home and hamlet in SouthWest France. "The Green Door" LINK long fascinated with pathways through worn doors and windows this portal vibrant with foliage beckons one beyond. "Wind Talk" LINK billowing spinnakers navigated by wind and experience one feels a communication beyond time. Gliding past our islands terrain of deep forest, rising to heights that seem to speak from ancient elders. Unmistakable our coastal habitation still resident to its original peoples, we are honoured to live on these spirit filled lands.
Jill regularly posts on Instagram and FaceBook. This Fall her features include walking in Mouats Park by Ganges. LINK
Lauren Campbell, Jill's daughter continues to attract a growing admiring audience. PearlandOceans her Instagram pages feature a world living most of her life on Salt Spring Island. Her art captures a reverent love for natures wild. Soft strength, peaceful and other worldly. Lauren's images are magnets to lovers of nature. LINK
Our Salt Spring Island Gallery hours until Christmas are Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10-5
We are always happy to open almost any time just for you. email the gallery at jlcgallery@gmail.com for a visit!
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Carmen, has the best experiences in our gallery and it’s equally exciting for me to hear her stories. Working full time this summer as our Gallery Registrar, she is my presence for hundreds of interactions for my art, offering stories, assisting with purchases for clients from all over the world. She recently shared with me a sweet experience and as Carmen truly understands our real purpose is to live in joy, love and gratitude and that in sharing our good feelings will make our world even more luminous. -... Jill
a note from Carmen.....
Hi Jill,
I would like to share a sweet client story with you today….
A lovely older lady client with little money came in today just when the last white framed 5x7 of Tree House had just sold.
She said that she wanted to buy that little Tree House when she came in on Saturday because it had so much meaning to her and her daughter. She told me that she was a single mother and wanted to give it as a gift to her daughter because they had eaten at the Tree House since she was 4 years old.
I found one 5x7 of Tree House on foam-core in the back. The foam-core on that Tree House one wasn’t cut perfectly straight on all sides (we didn’t have anymore straight cut 5x7 foam-core and 5x7 white frames in the back), but it didn’t matter because Lauren’s handmade 5x7 wood frame. I told her Lauren had created the frame, so it was very special and had a lot of love in it. I told her that maybe she was meant to have the Tree House framed like this one. She suddenly grabbed my hand and almost broke out in tears and thanked me. Oh, my, goodness. It was so touching….
I’m always moved by stories from clients who truly have little money and how we can make a difference in their lives by adding a little joy.
Carmen sums up her experience…
“Art is so important and magical. It’s a physical expression of our feelings to each other and a visual language of the heart”.
It is the moments of these experiences, feeling heart connections we link our humanity. The visual stories I offer through my paintings, the embellished stories Carmen shares with clients about the painting scenes…then the most important, the stepping away to listen, hearing the stirrings each client gives to their favourite visual connection. I have shared my art in my gallery for over thirty years, a calling that makes my life complete. I feel with each passing year increasing deepening for my own love for this connection to our human community. I do love people! I love their expression, resilience, tenderness. I am in constant awe of so many character sweetnesses. There is so much love hanging in the breath of a conversation, a look…I am so often humbled in this presence. What love is expressed all about.
Busy and Fun Summer in the Gallery
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Jill Louise Campbell’s art and gallery are iconic in our community. Her whimsical and ethereal paintings are striking yet relatable, leaving you with both a sense of awe and a palpable emotional connection to her work. Here on Salt Spring Island, where she’s lived since 1990, we’re lucky for the opportunity to be able to enjoy it every day.
Dreams and music are strong influences as she intuitively interprets the world through paint, brush, canvas, and paper. While local and west coast imagery is prominently featured in her collection, Jill’s travels around the world allow us to see distant cultures through her unique depictions. Indeed, she uses a combination of materials to represent her experience, a process that Jill says, “show[s] a spontaneous wondrous world where time is collapsed to a single moment view.” It’s easy to both enjoy and appreciate her work beyond the canvas for the story it always seems to tell.
Spending her younger years in Montreal, she was exposed to a world of culture early on. Then at 18, she moved to Europe to work as a summer student in Copenhagen before enrolling in The Sorbonne in Paris to study European Civilization. This, and a love for nature, inspired her to pursue walking experiences along The Amalfi Coast in Italy and The Chemin St Jacques in Languedoc, France, both of which are documented in her collections. Later travels through China, Tibet, and India fully launched Jill as an international artist.
At home on Salt Spring, the Jill Louise Campbell Fine Art Gallery opened in Ganges in 1992. In the summers, the gallery is open daily and Jill can often be found greeting visitors herself, while in the winters, she enjoys painting retreats. While living here, together with her husband, they built their first home and renovated several old houses. Jill is equally comfortable painting walls and floors as she is with art paper. One can only imagine how she’s transformed her living space into its own work of art.
Here at Hastings House, we’re fortunate to have had Jill paint several scenes of our property. You can find her work in many of our suites as well as in our heritage dining rooms. A perfect souvenir, her art cards are also for sale in our retail section at Reception. Be sure to revel in her wonderfully dreamlike visual impressions.
visit the Hastings House website... here
Here are some other images Jill has painted of Hastings House over the years.
May blossoms at our Gallery, featuring exciting new images, many inspired from Salt Spring Island. Our little island has a number of century old churches.
St Marks is Jills newest painting. Dreamily perched atop a little knoll, Arbutus trees grace the entrance while a full moon glistens through the foliage
Jill adopted three kitties. Now a year old and hundreds of Instagram posts later #ravenwillowflower Jill has introduced a new Cat Series of art cards to the delight of their many followers!
The Gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11-5 as well by appoint just email the gallery for a time
jlcgallery@gmail.com
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Salt Spring Island is festive this holiday season.
Plan a visit to our little island!
Drive about and visit The Farm Stands Light up
December 3/4 and 17/18
The village of Ganges has many unique sweet shops. Each has beautiful Christmas window displays, it’s a window shopping paradise!
Our Centennial Park, Firehall and restaurants are all lighted up in fairytale lights.
Come and visit our Gallery for inspiring art, a 2023 calendar and welcoming greeting. Best to plan ahead, request our opening by email and we will open just for you! jlcgallery@gmail.com
Be charmed with the magical fantastical art of Lauren Campbell! Emerging artist to collect! see her work on Instagram pearl and oceans.
Glowing light reverberates about the island warming conversation. We breathe in nature, its glory in turn gifts us its full presence.
Thanksgiving naturally arises as we take pause and appreciate after a whirling summer. So many blessings we received over the past months, wonderful visitors from near and far. Lively, paced, delightful moments of deep sharing are ever memorable of individual meetings.
Our gallery summer team; Carmen, Lauren, Duart and I each gave our best to every moment.
Many clients left with wonderful art tucked under arms while dozens of ‘created just for you’ paintings were carefully crafted, framed and shipped all over North America. We were busy! Time now to breathe!
October 8, Saturday is Carmens last shift with us this year. Carmen The Gallery Registrar tho in part time position gave her fullest attention to The Gallery for the past 4 months. She will be pursuing her own creative arts as Fall deepens to Winter. Lauren an ‘Artist to follow’ is our right arm! She delighted in sharing her own art and made lasting collectors as her interpretations resonated with so many. Lauren insured every shipment was perfect she soothed, brightened, responded to every Gallery need with poise and grace. Duart steadily in the background updating website, fulfilling printings, all the while creating his own unique line of handcrafted frames.
My summer pace was lively as painting sales flowed for original embellishments. I painted for hours most everyday to fulfill orders for shipping, these hours were my calm in the effervescence of summer. I also loved meeting many people throughout the summer with spontaneous short Gallery visits throughout the week and hours spent in The Gallery each Saturday often with my daughter Lauren. We had so much fun!
Salt Spring Island is quieter now with
our Fall and Winter hours more flexible.
We will continue to Open every Saturday, as well many days during the week.
Watch our website for updated hours or email to be sure we are open. We look forward to appointment requests while we balance our own creative needs.
Email: jlcgallery@gmail.com
Our Annual On Line Auction wraps up another celebratory year!
Bouquets of Thank Yous
for your wonderful support for our online auction. Fabulous fun, with successful purchases on over 60 paintings. Yes, in three weeks over 60 paintings were wrapped and shipped with Canada Post or awaiting a "Clients Gallery pick up".
We had a blast! Each Saturday for four weeks at 9a.m.PST we turned the dial to the next great reduction. Many of you chose multiple paintings, many purchased framing as well.
It was a gamble! some of you chose lower risk prices for the painting of your choice. While others had the nerve wracking play of waiting for the price of their dreams.
Congratulations to you all, and good wishes for your happy enjoyment for Jill's Art.
Easter is almost here! Flowers, warm weather, baby lambs, Spring is blossoming everywhere on our mild west coastal island. Our Gallery by the boardwalk in Ganges is filled with uplifting colour. New Art is arriving daily.
We are featuring "The Flower and Garden Collection" it comes with uplifting energy especially needed after a dreary winter. Have a look at our collection CLICK HERE
Here is the ARTIST GALLERY JOURNAL featuring her inspirations recording an artist life. on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM
The Gallery is currently OPEN Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11-5. Carmen our Gallery Registrar is pleased to assist and has stories, options and knowledge to share. Email the Gallery if you prefer a private viewing for yourself or a group, available most anytime jlcgallery@gmail.com
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The Island local economy and visitors to the island support the great concentrated collection of artist, craftspeople, growers and bakers. I won’t cover everything, but I will frequently revisit and add to this guide and make changes as I see them. Don’t hesitate to connect with any questions and comments, we love to hear about your experience visiting the island.
British Columbia is currently in a period of restricted travel, we support this and care about each other, the boarders for travel is our Health Authority. Salt Spring Island is a perfect day trip and home away from home for many, without excessive travel.
I love to your the Island by bike, especially electric bike! This is a view of the Vesuvius Ferry Terminal.
Welcome to Ganges, I hope you enjoy this tour and information about the Island, it is based on my favourite spots, personal opinion and local experience. I hope it will help you plan a trip to visit us for the first time, or bring back lovely memories from past visits to the island.
- Tara
Ganges is the bustling main town on the island full of unique shops, food places, famous Saturday Market, great shops, historic points of interest and small town charm. The town is also a great port of call for boaters.
The Jill Campbell Gallery has been welcoming visitors for over 25 years, located on the boardwalk in Ganges.
Slow down.. you are now on lsland time
There is lots to see in Ganges and on the Island, a slow approach to exploring all the unique spots and locally made goods is the best way to feel the island life. I love to stop at every farm stand, eat what is fresh and made on the island. Let your fresh finds inspire a meal and creat a special moment.
This photo was from a lovely weekend welcoming friends, brunch was made with everything we foraged the day before, farm eggs, fresh greens and vegetables from the market, hot sauce made locally, coffee roasted locally and dahlias from a farm stand, even the table mats are from the lovely French studio.
We will start our tour of Ganges at the centrally located Chamber of Commerce Tourism Information building, is a great source for detailed business listings, accommodation guide, general questions and latest updates. This is also the location of the main bus stop in Ganges.
Ganges Harbour, from which the town of Ganges takes its name, was originally called Admiralty Bay but was renamed by Captain Richards in 1859 after HMS Ganges, and indirectly after the Ganges river in South Asia. The ship HMS Ganges was at the Pacific Station from 1857 to 1860 under the command of Captain John Fulford as flagship of Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes. Ganges was the last sailing line-of-battle ship in foreign service. - Wikipedia
There are many historical points of interest around the island, this photo shows the HMS Ganges from a display located along the boardwalk beside Centennial Park.
The local Sailing club burgee features an elephant as a connection to this history.
As you look out the harbour you will see a small Islet at the end of Grace Point, this is Grace Islet and it is an important place for the First Nations. Following the little path at the end of the Grace Point boardwalk beside the commercial government dock, is this lovely view of Grace Islet. Read Artist Jill Louise Campbell experience painting this sacred islet. Link
Releasing Grace : artist Jill Louise Campbell
This map shows the location of Ganges, and Ganges Harbour, photographed from the beautiful hand painted sign showing the island. I will share more photos of this sign later in the tour.
The Mouats building is one of the distinct heritage buildings in Ganges and a lovely land mark. Mouats is a home hardware shop and includes a small marine section, the lower level features house wears and pet supplies.
Next door to Mouats is the Harbour Building, this is the location of the Jill Louise Campbell Art Gallery.
On the front road side is Mouats Clothing and this is a favourite place to shop for women and men. Old Salty gift shop is on the other corner, the Oyster Catcher restaurant is on the waterside with a great boardwalk patio.
The boardwalk runs behind Mouats from the Marine park to the red and white Coast Guard building with the view of Seahorse the tugboat and the harbour beyond.
The marine park and harbour is watched over by a lovely gold mermaid.
The Marine park is thanks to the Rotary who have also provided a small dinghy dock for boaters to access the town.
The boardwalk is a fun place to hangout with an oat milk ice cream and watch the boats and float planes landing. The bright red Government Dock is a hive of activity and great view of the cool looking Coast Guard ship.
From this point along the boardwalk look back towards the marina, this is the scene of the painting Fish Market.
There harbour attracts all kind of interesting boats, commercial and pleasure. Traditionally the work boat group gathers for a rendezvous in Ganges harbour late summer.
Along this boardwalk is the Oyster Catcher restaurant and it has one of the best patios on the harbour, complete with fire pits and patio lights. It is the perfect place for oysters and champagne while the sun sets.
The red Government Dock is always a hive of activity with visiting boats. It operates on a first come basis and rafting should be welcomed and expected. Check with the Ganges Harbour Authority website to check on the latest Coved restrictions.
Across from the Government Dock is the gallery showing the colourful artwork of Jill Louise Campbell.
The gallery in Ganges on the boardwalk has been selling Jills art for 25 years. Many of her paintings depict Island scenes and we have included a few in this tour.
Here are a few paintings in the gallery, depicting Salt Spring and the harbour.
Here is artist Jill on the boardwalk outside her gallery, showing off one of her Story Shawl designs that features a painting of Ganges.
Across the courtyard from the gallery is the funky little Treehouse Cafe, it is nestled under a plum tree and has a great local menu. I particularly love the tofu scramble for breakfast and would absolutely recommend the hummus, my favourite anytime meal is the Thai peanut tofu salad. It is the perfect Salt Spring meal.
Here is a photo of my favourite tofu scramble, I like to add a side of mushrooms with it. Yum!
Evening view of the Treehouse Cafe looking towards the Government Dock. Lights twinkling and live music playing in the warm summer night air
If you like hummus, the Treehouse make a good one!
Artist Jill Louise Campbell has painted scenes of the Treehouse Cafe, here are two currently available in the gallery.
Back on the boardwalk you will see views of the float planes, Red and White Coast Guard building
Here is a lovely painting Sea Pears by Jill Louise Campbell. The view looks at the lovely old salty pear tree that hangs over and the Coast Guard building beyond.
Further along the boardwalk approaching the Red and White Coast Guard station you are along the back side of Mouats building, it has a lovely weathered seaside feel.
This side of the Mouats building has a old seaside feel with metal siding and the boardwalk. Artist Jill Louise Campbell showing her story scarf Dream Time against the weathered backdrop and lovely seaweed mural.
Look for the historic Tasaka’s rock wall underneath this part of the boardwalk, information sign is at the entrance to the building.
At the end of this section of boardwalk is the red and white Coast Guard Station, you can walk the long dock and enjoy a nice view of the harbour and the big tugboat Seahorse.
View of the Coast Guard building, float plane dock and view out of the harbour.
The Firehall is in the middle of Ganges, it has a lovely tall clock tower and flag pole. The famous Saturday market is across the street from here held in Centennial Park.
Looking to my left up the Main Street is the Salt Spring Trading Company building, the Tourism Info and bus station are just beyond.
Here is a fun painting Island Time by artist Jill Louise Campbell of the Firehall and Trading Co building.
The town of Ganges is in my opinion the perfect small town size, there are many streets and shops to explore and new things seem to unfold throughout the week leading up to the famous Saturday Market.
Here is a fun view painted by Jill looking down the hill into Ganges with the market on the right and Coast Guard dock at the end of the road. Village View
Here are some photos from the growers at our famous Saturday Market. I recommend attending the market early for a quieter time and the best selection, then go out for breakfast and then back to the market to have a good look at the fabulous artisan booths.
There are so many fabulous farmers that sell at the market. I like to buy a bit from everyone! Fresh kale, carrots and big bags of salad greens.
I love the mushrooms and sprout stand, the sprout wraps are a great market snack.
Always buy flowers when at the market.
Our favourite treats are from Brigid and her amazing French patisserie. The Canale are not to be missed, chocolate torte and well, everything is amazing
Other favourite things not to be missed at the market include:
- Salt Spring Chilli Oil
- Salt Spring Cheese from David Woods, he also has a cute farm location but you might as well stick up at the market as well.
- Salt Spring Kitchen Company Jam
- Salt Spring Shine, Gin and Vodka
- French Country fabric is the loveliest sand that sells table mats and fabric goods. Darlene is a family friend and her studio is definitely worth a visit.
- Dream Cream is a fabulous cream made on the island.
- Locally made Beeswax wraps are some of the best quality I have found.
There are so many fabulous vendors of all kinds, it is worth spending a few hours looking at everything! The market is the place to meet the maker and purchase directly from them.
The building beside the market is called Ganges Alley and it is full of really fun tiny shops both food and gifts. You can find sushi, Italian pasta, natural clothing. The famous Salt Spring Soapworks is also here and it is a great place to purchase something for yourself and gifts to take home.
Across the main street is a line of shops that include my favourite place to shop for contemporary natural fibre clothing, POD.
On the water side is the sight of Jill’s first gallery, the little cottage is now behind a fence and hard to see. Here is her painting Gallery By The Sea
At the end of this line of shops at the edge of town is the best Canadian made with butter bakery ever, Embe. This place has not changed a bit since we moved to the island in 1990. Embe has a great selection, in my opinion the best bakery items are the Copenhagen, sausage roll, cream filled blueberry turnover (this must be ordered ahead and you can only eat it after hiking Mt Erskine). And for the sailors reading this, the Eccles cakes are the perfect treat to enjoy on the water.
Embe Bakery may make the best sausage rolls and they will serve them warm.
The cupcakes are simple and moist, often decorated in a seasonal style. Embe also makes great carrot cakes and other cakes perfect for birthdays.
The Eccles cakes from Embe Bakery are the best I have ever had and the perfect treat to take when you are heading out to sea.
Eccles cakes are always aboard when we race the Round Salt Spring Island race, this race is attended by over 100 boats every spring. Here is a great painting by Jill that captures the boats with spinnakers up, racing out the harbour.
Another favourite place to provision is Barbs Bakery and Bistro, It is only open mid week and not too late, they recently made some changes adding a self serve cooler and freezer stocked with fresh greens, house made soups, sauces, local salmon and frozen savoury pies.
The frozen chowder soup and savoury pies are a favourite provision to take boating or serve an easy supper.
We absolutely love the vegetarian quiche, the chicken pot pie and tourtiere are some of the best. These are all available at the counter cooler.
Barbs also serves breakfast buns and like everything else they make, these are very good.
General local and organic groceries, special natural foods and unique Salt Spring shopping is at Natureworks. They are along the main road in the middle of Ganges.
There are many fun shops in Ganges for home and gifts, here are a few of my favourite places to shop.
Cedar Mountain, Twang and Pearl, Old Salty and West of the Moon kids shop, these shops have a good eye for lovely special imported items.
West of the Moon kids shop has a good eye for quality kids toys.
Waterfront Gallery and Art Craft at Mahon Hall focus on carrying local artisans and the selection is fantastic.
Art Craft is located at Mahon Hall a lovely old building across from Ganges marina on the edge of town. They feature local artisans of all kinds, as does the Waterfront Gallery.
Here is a photo of Mahon Hall located on the NE edge of town across from SALT.
My favourite shop on the island that perfectly embraces the west coast vibe is SALT, they design casual coastal clothing and stock home and gift as well. If your a boater pick up a cool salt pennant for your boat.
Flying the SALT pennant aboard our boat while sailing out the harbour.
Next door to SALT is my favourite Sumer treat and I see the little silver trailer is back this summer! Oat milk ice cream sundae. I also love the stylized code flag bunting.
The Harbour of Ganges is dotted with small island and lead to a lovely white shell beach called Chocolate Beach. It is a really fun activity to rent a kayak at explore the harbour.
Here is a painting by Jill showing these lovely Islands. Madrona to Ganges.
Ganges Marina is located closest to Ganges they have lots of space for visiting boats, both Ganges and Salt Spring Marina next door monitor 66A on the VHF. Here is a view of this side of the harbour showing Salt Spring Marina and Ganges to the right.
Just after Ganges marina along the main road is my very favourite historical display. This is a beautiful hand painted map of the Island by Temmel, there is so much detail and design it is a lovely place to see the layout of the island.
Further along the main road and onto Upper Ganges Road there is a nice beach access point a the head of the harbour, the beach is shale. There are lovely artistic information boards placed at the top of the beach access, well worth a stop to look at.
A bit further along is a favourite local pub Moby’s, they are just outside of town at the very head of the harbour where Salt Spring Marina is located. This is a great place for a beer and duck wings with a view of the harbour.
Salt Spring Marina was recently re built the docks and looks great, they have lots of slips for visiting boats.
Harbours End Marine is located here as well.
Across the street on the inland side is the stylish Harbours End Hotel and on the harbour side is the most beautiful accommodation on Salt Spring Island the Hastings House Country Inn. Photo of Harbour House.
In the field of Hastings House stands this fabulous large sculpture made of large logs in a circular position.
Artist Jill Louise Campbell has painted Hastings House many times and her Art hangs in some of the rooms.
Hastings Manor House & Hastings Weekend
The sweet little post cottage on the Hasting House property inspired this popular painting Embracing Joy. The Limited Edition is now sold out but the small Art print is available and a lovely Story Shawl was designed with the painting.
And this ends out tour slightly outside of Ganges, in the next tour we will continue North past a great bread place tucked in the woods, farm stands and points of interest that make the North End and Central part of the island fun to explore.
I hope you enjoyed this tour of Ganges, leave a comment with your favourite spot.
-Tara
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If you are in Ganges feel free to pop by the gallery and have a look at our progress. We have created a small pop up art booth stocked with cards and small spring floral artwork. This pop up art booth is open sporadically in tune with the current renovation projects.
Our in-house artwork publishing is open, and we are delighted to connect with you and assist with your custom order. Please contact us through email jlcgallery@gmail.com
Artwork purchased through the website can be picked up at the gallery on Salt Spring Island, or carefully shipped anywhere in Canada and the USA.
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Inside the cottage is warm with history of friends and family gathered. Irish Cupboard is the heart of the home with family dishes on display.
Irish Farm is warmed in the sun, with clean washed farm buildings softened by the rolling verdant green hills and golden leaves.
Celtic Crofts is a view further into the fields with colours golden and emerald green, soft reflections of purple deepen the dreamy land.
Celtic Forest is a little forest world of magical dreams, framed with fuchsias and purple thistle.
Celtic Forest is shown as a 11”x14” Canvas Art Print mounted on artist foam board and packaged in a clear bag. The gallery offers two frame options, shown below is our new Canadian wood frame with a cream white rubbed finish.
This special painting is also featured on a shawl designed by the artist.
Celtic Moon protects the magical world below.
The artwork in the Irish Collection is offered as Limited Edition Canvas artwork in a range of sizes. Large Celtic Forest shawl scarf, small art prints of all artwork and art card sets.
]]>We are all connected in caring and protecting each other, our actions and support for public health during this time are very important. To support the health of all and discourage crowded contact, our little seaside gallery is closed for regular walk in visits. Our gallery is open for browsing and shopping online, with orders shipped promptly.
The artist Jill Louise Campbell is on the Island this winter and happy to meet with clients for private showings at the gallery. Please contact jlcgallery@gmail.com
At the gallery, Lauren and I are making the most of this quiet time, with renovations and a fresh coat of paint (possibly lime wash!) for the gallery. Connect with the gallery on our Facebook page @jlcgallery We share stories about the progress of gallery renovations, we post features and stories behind the colourful artwork by Jill Louise Campbell, and share fun stories from life on Salt Spring Island.
Our little island community is quiet, we miss welcoming visitors to the gallery and saying hi to friends and locals buzzing about town.
Virtually through the website our gallery is open and alive with colour. We invite you to travel through the artwork of Jill Louise Campbell, her paintings capture cherished memories and whimsical scenes from around the world.
Now more than ever we want to fill our homes with positive energy and keep our imagination full of colour. Our online gallery is a wonderful place to shop for artwork that is alive with a richness and colour that makes us feel good.
We delight in connecting with you through our website and social media, email and phone. Thank you for supporting us with your purchases, we create the artwork with great care and ship almost daily with love from our little gallery on Salt Spring Island.
While travel is not encouraged at this time, we are continuing to offer free shipping on all orders. Enter code FREESHIPPING at the final stage of checkout.
Every winter as we organize and update the gallery for the new year, we host a Dutch style art auction. This is a fun way to find homes for the remaining artwork from past gallery displays. A Dutch style auction is where the price discounts increase each week until every painting finds a new home, up to 75% off!
Join our friends of the gallery mailing list to receive the latest details and links for our upcoming popular Dutch style auction.
We look forward to opening the doors to the gallery when it is safe to do so this spring, and look forward to the island buzzing with activity again.
Wishing you health, happiness and your home filled with positive colour.
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Contact us for personal visits, we are happy to open the gallery just for you. The artist Jill Louise Campbell is also happy to meet you virtually with a facetime view of her artwork. Connect with us through email info@jlcgallery.com or any of our social media channels.
Our gallery is open for artwork purchase through the website always, with orders shipped from Salt Spring Island with care and efficiency. We are continuing our Free Shipping through the current reduced travel period. Code : FREESHIPPING
Please join our gallery mailing list to stay connected with new artwork releases, special products and our yearly winter art auction. The gallery keeps up-to-date with news through the Facebook Page. Artist Jill Louise Campbell shares her inspirations and connects through Instagram.
It is not often that we get snow on this tropical island. This winter solstice we had white flurries and it was quite exciting. Here are a few fun photos from past snow.
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Nut Farm view : artist Jill Louise Campbell
Nut Farm House : artist Jill Louise Campbell
The Nut Farm paintings are both a lovely wide size. Jill has enjoyed painting in this different aspect the last few years, In the gallery we like the long horizontal paintings for the fit and styling above furniture, drawing your eye to to the art and letting it set the colour in the room.
Crisp white and cream interior styling is a fabulous fit for these paintings. Introducing colours are earthy and warm with touches of gold in artwork will add a softness and warmth to the room.
This winter display is a wonderful way to introduce the new artwork Nut Farm and Nut . The paintings came from a late fall and winter trip to France last year, Jill posted many Art Journal entries during this trip. Link
The window is full of soft natural details, from the white candles strung with sage and berries. Traditional gold glass balls shimmer among a natural scene of moss covered logs, Art story shawl of Celtic Forest mimics the soft warm colours, it is softly draped on either side of the artwork.
Nut Farm views : artist Jill Louise Campbell
Nut Farm and Nut Farm view are offered as limited edition canvas artwork reprotections. The artwork is produced using the best inks and canvas, together with additional UV protective coating the canvas artwork is ideal in light filled spaces.
Original enhancing is offered in the Medium and larger sizes. This technique is a signature of Jills where she will add original painting on the reproduction. This original painting is unique to each edition number, and the the artist is happy to customize by enhancing certain colours and much attention is spent adding original gold lining so that it sparkles as it does in the original.
We are delighted to announce the gallery can now ship the large size to the lower mainland and Vancouer Island as a finished stretched canvas. All other destinations will be as currently listed in the product.
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