Munro was born in Vancouver in 1948. He studied both in Vancouver and in Ottawa, but is largely self-taught. He has painted in various media for more than twenty years. Since 1977 he has worked almost exclusively in watercolours except for recent forays into oils and etchings.
The artist’s landscapes are strong and simple. He uses broad subtle washes of colour accented with lively calligraphic brush strokes. He creates images of nature that capture the light of a forest, the shifting nuances of wind on water, or the brooding wet atmosphere of Canada’s west coast.
Munro has exhibited extensively in the Vancouver area at such venues as the Horizons West Gallery, La Rafinage, the Art Emporium, the Vancouver Bar Association barristers’ lounge and the B.C. Festival of the Arts.
His works are in permanent collections of seventeen major Canadian corporations as well as three in Japan. He and his family live in Deep Cove in North Vancouver.
Tatlayoko Lake
Tatlayoko is a large glacial-fed lake in the southern Chilcotin. It is bordered on the west by the Naiute Range of mountains, rugged peaks presiding over a deep wilderness. On its eastern shore the lake butts up against Potato Mountain, where the Chilcotin people have dug wild potatoes and hunted for thousands of years.
The deep clear water of the lake reflects a warm turquoise light. An untouched carpet of trees cloaks the surrounding slopes. The forest is timeless and, if given the protection it deserves, seemingly immortal.
Local ranchers are concerned that some of its special qualities may be lost due to unwise development. Likewise, the Chilcotin people are concerned for the future of this wilderness area.
The print conveys the unique quality of light characteristic of Tatlayoko Lake and the power of serenity found in wilderness experiences.
Three copper plates. The pink plate was printed first, followed by the blue and green. The image is 9” by 12” (23cm by 30 cm).