Fred Cameron

Coastal Range 8 x 10	Pots and Flowers 30x 40	High Alert 48 x 60
Napoleon and Hens 16 x 20	Native Dancer 10 x 12	Competition 16 x 20
Solitude 20 x 24

Fred Cameron | Biography

Fred Cameron’s portfolio is comprised of a variety of subjects, from rugged mountain landscapes to English country gardens, from still lifes to nudes and wildlife. Not an artist to be easily categorized, he’s interested in all facets of subject manner.
If there is a common thread that runs throughout his paintings it is a sensitivity to light and dark, shadow and sunshine, warm and cool colours; all captured with his energetic brushstrokes.

Born and still living in a rural area of B.C.’s Fraser Valley his love for the outdoors is reflected in his many landscapes. Fred resides there with his wife Arlene, who takes care of the business side of his art and studio. Although his subjects vary widely, he admits his favourite place to paint is plein air. To escape the studio is very important to him, only then can you experience the true light, the impact of one colour next to another; the values and richness, or the subtleties.

Fred’s impressionistic paintings are appreciated the world over, hanging in collections throughout Canada, United States, England, New Zealand, Australia and China.

Cameron’s love of capturing the visual world began at an early age with an attraction to drawing. His family’s inability to send him to art school only fueled his appetite to search out the very best artists. Exposing himself to the masters in museums, galleries and a large library of art books and videos has become a life long passion. At a very early stage of his introduction into oils he was fortunate to meet up and paint with many of America’s top impressionists and colourists.

Fred considers himself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to paint with and be strongly influenced by an elite group of impressionists including Wm Reese of Washington, Ned Jacob of Maine and Russian artist Ovanes Berberian.
Fred was the first Canadian to be selected as a finalist from over 2000 submissions in the Arts in the Parks Compton in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He has placed in the top 200 many times.

Fred enjoys other media as well, he is a past member of the Pastel Society of Canada, and is also an accomplished sculptor, with three limited edition bronzes to date and many more in the works.