Dorothy Knowles (b. 1927, Unity, Saskatchewan) is one of Canada's top landscape
painters. She studied art in the late 1940s and early 1950s at night school and
summer school in Saskatoon and Emma Lake and briefly in London, England. A turning
pointing her career came at an Emma Lake Artists Workshop in 1962 when she was
encouraged by the American critic, Clement Greenberg to pursue painting from nature
regardless of the contemporary predominance of abstraction. Her paintings from
the mid 1960s to the present have had an enormous influence on younger painters
across Western Canada, acquired in part through Knowles' frequent presence as
both participant and leader at Emma Lake Artists Workshops. She has continued
to paint prolifically in watercolour, acrylic and oil throughout her career -
working in a variety of different manners and using a range of subject matter.
Her works bring to life the rich and colourful landscapes that surround her home
and studio and her paintings have found homes in some of the most prestigious
museums in Canada. She and her husband, artist William Perehudoff, live in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan.
Please scroll down to see the current selection of
Dorothy Knowles's work available for viewing at the gallery. (click on thumbnail for a larger image)
 | | "Churchill River - Snowy Water"
1973, Watercolour on Paper
8" x 11"
price available on request
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 | | "Mount Blackstrap"
1980, Watercolour on Paper
11" x 14 3/8" (visible)
price available on request
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 | | "River Sketch in May"
2008, Charcoal Drawing on paper
22 1/4" x 29 3/4"
price available on request
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 | | "Riverbank Lines"
2006, Charcoal Drawing on paper
23 1/2" x 31 1/2"
price available on request
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 | | "Blue Water"
2002, Acrylic on canvas
40" x 60"
price available on request
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 | | "Clouds Forming"
1996, Acrylic on linen
46" x 70"
price available on request
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 | | "Wolf Willow, Yellow Flowers"
1988, Oil on linen
30" x 70"
price available on request
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 | | "Road to No Where"
1988, Oil on linen
30" x 70"
price available on request
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 | | "Anglin Lake"
2009, Acrylic on canvas
48" x 72"
price available on request
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 | | "Quiet Day"
2000, Watercolour on Paper
22" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Down to the River"
2000, Watercolour on Paper
22" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Riverbank in August"
2008, Watercolour on Paper
22 3/4" x 30"
SOLD
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 | | "Clouds Over the Prairie"
2009, Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 72"
price available on request
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 | | "Bushes on Water's Edge"
1990, Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 26 3/8"
price available on request
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 | | "Pink Tree"
2001, Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 40"
price available on request
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 | | "Canola Field"
1994, Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 40"
price available on request
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 | | "Birds Gathering (Paddockwood Road)"
1981, Oil on Canvas
23 3/4" x 46 3/4"
price available on request
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 | | "Early May"
2008, Watercolour on Paper
22 3/4" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "April Colours"
2005, Watercolour & Charcoal on Paper
22 3/4" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Snow"
1983, Acrylic on Canvas
12" x 16"
price available on request
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 | | "Winter Colours"
1971, Oil on Canvas
14" x 16"
price available on request
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 | | "Yellow Field"
1988, Oil on Linen
14" x 22"
price available on request
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 | | "Windy Water"
1985, Oil on Linen
18" x 24"
price available on request
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 | | "Sandy Bay"
1985, Oil on Linen
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "The Side of a Mountain"
1982, Acrylic on Canvas
17" x 31"
price available on request
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 | | "The Hill East of Saskatoon"
1983, Oil on Linen
18" x 23"
price available on request
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 | | "Fitch Bay"
1987, Oil on Linen
11" x 14"
price available on request
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 | | "Farm Near Bolton"
1987, Oil on Linen
11" x 14"
price available on request
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 | | "The Gully"
1968, Oil on Canvas
13 1/2" x 16"
price available on request
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 | | "Macklin Lake"
1984, Watercolour on Paper
15" x 22"
price available on request
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 | | "Waterslides at Kelowna"
1982, Watercolour on Paper
11" x 15"
price available on request
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 | | "Grey Mountains"
1993, Acrylic on Canvas
5 1/4" x 7 1/4"
price available on request
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 | | "Bleeding Hearts on Orange"
1992, Oil on Canvas
26 1/2" x 24"
price available on request
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 | | "Tulips"
1991, Oil on Linen
24" x 47"
price available on request
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 | | "The Shore at Anglin Lake"
1993, Acrylic on Canvas
28" x 36"
price available on request
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 | | "Clouds Lowered"
1993, Oil on Board
6" x 8"
price available on request
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 | | "Pale Green Grass"
1992, Oil on Board
5 5/8" x 9"
price available on request
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 | | "Brown Distance"
1992, Oil on Board
5 3/4" x 9"
price available on request
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 | | "Bushes by the River"
1992, Oil on Board
5 3/4" x 9"
SOLD
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 | | "Backyard Series # 10"
2006, Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Backyard Series # 8"
2006, Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Backyard Series # 5"
2006, Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Backyard Series # 3"
2006, Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Backyard Series # 2"
2006, Oil on Canvas
24" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Soft Beige View"
1991, Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 48"
price available on request
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 | | "Autumn Leaves"
1991, Acrylic on Canvas
30" x 36"
price available on request
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 | | "Little Dance"
1998, Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Deep Blue"
1998, Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
price available on request
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 | | "Orange Row"
1998, Acrylic on Paper
22" x 30"
price available on request
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