Drawn to Galiano
Art Exhibition
The Galiano Oceanfront Inn, 134 Madrona
July 2nd – August 31st, Opening Friday July 3rd 2-4 pm.
What is it that pulls us here? What makes us stay, put down roots, raise families, and build our lives on this beautiful rock?
I painted Galiano in bits and pieces while visiting as a camper for more than thirty years. Whenever I told people about my adventures here, they would often “catch” my goosebumps. Before long, their eyes would sparkle with the same longing that had taken hold of me.
When I finally moved here full-time in 2013, I left behind a large home and community in Abbotsford for a 450-square-foot cabin on the beach. It was winter—both on the island and in my own life—but I couldn’t have been happier. I arrived with a question in my heart.
One day, I stood beneath the largest Garry oak on Dionisio Point and asked if the island had a message for my art.
As I held one of its great branches, I was flooded with a feeling I can only describe as wildness. Then, as I listened more deeply, I felt something else: joy. The oak’s branches seemed to dance toward the sky, and that same wild joy danced into my heart.
For the next year, I learned to paint that message.
Before then, I painted much like a photographer, trying to recreate every detail exactly as I saw it. But as I worked on the portrait of that Garry oak, I painted and repainted it many times while the tree seemed to whisper, “If you’re going to paint my portrait, you’ll have to find some rhythm. Wander outside the lines. Everything is connected.”
Little by little, my paintbrush learned to dance. The rhythm of wildness and joy became the rhythm of my work.
I believe that same rhythm lives quietly within all of us. It calls us to the forests, the sandstone shores, the windswept bluffs, and the sea. Perhaps that is what draws us to Galiano—not simply its beauty, but the chance to remember something ancient within ourselves.
These paintings are my attempt to capture that feeling and to share the places where I have heard its call most clearly.
Where you can find me:
Summer 2026:
Galiano Saturday Market -May Longweekend until Thanksgiving, 10am – 2pm,992 Burrill St, Galiano Island
Sidney Thursday Night Market – Beacon St on the north side between 4th and 5th.
Drawn to Galiano Exhibition, Galiano Oceanfront Inn, 134 Madrona Drive, Galiano
Oxeye, 2470 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano
Now and Zen, 33 Manzanita Road, Galiano
Coming soon: Post Office, 23 Madrona Drive, Galiano
My studio is open by request. Please send a text or call 250 539 8137.
Jeanne Erickson paintings, prints and cards are shown year round on Galiano Island at the following locations:
- The Looseleaf, 23 Madrona Drive
- Now and Zen, 33 Manzanita Road
- Oxeye, 2470 Sturdies Bay Road
- Ixchel, 61 Georgeson Bay Road
Studio Hours
84 Gaylor Place, Galiano Island
My studio is open by request. Please send a text or call 250 539 8137.
Jeanne Erickson paintings, prints and cards are shown year round on Galiano Island at the following locations:
- The Looseleaf, 23 Madrona Drive
- Now and Zen, 33 Manzanita Road
- Oxeye, 2470 Sturdies Bay Road
- Ixchel, 61 Georgeson Bay Road
2023 Shows
Night Skies and Shorelines of Galiano opening April 28th 2-4 pm at Oxeye 2540 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano, April 28 – May 13, Wed – Sun, 10 am – 2 pm
Galiano Island Saturday Market
May 20 – Oct 7, 10am – 2 pm 992 Burrill Road, Galiano Island
2022 Shows
Forest Edge, Vistas and Shorelines The Yellow House Art Centre April 22 – May 8
Galiano Island Saturday Market May Long Weekend – Thanksgiving Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm
The Oceanfront Inn and Spa Summer 2022
in a small way XV, Oceanfront Inn
Lion’s Hall Christmas Market
South Hall Christmas Market –
North Hall Chrsitmas Market – December 10th
Cards and prints are also available at The Looseleaf Tea and Papery, Now and Zen, Ixchel and Art and Soul Craft Gallery on Galiano Island.
2020 Holiday Store Pop Up!
Jeanne Erickson Art will be at the Galiano Island Saturday Market, 992 Burrill Road from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm every Saturday until and including October 10th.
Her gallery tent is set up to allow you to walk through, one party at a time and hand sanitizer is available both at the market entrance and the gallery tent.
Original paintings, prints and cards are available and cash, card and phone payments are accepted.
Forest Edge Vistas and Shorelines
Mt. Galiano, The Bluffs, Bodega Ridge, The Peace Park,
when you reach the vista and stop to join the evening song
there is a settling, deep inside,
that echoes what you already know but wonder about anyway.
All is well.
You belong
You, too, belong.
Walking barefoot on sun warmed sandstone
to the point
where the seals come to watch the people
and purple sea stars peek out from under green cervices.
The eagle on his perch and the trees play with the breeze
while stone crop hums
that awakening, deep inside,
that echoes what you already know but forget to enjoy.
You belong to each other.
Prints and Cards – Art and Soul Craft Gallery – 2540 Sturdies Bay Road http://www.artandsoulcraftgallery.com/
Cards – The Loose Leaf – 1-23 Madrona Road http://thelooseleafgaliano.ca/
Cards – Ixchel Galiano Craft Shop – 61 Georgeson Bay Rd https://bestinbc.com/ixchel/
Coming Soon!
in a small way XIV, minature works by Galiano Artists
New Venue: Galiano Island Inn and Spa, 134 Madrona Dr.
in walking distance from the ferry terminal.
Opening Reception: Friday, November 29th 4 – 9 pm
Nov 30 – Dec 8 11am – 5pm daily
I am so excited to be participating in the Port Moody Arts Centre 5th annual Winter Treasures Artisan Market, a boutique-style show featuring locally handcrafted gifts, art, décor, and fine crafts suitable for holiday gift-giving. For this event I will be creating smaller paintings and cards, all featuring Galiano Island landscapes.
Open daily from November 12 – December 18, 2019, with new items added regularly throughout the duration of the show.
Opening Reception
I will be attending the opening reception, and it would be so great to see my friends and collectors on the mainland there!
Thursday, November 14 | 6-8pm
2425 St Johns Street, Port Moody, BC
Free to the public | Artists in attendance | Refreshments served
“All of us, here on this island,, with our roots also in the sandstone share the marks of the storms with our graceful shorelines, the richest part of our island.”
Join Jeanne Erickson at the Yellowhouse Art Centre on Galiano Island for the show opening on Thursday, April 18th at 5:00 pm. A collection of 20 landscapes of Galiano Island, painted during a three month retreat Jan – March 2019, will be shown for the first time. The show is open from April 18th until May 12th, Wednesdays – Sundays, from 11 am – 5:00 pm.
Sturdies Bay Bakery Show
44 Madrona Dr, Galiano Island
December 16th, 2018 until January 31st, 2019, open daily, 6am – 3pm
Log House Lodge Galiano Winter Art Sale
Opening Night, Friday, January 18th, 2019, 4-6 pm, Saturday & Sunday, Jan 19-20, 12-4pm, 754 Burrill Road, Galiano Island, BC
Featured Artists: Annette Shaw, Beverly Paterson, Fiona Percy, Jeanne Erickson, Leah Mabberley, Maggie O’Shaughnessy, Roksan Kohen, Yasemin Demir
Previous Shows
Transformation 2 Show at the Yellowhouse Art Centre, 2517 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island.
Galiano Bakery, January – March 2018
YellowHouse Art Centre Solo Show, Forest Edge, April 20th – May 9th, 2018