TOP FEATURES
The Early Years | Editor’s Choice
As we reflect on ZOOM's 14 years of capturing the Sunshine Coast’s artistic talent, the magazine's creator Edmund Arceo, looks back on some of his favourite photographic images from the early years.
Jan Jensen
Jan Jensen's evocative abstract expressionist painting is a delight. Her restrained use of colour gives a spacious feel to these images as if a breeze could blow through each layer.
And The BLues Play On
Pender Harbour's annual Blues Festival is coming! June 7, 8, and 9 will bring delighted audiences and performers to our beautiful area of lakes, coves, and forests.
The Music Makers
Lynne and Reg Dickson, lifelong performers, songwriters, and partners, have been making music with and for our community for over 50 years. They continue to show us all how it is done.
The Harbour Gallery
Harbour Gallery responds to the rhythms of our small community. In off-peak times the gallery provides studio space for guest artisans, solo and group shows, as well as workshops.
Nature’s Healing Power
Today, more than ever, people want to know what they can do to keep healthy. Over 2000 years ago the well-known Greek physician Hippocrates advised us, “Nature itself is the best physician.”
Have Paddle, Will Travel
With spring’s kinder weather upon us, we turn our thoughts from staying cozy (and dry!) indoors to enjoying the outdoors once again. On the Sunshine Coast, that includes getting out on the water!
Sweet to Savoury
Love ingredients that can move from sweet to savoury with ease? The simplicity of the rice grain has filled our bellies for thousands of years.
ZOOM, ZOOM!
Sunshine Coast residents pack copies of their favourite local magazine to take great souvenir photos of their trips and share with us snapshots of their adventures.
PAST ARTICLES
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Ron Smid
"My work strives to go beyond the mere documentary capture of a landscape by gazing towards the veiled; creating imagery where the physical world touches the divine."
Forest Impressions
"It is an ongoing exploration of the beauty and soul of our forests. I include motion in many of these images in an attempt to capture the true essence of these magnificent life forms . . ."
Life Awakes
There's nothing as relentless as spring. Buds form when snow is still on the ground, and the season progresses even when some of us aren't quite ready.
Rays of Light
I could easily have interpreted the scene as being touched by the hand of God, with the rays of light being fingers reaching out to touch me with their splendour . . .
Mario Traina
“Infrared photography gives us another way of looking at what’s normally invisible by making it visible.”
Dolf Vermeulen
Dolf Vermeulen aims his lens at an exciting range of natural subjects: mountains, animals, seascapes, forests, scenes from high above, even scenes from under water.
ARTISTS
James Bennett
Affinity for form and earthiness translates quite seamlessly into one-of-a-kind ceramics.
Margot Hallman
"I work with pastel, acrylic, and oil. I am drawn to the subtle changes in spatial expanse, texture, colour, and temperature that manifest themselves in the landscape."
Abstract Expressions
Sandy Kay's artful and sparing use of colour brings her nature-inspired, abstract works to life.
Meghan Hildebrand
"I love my small town streets, the fading facades and how sunset lights up shop windows, redirecting shadows and illuminating hidden passages . . ."
Autumn Skye
Art propels me out of bed in the morning, whispering me awake with purpose. It fills the pause between my in-breath and out-breath and the quiet lulls amidst other chores and responsibilities.
Born of Earth & Fire
Nothing transforms like fire. The ancients knew it; every inch of the earth reflects it. Contemporary potters continue to use fire in an age-old process that is reverent, communal, and mysterious.
EVENTS
And The BLues Play On
Pender Harbour's annual Blues Festival is coming! June 7, 8, and 9 will bring delighted audiences and performers to our beautiful area of lakes, coves, and forests.
International Choral Kathaumixw
This year's festival was an exuberant and joyful success, with audiences and participants having waited five long years since the last gathering.
Love Exhibition
February's Love Exhibition at One Flower One Leaf Gallery was a delightful feast for the soul and senses, with contributions from 12 local artists, as well as interactive experiences, meditations, and activities.
Festival 2023
For our small but mighty community of performers, and their coaches and teachers, the festival is a chance to set goals and prepare for the rigours of adjudication, competition, and performance in front of an audience.
The Mix
When artists of a similar high calibre and with diverse techniques and materials band together, the result can be a joy for all concerned.
Artisan Seaside Market
These “crafty” works have a real dignity. They show laborious detail, restraint, an assured sense of composition, and a painstaking approach to colour.