Spring Tears
22 x 18
watercolor

              “The infinite colour variations, shapes and forms playing with light, the dancing leaves, the twining stems and vines supporting flowers entrance me.  The wonder and mystery of the old gnarled tree stops me in my tracks.  A story begs to be told.  The vast and often overpowering landscape of our world stirs my soul.  Fairies play in the garden.  Angels whisper in my mind.  The brush is dropped in despair and watercolour paint spatters the wall of studio – again.  Will I ever “get it”?  Sometimes, I am close.”
            Penny Lamnek/Van Hees was born in Edmonton, Alberta and credits her high school art teacher, Mr. Hank Zyp, for helping to lay a firm foundation on which to build.  Out of High School, she attended the Kootenay School of Art for two years.  Since that time, she has learned from many instructors including Dorothy Shute, Ron Myron, Dean Reeves, Eileen Raucher Sutton, Dirk Van Wyk, Robert Sinclair, Linda Kemp, Gordon MacKenzie, Joe Vloothius, Barry Coombs and Tom Lynch. 
Affiliations and Exhibitions
Edmonton Art Club – 1979 – 2010
Annual Spring and Fall Exhibitions at venues including:
The Edmonton Art Gallery
Manulife Place
Johnson Gallery
Edmonton City Hall
Stanley Milner Library
Misericordia Hospital
McMullen Gallery

Strathcona Place – 2001, Two person show
Village of Boyle 50th Anniversary Art Show – 2004 – Show Manager
Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove – 2008 – Second Place Award

Alberta Community Art Clubs Association – 2008 – 2010
Zone Show and Alberta Wide Show at Red Deer Museum – 2008
Zone Show and Alberta Wide Show at Red Deer Museum – 2009 – Jean Stephenson Award

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Midnight Dance
18 x 22
watercolor