Calgary painter's watercolour to become part of King Charles' Royal Collection at Windsor Castle
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Before long, Calgary painter Brittney Toughâs watercolour will be keeping some lofty company.
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Her very Canadian image of a Hudsonâs Bay blanket â that iconic striped white-wool quilt â has been accepted into the Royal Collection, which has been amassed by British monarchs over the past 500 years. Needless to say, the collection has some heavy hitters â Michelangelo and Da Vinci, for instance â but also boasts 100 watercolour paintings from Canadian artists.
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Toughâs Royal HBC was among 25 that were chosen this year for the collection, which has more than a million pieces of art. All 25 artists chosen are elected members of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour to honour the organizationâs 100th anniversary. In 1985, the Royal Collection was gifted 60 watercolours by Canadian artists after officials from the Canadian Society learned that homegrown artists were under-represented in the Royal Collection. In 2000, in honour of the groupâs 75th anniversary, another 15 were added. With the 25 new additions, there are now 100 Canadian watercolours in total in the collection. The watercolours represent the largest Canadian component in the collection, which is now dubbed the Royal Collection of H.R.H. King Charles III.
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Her piece has yet to be sent to England, however, it will eventually end up at Windsor Castle in the Royal Library where the entire print, watercolour and drawing component of the collection is housed.
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Tough found out that she made the cut on Nov. 20.
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âI was excited,â she said. âI was honoured, of course. This opportunity doesnât happen to many artists unless youâre Michelangelo. Being an artist is hard. Itâs entrepreneurial. To keep going, these little markers â these little milestones in your career â are an encouragement to keep going on that path. So it was just affirming the merit of my work. As artists, I think weâre always self-critical or doubt ourselves. So it was a really good boost in confidence in my practice. As I continued to learn more about how special and how important this entire collection is, I was like, âThis isnât just a hurrah or a high-five, my work is part of history forever.â
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Toughâs piece was among those selected by a jury of 15, including both the head of prints and drawings and the assistant curator of the Royal Collection.
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The dramatically lit Royal HBC was specifically created by Tough for the juried process. The artistâs specialty is depicting textiles, so âpainting blankets is my forte. As part of the application, it was important the work submitted reflected your body of work,â she says.
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