Mega: Original Landscape Art
Exhibition & Sale

About the Exhibition

Mrs. B. K. Hoskin BDes MFA (aka Bethany Vanderputten) is happy to announce that in conjunction with the publication of her self-published 2021-2026 Mega Catalog (listing all of her paintings, products and publications produced over the last five years) this spring, she will be solo exhibiting a collection of her original acrylic expressive realist landscape paintings.

Bethany has independently created over 200 paintings over the past five years, including popular pieces like “Alone by the Bow”, “The Saddledome”, and “Ski Hill”. Although she is a prolific illustrator and acrylic artist she has focused more recently on sharing reproductions of her artwork, on products and in publications, at local markets.

B. K. Hoskin’s “Mega: Original Landscape Art Exhibition & Sale” will run May 1-31, 2026 at the Crowfoot branch of the Calgary Public Library. Location: 8665 Nose Hill Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta. The exhibition is free to visit and open to the public during regular library hours.

“Landscape painting is part of my creative output as an artist and illustrator. What has interested me in the landscape generally has been painting well-known places and those that tourists would want to remember. Although atmosphere is an integral part of painting the landscape, my northern dry climate makes it difficult to see the effect distance has on the subject, I mostly find it through differences in colour tone rather than through painting any sort of fog. This exhibition includes a number of well-known Canadian landmarks as well as some international ones. I hope you enjoy the views!” - Bethany

About the Artist

Mrs. B. K. Hoskin BDes MFA

Bethany is an international artist, illustrator and designer who paints mainly in acrylic with an expressive realist style in genres like portraiture, landscape and still life. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California and a Bachelor of Design degree in Visual Communications from the Alberta University of the Arts. She is Past President of the Calgary Sketch Club and a member of CARFAC Alberta and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Her paintings are in private collections in Canada, the United States and abroad. www.bethanyillustrates.com

In addition to being a visual artist Bethany is an accomplished singer/songwriter, pianist, vocalist, award-nominated design professional, short-term missionary to Angola and, long-time church administrator. She lives in her hometown Calgary, Canada with her husband Michael and cat, Nova.

About the Library

With 22 locations across Calgary, the Calgary Public Library has been inspiring the life stories of Calgarians for over 110 years. The Crowfoot branch has been in existence since 2003 and can be accessed by transit through the nearby Crowfoot LRT station. There is also free parking. www.calgarylibrary.ca

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For more information please contact Bethany at info@bethanyillustrates.com or (587) 433-4401. Portfolio: www.bethanyillustrates.com

Image credit: Alone by the Bow (detail) © Bethany K. Hoskin (Vanderputten)

P.S. Although the Calgary Public Library generously provides free space there are real costs to putting on an exhibition. Bethany welcomes financial backing to help cover costs of art framing, advertising, transportation, artist’s labour. Want to support this exhibition? Click here.