mural 39

skating on fuller lake 16.4m x 5.5m (31' x 18')

Painted in 2007 by Dan Sawatzky,
Chilliwack BC

The Artist

Dan Sawatzky first painted a mural in Chemainus as a visiting artist in 1983. Mural painting has become a way of life for not only Dan but his entire family. More than forty murals later, all family members are involved, and all help in the family business - called “Sawatzky’s Imagination Corporation.”

Sawatzky’s artistic roots working in pen and ink still show in some of the detail of his larger projects. Murals have become so much a part of Sawatzky’s life that he is now one of a handful of artists in North America presently making a living as a full-time mural painter. He works at a fever pace, and attacks any project with energy akin to a white tornado. In 1991, he painted fourteen murals in North America and Japan.

As his skill level and style evolve, Sawatzky’s paintings grow more evocative, using more colour and light, rather than intricate detail to suggest mood and locale. His reputation is now taking him into three-dimensional work, and he is involved in theme parks in B.C. and elsewhere in North America.
Dan Sawatzky Sawatzky's Imagination Corporation
42392 Yarrow Central Road
Chilliwack, B.C. V2R 5E2

The Art

Chemainus residents skate and play hockey on a frozen Fuller Lake, during a time of colder winters. Next Mural >