Artist Biographies
Guido Borelli
Well known for his romantic impressions of the Italian landscapes, seaside villages, cities and towns, houses, and villas, Guido Borelli describes himself as “a true lover of nature and of everything gentle. My landscapes and houses combine reality and imagination.”
Inspired by the verdant agriculture, the clear blue skies, and the bounty of the vineyards, Borelli has always wanted to paint the famous wine regions of western Canada. Varying the play of shadow and light, his dramatic oil paintings bring the region’s vineyards, flowers, trees, clouds, and beautiful buildings to life.
Classically trained at Academia Albertina, in Turin, Italy, Guido has exhibited widely in prestigious international venues. Today, his work is highly acclaimed and is in collections worldwide, including those of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, Michael D. Eisner, Arnold Palmer, Carol Burnett, Lee Iacocca, Henry Kissinger, and Oprah Winfrey, to name just a few.
Santo de Vita
With his airy brush style and free brush strokes, British Columbia artist Santo de Vita portrays the open skies and vast landscapes of the Okanagan’s wine country to perfection.
A self-taught artist, de Vita’s fascination for the old masters drew him to study their work early in his career. As a result he has painted at length during extensive travels in France and Italy. de Vita’s work is found in several private collections in Europe and North America.
Fred Fieber
In capturing the essence of the Okanagan wine country, Fred Fieber’s paintings show a particular talent for illustrating the region’s year-round beauty.
Fieber’s art reflects the influence of Hopper, Rothko, Turner, and the landscape impressionists. “I love working from pastels, I find them incredibly versatile, the almost instant reward of the first strike of colour on the paper,” explains Fieber.
Fieber has completed hundreds of commissions. His clients include Royal Mail, Readers Digest, Radio Times, Sunday Times, and international publisher Bentley Publishing, and his works are in private collections in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.
