A local artist has painted vivid landscapes on the walls of a newly built Golden healthcare facility using nothing but a lens and a vision.
Blaine Burgoyne, a photographer with seven years of experience and the owner of the canvas wall art business Indigenous View, has been selected to create two murals to inspire patients and staff at the Golden Primary Care Centre (GPCC).
“My work as an artist is all about bringing attention to moods and feelings,” said Burgoyne. “Capturing emotion with my photography brings a sense of emotion back to the viewer. If a photo can make you feel a certain way, then it’s done its work.”
Visitors at the new care facility may find Burgoyne’s flower mural at GPCC’s front entrance or his rocky scene in the centre’s meeting room.
“I’m very happy with this artwork in a place like this, it helps with emotions, it is inviting and gives you a warm environment rather than that white or beige wall colour and bright lights. It gives patients some common interests or a sight of something beautiful to help get your imagination going wildly,” he added.
Burgoyne with the mural in the Golden Primary Care Centre’s meeting room. | Source: Interior Health
The landscape artist was born and raised in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa – a mix of ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation (Windermere) on his father’s side, with his mother’s family coming from ʔaq̓am (Cranbrook).
GPCC opened its doors on January 27 this year, housing a maternity program, public health nursing, dental hygiene, newborn screening and chronic disease management departments.
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