Phil Buytendorp
Philip Buytendorp was born in Brandon, Manitoba into a family of respected artists. Both his grandfather and father, George Buytendorp, have established reputations in Europe and Canada.
Read moreStarting at an early age, Philip accompanied his father on extended painting trips throughout the prairies and the Canadian Shield. He took his formal training in art theory at the Brandon Allied Arts Center in 1978-79. From 1981 to 1986, Philip worked in the construction trades in Calgary. Weekends were spent sketching and painting the landscape of the Rocky Mountain foothills.
In 1986, he moved to the Fraser Valley and started a five-year apprenticeship under the direction of his father. Philip is an accomplished outdoorsman and mariner who has a skilled appreciation and love of the natural environment. His work is significantly influenced by painters from the Group of Seven, particularly Tom Thompson. Philip's bold brush strokes and vivid colour palettes are reminiscent of the mountain scenes painted by Carl Rungius, an artist whose work he greatly admires. Phil's current work includes west coast landscapes from his boating trips throughout the Inside Passage.
Married and the father of two children, Philip is following the family tradition and has now successfully launched his career as a professional artist whose work is already being actively collected in western Canada and the United States.
