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A yummy treat!
The Victoria Sketch Club extends its most hearty congratulations to our own Christine Gollner, as she is the recipient of a significant local commission. Roger's Chocolates, established in Victoria in 1885, has chosen Christine's painting "Waterfront Ride" as the design for its annual holiday chocolate box! Pictured below, this charming painting shows a classic Inner Harbour scene, complete with water taxi, ducks and even orcas. (top photo)
Christine would like to thank fellow VSC member Bonnie Myers for suggesting that Roger's might be interested in her iconic Victorian scene for their annual holiday chocolate tins.
This is not the first time that a VSC member has been the recipient of this local tradition. Several years ago, our own Victor Lotto designed not only a holiday chocolate box for Roger's, but also a note card depicting the heritage designated flagship Roger's shop on Government Street: a historic Victoria landmark known for its Queen Anne Revival architecture. (bottom photos)
We are all hoping that a large box of Roger's chocolates will arrive at the Windsor Park Pavilion for one of our Tuesday sessions so that we can all share in the sweetness of local life here in our beautiful city!
VSC Members in the News
Victoria News
Artist turns Victoria scenery into life-like paintings - featuring Ken McKenzie
Published 5:30 am Monday, February 9, 2026 By Nishadini Fonseka
Read more at: https://vicnews.com/2026/02/09/artist-turns-victoria-scenery-into-life-like-paintings/
The Community Around Us
Art Supplies
Always Learning
Always Learning
Always Learning
Always Learning
Always Learning
Art Gallery of Victoria Studio Classes
Camosun College
Eccentric Artists Studio and Gallery
Laura Bonnie Art Classes and Workshops
McTavish Academy of Art
Missa (Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts)
Paint Box School of Art
University of Victoria
University of Victoria - Continuing Education
Vancouver Island University
Vancouver Island School of Art
Art Things of Interest Suggested by Members
The Art Story: This covers many artists and art movements. It includes a timeline and discusses artists lives and works. It is the best site of its kind that I have come across at this point. ~ Ken
Emily Carr Chronicles This covers courses, presentations, talks & walks about Emily Carr by Marilyn Jones.
Coming up in June on the Knowledge Channel are two items of possible interest to our colleagues
1. June 3, 9 pm: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman,
described as "... a major shift in the way women appeared in art"
2. June 15, 9 pm (3 episodes over 3 weeks) The story of women in Art
If you have anything you think our colleagues would be interested in hearing about, drop the Newsletter Editor a note at victoriasketchclub@gmail.com
Local Clubs and Societies
The Alfrescoes Plein Air Painters
Cowichan Valley Arts Council
Esquimalt Community Arts Hub
Federation of Canadian Artists - Victoria Chapter.
the fifty fifty arts collective
Metchosin ArtPod
Mosaic the City - Community Unity Project Society
Oak Bay Community Artists Society
Pandora Arts Collective Society
Saanich Peninsula Arts & Crafts Society
Sooke Fine Arts Society
Studio 30 Art Club
Victoria Arts Council