Unconquered Canvas Print

Elna Brodie Niccolls is my grandmother. She loved to draw. Most of her art is of movie stars and of the west. Elna worked in movie theatres for about 10-12 years, from the time she was 16 to when her boys were in Grade 3 or 4. She worked as a theatre manager and selected the movies to play for a time. She attended rodeos from age 15 on and loved images of the west. I have taken her art which had stains, tears, smudging and I have restored, enhanced and prepared it for print. As a 12 year old, Elna made drawings and sold cards door to door and made some of her first money.

Donna L. Munro is the owner of PWL. She is a lover of family heritage and value, having focused her life strengths on studying Literature and Science for her younger life. She has found her roots and family meaning within Scottish and English culture. The start of the collection is focused on releasing family art to print. The first artist Donna has profiled is her great-great-grandfather James Wharton, who was one of the first of the family pioneers to settle in Manitoba just as its communities opened up for settlement. Unfortunately, James Wharton spent most of his time working to get a nicer home for his wife, and did not have time to return to art when he came to the prairies. Donna painted the James Wharton drawings based on...