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Well, here I am finally, with a Retrospective Exhibition of 30 some years of painting full time for a living. The years of painting went by quickly but organizing them into an Exhibition for a website seemed to take forever.

I have never yet had an exhibition in a Gallery with an opening.

To date, I have painted and sold hundreds of Original Paintings without ever having sent out an invitation. With so little fanfare over the years, I am surprised anyone has ever heard of my work. Most of the advertising was by word of mouth, from satisfied customers.

Visitors may now access 750 or more pages with another 200 to 300 pages still under construction.

The website is basically divided into two parts; The Art of Herb Sellin and the Art of Sharen Bentley. Sharen was included on the website because of her artistic ability.
She was asked to assist me with my Millennium Project, ZooMoo 2000, for the same reason.

The Art of Herb Sellin presently consists of 605 Original Paintings of mostly rural subject matter. One can hardly miss the fact that I grew up on a farm on the banks of the Burnt River or Saddle River (as they now call it), 18 miles southwest of a little town called Spirit River, about 50 miles north of Grande Prairie in an area known as the Peace River Country, of northern Alberta, Canada.

Since the website is a Retrospective Exhibition of 30 years of Painting, it is fairly large. As a result, considerable attention was paid to organizing the material in an uncluttered manner and designing the menu in such a way that navigation throughout the website was quick and easy via multiple routes.

Home page will take you to the Gallery index consisting of 76 pages where all 605 Original Paintings can be viewed in a second or two. Click onto any one of the 76 pages that may interest you. Hover over any painting for a couple of seconds and a title will appear. Click on an individual painting and another page will come up with that individual painting, framed, with all the necessary information regarding the piece, such as name, price or sold, frame, date, size, medium, on canvas or board, reference number and reproductions available. Click for information regarding definitions, purchasing, shipping etc. With the amount of material on this website, navigation could hardly be simpler with a roving menu that follows you where ever you go.

Biography of the Artist & Webmaster: Mr. Herb Sellin
Herb Sellin was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta and grew up on a farm near Spirit River. He has been painting full-time for more than 30 years. His Landscapes and Portraits grace the walls of hundreds of offices and homes throughout North America and Europe. Internationally he is best known for his life-size portrait of the former Prime Minister of Canada, the late Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker.

Herb studied Advertising at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, and later studied Painting privately under the late retired former Head, Dr. Stanford Perrott.
Specializing in Creative Ideas in his final year of Art School, Herb immediately became Art Director in Advertising for Eaton's Stores of Alberta for 2 years, where he won numerous International Awards in Advertising. Searching for an Art Form more lasting than Advertising, Herb began painting full-time. He was greatly influenced by Tom Thompson, the "French Impressionists" and "The Fauves". His work is therefore marked by his sense of brilliant Color, Design and Composition, coupled with his often dramatic use of light and shade. Herb is as well-versed in the Fine Arts of Painting Realism and Abstraction as he is in designing Corporate Logos and Advertising Campaigns. Herb owned and operated "The Herb Sellin Gallery" from 1979 to 1989, which handled his work exclusively. Herb enjoys physics and inventing. Presently he lives and paints in Calgary.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN ADVERTISING AND FINE ART:
Gold Medial Award for Fashion Illustration and Design / Coin Designs, Royal Canadian Mint / Century Calgary 1875 -1975 Logo / Painting on Unicef International Christmas Cards / Alberta Distillers Christmas Cards / Farm Credit Corporation Calendars, 1996, 1997, 1998 / Alberta Treasury Branch Calendar 1996 ZooMoo2000.com Millennium Project - Glass Gemed Cow / Poster for the 2002, Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Festival

 

Dear Herb Sellin,

Hello~~
I am very pleased because I send this news to you-:))
Congratulations! Your site "The Art Of Herb Sellin" has been chosen as the "Site of the Year 2003" on Korea Awards. We were impressed with your site as a great contribution to the internet. Your site has very good design and wonderful navigation. Also, art work that you continue for 30 years is very excellent. Is thankful to you who show your beauty art works to everybody. Your site is "The best of best in 2003". Our awards are not easy to win so keep up the great work.

Again, congratulations on earning the "Korea SOTY 2003 Award".

Best Regards
Korea Awards Team & Kim Jin-Seok / Owner
"Korea Award Program"