When artist Michael Hepher packed his family into a 1971 Volkswagen Westfalia for a summer road trip, he knew he would need to soak in all that he would see. Hepher planned to paint the sights that drew his interest along the way.
One year later, the paintings inspired by the trip are part of an exhibit at the Fernie Museum.
The Hepher family, who live in Fernie, embarked on their journey in 2017, the year of Canada’s 150th anniversary, to make memories and see new parts of their home province. Hepher, a musician, designer and graphic artist, was going to use those memories and sights
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