About Cim MacDonald
Author, Photographer, Painter, Teacher – Cim MacDonald is the Curator of the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society. She is also a signature member of the Professional Photographers of Canada, the Northwest Watercolor Society, and an Associate Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Photographer Cim MacDonald
MacDonald’s photographic honours include a silver medal for Best in Nature in 2001 and a gold medal in 2010 for the Best in Theme category from CAPA. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014 she was awarded trophies from the PPOC.
Cim MacDonald
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY & PAINTINGS
Photographer, Painter, Teacher
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Photographer and artist Cim MacDonald never imagined how fascinating and inspiring a study of seagulls would be the day she pulled on her black ‘Walmart boots’, grabbed her camera, headed down to Kin Beach and began taking pictures.
But as she got to know the gulls, and they got to trust her, she was astonished at the sensitivity and beauty of a species that is most often taken for granted, quite often considered a noisy nuisance by beach-goers.
Her Love & Romance at Seagull Reef will be featured at Rainforest Arts from Sept. 5 to Nov. 12. The stunning photos are the result of many hours photographing the birds using a long lens.
Art Work
Photography
Paintings
Murals
Books
The Unexpected Birder
The realization that I had become a full blown birder was very unexpected. It became evident recently when I went looking through my photo files for some shots of buildings and discovered the majority of my files were centered around birds.
Chemainus Gardens
Cim’s book, Chemainus Gardens, The Beauty of the Seasons, is a 130-page coffee table book of photographs that capture incredible moments as plants and creatures reveal their stories and secrets over the seasons.
Cim MacDonald
Author, Photographer, Painter, Teacher – Cim MacDonald is the Curator of the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society. She is also a signature member of the Professional Photographers of Canada, the Northwest Watercolor Society, and an Associate Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Painting accolades include awards of excellence and merit since 1985. MacDonald was the recipient of the BC Arts and Cultural Award in 1999, the Ted Mason Memorial Award in 2000.
MacDonald’s photographic honours include a silver medal for Best in Nature in 2001 and a gold medal in 2010 for the Best in Theme category from CAPA. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014 she was awarded trophies from the PPOC. In 2009 she won “Best in Show” for a photograph titled ‘Clematis’ at the Sooke Fine Art show. In 2011 her photograph, ‘Reluctant Bride’ won “Best in Show” for works on paper at the Sidney Fine Art Show.
Her art work hangs in collections worldwide, including those of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 and Iona Campagnolo, the former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Cim McDonald
As part of that job I spent many long hours repairing and repainting large murals. After a day on the “wall” more painting was the last thing I wanted to do so I would grab my camera and head out to the beach or a local park RV park. Birds seemed to be plentiful in both places and I liked catching them in their own habitat.