Larch Valley by Simon Camping - Art Print
25” x 17” Signed Art Print by Simon Camping, Local Salt Spring Artist
Simon Hielko Camping
He was born in Dokkum, Netherlands on February 3, 1928 and moved to Leeuwarden with his family in 1936 where he followed his education and went on to Nautical College. He became a Merchant Marine Officer and made his first sailing trips along the eastern coast of North and South America. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a cartogpher in the Indonesian archipelago. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he married the love of his life, Anna Simona Verra.
In 1954, they emigrated to Canada, where he found deep connection with the unspoiled wilderness of western Canada, with her majestic Rocky Mountains, and poetic Pacific Rim.
He instilled this awe for nature in his two daughters, Geraldine and Elizabeth, as they hiked and skied the foothills and mountains with their extended family and friends, through all seasons, any chance they could.
Combining this reverence for the wild world with his steady and artistic hand, Simon began to paint the mountains, and later the rugged Pacific coast. As he retired from Shell, he made his art into a full time career.
In 1981, they moved to Salt Spring Island to be closer to his daughter, grandchildren, and later great grandchildren. Here, he continued to paint and share his wonder for life with his family and all those whose lives he touched.
25” x 17” Signed Art Print by Simon Camping, Local Salt Spring Artist
Simon Hielko Camping
He was born in Dokkum, Netherlands on February 3, 1928 and moved to Leeuwarden with his family in 1936 where he followed his education and went on to Nautical College. He became a Merchant Marine Officer and made his first sailing trips along the eastern coast of North and South America. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a cartogpher in the Indonesian archipelago. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he married the love of his life, Anna Simona Verra.
In 1954, they emigrated to Canada, where he found deep connection with the unspoiled wilderness of western Canada, with her majestic Rocky Mountains, and poetic Pacific Rim.
He instilled this awe for nature in his two daughters, Geraldine and Elizabeth, as they hiked and skied the foothills and mountains with their extended family and friends, through all seasons, any chance they could.
Combining this reverence for the wild world with his steady and artistic hand, Simon began to paint the mountains, and later the rugged Pacific coast. As he retired from Shell, he made his art into a full time career.
In 1981, they moved to Salt Spring Island to be closer to his daughter, grandchildren, and later great grandchildren. Here, he continued to paint and share his wonder for life with his family and all those whose lives he touched.
25” x 17” Signed Art Print by Simon Camping, Local Salt Spring Artist
Simon Hielko Camping
He was born in Dokkum, Netherlands on February 3, 1928 and moved to Leeuwarden with his family in 1936 where he followed his education and went on to Nautical College. He became a Merchant Marine Officer and made his first sailing trips along the eastern coast of North and South America. From 1949 to 1952, he worked as a cartogpher in the Indonesian archipelago. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he married the love of his life, Anna Simona Verra.
In 1954, they emigrated to Canada, where he found deep connection with the unspoiled wilderness of western Canada, with her majestic Rocky Mountains, and poetic Pacific Rim.
He instilled this awe for nature in his two daughters, Geraldine and Elizabeth, as they hiked and skied the foothills and mountains with their extended family and friends, through all seasons, any chance they could.
Combining this reverence for the wild world with his steady and artistic hand, Simon began to paint the mountains, and later the rugged Pacific coast. As he retired from Shell, he made his art into a full time career.
In 1981, they moved to Salt Spring Island to be closer to his daughter, grandchildren, and later great grandchildren. Here, he continued to paint and share his wonder for life with his family and all those whose lives he touched.