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RED DEER Two artists and siblings have returned to their hometown of Bashaw, Alta., to restore a mural and reconnect with the community. Derek and Kyle Simmers, who now live in Toronto and Calgary, respectively, came back home to Bashaw in late June. They had been commissioned by the town’s Beautification Committee to restore a 40-foot mural on the side of the Bashaw Arena. “It was pretty degraded at that point,” said Kyle. “The 34 years of sunlight had not been kind to a lot of the darker pigments which were washed away.” The mural was originally painted in 1987 by Dave More who was also one of Kyle’s instructors at Red Deer Polytechnic.
Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: Feb 04, 2021 • February 4, 2021 • 5 minute read • Writer and artist Kyle Simmers. Photo by Francis Wiley. jpg
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Ed was born sometime in 2016 when artist and writer Kyle Simmers was in their third year at the Alberta University of the Arts. A character dealing with the onset of dementia in a small Canadian town, Ed became the centre of what Simmers describes as a “little comic” they created to help get through some dark times.