stopped appreciating the
beauty of the world around
her. In particular, she was
drawn to the mountainous
landscape of the Canadian
Rockies, losing herself in
their majestic grandeur.
Though she travelled across
the entire world, the Rocky
Mountains kept calling her
| back. She explored the
mountains extensively,
enduring difficult hikes and
treks on horseback and during
the 1940’s she led sketching
trips into the mountains for
the Banff School of Fine Arts
along with her good friend
Janet (Holly) Middleton from
the Okanagan. Grayson gave
| life to her profound
emotional connection to the
Rockies in paintings
reminiscent of the Group of
Seven, whom she admired.
Grayson found moderate
success as an artist in her
lifetime, especially
submitting her work to the
| large, juried exhibitions
organized by the Vancouver
Art Gallery. In 1942,
visitors to the 11th Annual
British Columbia Exhibition
voted her painting, Mount
Rundle, to be the third most
popular piece out of 133
works shown.
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