Our Members

Alexa Chykowski is originally from Saskatchewan and now resides in Medicine Hat, Alberta. She has been a member of the Hat Art Club for the past 5 years, and has been practicing art for 35 years.

Alexa is an accomplished painter whose preferred medium is oil paint. She is inspired by life and the world around her; she creates works that reflect her appreciation for everyday moments and experiences. Through decades of artistic practice, she has developed a style that captures the beauty and inspiration she finds in her surroundings. 

Loretta was born in London, England, and raised in Canada. She has called Medicine Hat home for more than 50 years, and has been an active member of the Hat Art Club off and on since 1977. She is an impressionist painter and creates landscapes, still-life, and florals that celebrate the beauty of the natural world, and has been practicing for 20 years.

Loretta is inspired by nature’s beautiful shapes and colors. She is especially inspired by the way light transforms a landscape, striving to capture those moments in each of her paintings. Loretta works with a variety of mediums, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, and gouache, while occasionally incorporating pastels into her work.

Mable Mund Is a self-taught artist originally from the Yorkton, Saskatchewan area. She has been a member of the Hat Art Club for a year, but has been practicing for 30 years.

Mable’s work is inspired by the beauty and simplicity of prairie life, ditch flowers, wildlife, and endless fields of grain that reflect the landscapes she knows and loves. Mable enjoys working with watercolor, acrylic, glass, and ink. Throughout her artistic career, Mable has managed her own art house, creating a welcoming space where people of all ages could explore their creativity through classes and hands-on learning.

Raye Trainor grew up in Saskatchewan and spent 50 years in Prince Edward Island before making Medicine Hat her home. She has been a member of the Hat Art Club for the past 4 years, and has been practicing for 20.

Raye enjoys painting a variety of subjects, including still-life, animals, and landscapes. She works primarily in acrylic, watercolor, and gouache, choosing each medium for its unique expressive qualities. Throughout her artistic journey, she has participated in exhibitions with both the Hat Art Club and the Strathcona Art Club, sharing her work and passion for painting with the community. 

Sandi Lee grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and now lives in Medicine Hat. She has been a member of the Hat Art Club since May 2026, and has been practicing since she was 37. Sandi has explored a wide variety of subjects, including florals, landscapes, still-life, and portraits; she is especially drawn to subjects with compelling light and form.

Sandi has worked in many mediums, and currently works in oil paints. She began her artistic journey with watercolor classes and, within 2 years, was accepted into the Alberta Society of Artists. She later co-founded the Interpretations Artists Association, which became known for its successful annual exhibitions. After moving to Saudi Arabia in 1995, she taught art to adults in the expatriate community. After a successful exhibition at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, she began teaching members of the Royal Family, and many of them have become award-winning artists. She has also exhibited her art at the Mary Titus Gallery in Carmel, California. 

Theresa Eisenbarth is an artist based in Medicine Hat, Alberta and is the owner of Eisenbarth Art Studio. She has been a member of the Hat Art Club for the past 3 years, and has been practicing for 15. Theresa’s art is held in both private and public collections across Canada, reflecting her growing reputation as a distinctive voice in Western Canadian art.

She creates luminous acrylic and oil paintings on custom handcrafted birch cradleboards, deeply connected to the prairie landscapes. Theresa is passionate about capturing the character of small towns and neighbourhoods, and is recognized for bold colors and signature embedded key.

Through art, Dalyce’s philosophy is not only to express her love for this land, but to invite others into a world where nature and history intertwine, and to give a narrative to these forgotten fragments.  Landscape images of Cypress Hills, the hoodoos of Writing-on-Stone, and the boulders at Red Rock Coulee embody her passion for southern Alberta.  Heritage pieces, soapstone carvings, and painting on animal skulls have expanded her vision, seamlessly melding history and nature, and making interesting works from all angles. 

To contact Dalyce, feel free to use her email dalyceharrison@gmail.com

To contact Judy, feel free to visit her website Judy Russill Fine Art - https://sites.google.com/view/judyrussillfineart/home or her email jude.russill@gmail.com

Judy lives with her husband on a ranch in the Cypress Hills which has been in her family for over 100 years. Art has been an interest since childhood, and she enrolled in art classes at university and in various classes throughout her teaching career. Following her retirement, she was able to pursue her own skill development.

The Cypress Hills offer inspiration as she attempts to capture the spirit and essence of the Hills. Over time her art has evolved to be more dynamic pieces inspired by the ever-changing symphony of light and shadow on natural forms. Much of her art shows the interplay of reflections and shadows on ice and snow.

Judy is a teacher first, and an emerging artist next. She has always enjoyed students, sharing knowledge, experiences and ideas. As an artist, she has explored a wide range of media from watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylic, graphite, charcoal, India ink, as well as soapstone, clay and stained glass. She tends towards landscapes but enjoys still-life and life drawing.

Several awards have validated her efforts, and her art has been shown at private and public displays in Alberta and Saskatchewan. She has been a continuous member of The Hat Art Club, and an occasional instructor in pastels and drawing.