Image Above:<\/em>\u00a0Indian War Canoe (Alert Bay)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis is a beguiling show and deserves to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the season,\u201d says Karen Wright, art critic of Britain\u2019s Independent\u00a0<\/em>newspaper. \u201dIf ever there was a heroine of true grit in the history of art it was Emily Carr,\u201d says Laura Cumming of The Observer<\/em>. Renowned Scottish painter Peter Doig calls her \u201ca Canadian van Gogh.\u201d<\/p>\n Britons will have a chance to see for themselves at From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>a collection of 100 landscapes and drawings currently on view at London\u2019s Dulwich Picture Gallery. Born in British Columbia in 1871, Carr travelled throughout the aboriginal communities of the Pacific Northwest, documenting the life and times of a vanishing people. Her forest scenes and totems are particularly striking. Although revered at home, she is virtually unknown in Europe. That\u2019s about to change with Britain\u2019s enthusiastic response.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title:<\/em> Arbutus Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title:<\/em> Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title:<\/em> Blunden Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title:<\/em> Tanoo,\u00a0Queen Charlotte Island<\/strong><\/p>\n From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr<\/em> is the largest and most expensive solo show the Gallery has mounted to date and is accompanied by First Nations artifacts, masks, hats and beadwork. The exhibition was opened by master carver James Hart and a troop of Haida dancers. Watch the video below<\/p>\n