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91ƵNot cover of the Rolling Stone but91Ƶ91Ƶ: Salmon Arm wildlife artist thrilled with magazine

Award-winning painting of chinook salmon appears on front of B.C. publication
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Renowned Salmon Arm wildlife artist Valerie Rogers was honoured to find her award-winning painting of a chinook salmon on the cover of BC Outdoors magazine. (Photo contributed)

91ƵThe thrill that91Ƶll getcha when you get your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone91Ƶ91Ƶ

The tune of Dr. Hook91Ƶs 197091Ƶs hit song, Cover of the Rolling Stone, was stuck in Valerie Rogers91Ƶ head when she learned her award-winning painting of a chinook salmon was on the cover of BC Outdoors magazine.

91ƵMaybe it isn91Ƶt as exciting as the cover of the Rolling Stone 91Ƶ but for a day I was humming that song,91Ƶ she smiled.

Rogers, from Salmon Arm, knew BC Outdoors was going to include an article about her, but not that her fish would be featured on the front.

Her chinook was perhaps destined for fame, after her painting, Rapid Ascent, was named in November 2022 as the Pacific Salmon Foundation91Ƶs winner of its Salmon Conservation Stamp Art Competition for 2023-24.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada issues the Salmon Conservation Stamp, which is purchased and affixed to the licence of tidal water anglers who wish to retain any species of salmon. Those who want to keep chinook purchase the chinook stamp.

Valerie91Ƶs spouse Neil subscribes to BC Outdoors magazine, so she saw her painting when his copy arrived in the mail.

91ƵIt came for him, so I have appropriated his. He91Ƶs like, don91Ƶt bend the pages,91Ƶ she said with a smile.

91ƵIt was a nice surprise,91Ƶ she adds. 91ƵIt is a privilege to see it there.91Ƶ

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Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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