“Landscape is a medium for ideas.” - Robert Henri
“Whiter than the stones
of Stone Mountain -
autumn wind.” - Basho
The details in a landscape mean nothing if they do not express some mood of nature felt by the artist/photographer.
I strive to capture internal feelings and the external harmony of the natural world - the passing seasons of life.
The La Cloche mountain range of Northeastern Ontario is one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. Less than two billion years ago and before glacial erosion, these beautiful quartzite and granite mountains were as high as the Rockies. It is a beautiful and spiritual area on the north shore of Georgian Bay with Killarney Park in the east and the town of Spanish in the west.
Generations of people have been intrigued by the quartzite mountains, crystal clear lakes, windswept pines and abundance of wildlife. The continually changing light and shadows have entranced artists, including five members of the Group of 7, and lovers of the outdoors for centuries.
Jon Butler, a retired newspaper executive, who changed his clothes to enjoy the passing seasons of life has been capturing and enjoying the light of La Cloche for more than 25 years. He concentrates on solitary and contemplative landscapes and atmospheric effects.
The colour, details and shadows seen in his photographs are achieved through the use of camera settings and Jon’s unique sense of light. Jon’s exhibition photographs, except for The Benjamin series, are taken at dawn during the few moments before the sun rises. He uses no additional or altered colour and no digital enhancement. He photographs with 35mm Olympus, 2 1/4 Mamiya, 4 X 5 Linhof and 8 X 10 Agfa cameras.
His photographs reflect years of meditation on the subject matter and they draw viewers into the light of La Cloche. All limited edition photographs are original, manipulative free and in a limited series of 10 or less. The negative is then destroyed.
Jon’s ‘Photo Haiku’ is a form of mixed media combining limited edition photographs and an original haiku written on natural surfaces. A haiku is the expression of temporary enlightenment, in which we see into life and in this case it is La Cloche. Each of the haiku series is limited to five or less.
Private and corporate collections in Canada and the United States have purchased his photographs.
‘The stark beauty of Jon Butler’s Cranberry Narrows was judged the Best Photography.’ - The Manitoulin Expositor, September 15, 2004
“In some of his works, Butler marries sensitivity and composition in a wonderfully harmonious union. A stellar piece entitled Cranberry Narrows offers balance, order, symmetry, and beauty.” The Sudbury Star, February 18, 2006
“The close, even intimate, relationship and depth of feeling between the artist and the art is clear in each of the works. On the whole, the diligence and patience Butler invested in capturing the more illusive moments of nature’s splendor will affect viewers.” – The Sudbury Star, February 18, 2006
Jon, his wife Kerry and son Sam live in Willisville located in the heart of the La Cloche Mountains. Daughter Loren works in the heart of Brantford and daughter Vanessa lives in the heart of Sudbury.
Photographs and photo art cards are available upstairs at Turners Gallery of Little Current, The Art Gallery of Sudbury gift shop, Killarney Park Store and Northwest Trading Company, Espanola.
Participate in your landscape.
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Jon Butler
Willisville
Box 153
Whitefish Falls
P0P 2H0
1-705-285-0823
jonbutlerphotography@gmail.com
www.lacloche.ca
www.willisvillemountain.com
Curriculum Vitae - Jon Butler
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions
2004 Cedar Street Gallery, Sudbury
2005 Black Cat Too, Sudbury
2005 Cedar Street Gallery Sudbury
2005 Turner’s Gallery of Little Current - solo
2006 Sudbury Theatre Centre - solo
2006 Espanola Little Theatre - solo
2007 Temiskaming Gallery, Haileybury – Visions of La Cloche - solo
2007 Centennial Museum & Gallery, Sheguiandah – Visions of La Cloche - solo
2007 Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto – Visions of La Cloche -solo
2007 The Kirkland Lake Museum and Gallery – Visions of La Cloche - solo
Group Exhibitions
2005 Manitoulin Art Tour
2005 The Deer Trail Studio Tour, Elliot Lake
2006 Artastic Fusion, M’Chigeeng
2006 Manitoulin Art Tour
2006 Deer Trail Studio Tour, Elliot Lake
2006 Arta Gallery, Toronto – Timeless Beauty
2007 Artastic Fusion, M’Chigeeng
2007 Art of Nature, Green Living Show, Toronto
2007 Arta Gallery, Toronto – Rebirth
2007 Manitoulin Art Tour
2007 Killarney Art Show
2007 The Muskoka Place Gallery, Port Carling
2008 Artastic Fusion, M’Chigeeng
2008 Book Lover’s Ball, Toronto
2008 Art of Nature, Green Living Show, Toronto
2009 Artastic Fusion, M’Chigeeng
2009 Willisville Mountain Project, Whitefish Falls
Juried Exhibitions
1986 La Cloche Art Show, Willisville
1994 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – honourable mention photography
1995 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – first place photography
2003 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – honourable mention photography
2004 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – honourable mention photography
2004 Heritage Alive Art Show at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah - first place photography
2004 Massey Area Museum Art Show - first place photography
2005 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls - first place photography
2005 Heritage Alive Art Show at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah
2005 Massey Area Museum Art Show
2006 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls - second place photography
2006 Massey Area Museum Art Show
2006 Heritage Alive Art Show at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah - honourable mention
2007 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – honourable mention photography
2007 Heritage Alive Art Show at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah
2008 La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls – honourable mention photography
2008 Heritage Alive Art Show at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah – first place photography
Grants
2006 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Program
2007 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Program
2009 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Program
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Brenda draws and paints scenes, florals, and figures that depict her impressions of the character of the Manitoulin area. She endeavours to make an emotional as well as a visual statement through her work by drawing on personal experiences in her subject matter.
Working in watercolours, mixed media, pen & ink, and graphite pencil, Brenda enjoys experimenting in other media and is open to learning new techniques and approaching new subject matter.
Brenda has had work juried into NOAA Annual Exhibition, Cavalcade of Colour, Onaping Falls, Oakville Art Society Annual Show, and the La Cloche Art Show where she received 1st in Drawing for “Amen” in 2002 . She is an active member of MFAA, NOAA and COAA. Her work can be viewed in Turner’s Gallery and her home studio in Little Current.
P.O. Box 118
78 Meredith Street
Little Current, ON
P0P 1K0
705-368-2256
chap@personainternet.com
studio: address above by appointment only
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Brian Chapman enjoys painting landscapes especially if they include buildings and boats . A retired creative director of an advertising company, Brian is versatile in many media and styles. Painting mainly in watercolour he also works in line and wash, oils, gouche and acrylic. As a cartoonist and caricaturist, he illustrates textbooks and produces the cartoons for the bimonthly newsletter of the Central Ontario Art Association Newsletter.
As a member of the Oakville Art Society, his work has been accepted into many juried shows and he was the recipient of the Juror‘s Choice award in their annual exhibition in 2002.
Other recent awards include:
La Cloche Art Show 2003: 1st Watercolour “B Flat Blues”, Hon. Mention “Edna D”
La Cloche Art Show 2004: 1stWater colour “Rainy Day”
LaCloche Art Show: 1st Sculpture “ Mike L. Angelo”
2nd Drawing “Happy Hour”
NOAA: Hon. Mention “The Trio”
Brian is presently living on Manitoulin Island where he is continuing his artistic endeavours as a member of the Manitoulin Fine Arts Association. Brian is also a member of the NOAA and COAA.
His work is exhibited in the Turner Gallery and in his home studio in Little Current.
P.O. Box 118
78 Meredith Street
Little Current, ON
P0P 1K0
705-368-2256
chap@personainternet.com
studio: address above by appointment only
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A childhood in rural Southern Ontario and a love of animals fused with a love of drawing; these were the seeds that grew into a life long passion to draw and paint the world around me. From country girl, to art student, to wife of a College Prof, mother of two sons, single-parent Substitute Teacher of art, and now through a second marriage, I am Honorary Grandmother to a large American clan.
The signatures on my artwork have reflected the phases of my life:
Born Eva Marie Richens (Marie Richens), Mrs. Wayne Bieman (Marie Bieman), single parent (Marie Bieman Richens), Mrs. Henry Cook (Eva Bieman Cook); different signatures, same artist.
RECENT CANADIAN SHOWS:
The Heritage Alive Exhibitions:
The Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah, Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
2002 - Honorable Mention; 2003 - 2nd Place Landscape, 3rd Place Acrylic;
2004 - 3rd Place Acrylic.
The La Cloche Art Shows, Whitefish Falls, Ontario, 2003, 2004
One-woman Exhibition, The Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah
Various local Exhibitions
RECENT AMERICAN SHOWS AND COMMISSIONS
The Court House Cultural Exhibition, Stuart, 2004
Mural for Stuart Middle School, 2003
Two-woman Show, The Framery, Hobe Sound, Fla. 2000
Previously, many regional shows in Southern Ontario
Works and commissions in private collections in Canada, USA, Iceland, Israel, Australia. Represented in several public collections in Canada.
We divide out time between Florida and Canada, especially Manitoulin where Hank's family ties run deep, having spent all, or part of the past 60+ summers. My love affair with Manitoulin began in 1986 while teaching the first of many summer art courses on the Island.
Missioncon4@aol.com
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Richard Edwards is an accomplished Canadian artist whose work belongs to many private and corporate collections through out North America and Europe. Richard has been a full time artist since graduating with honours from Ontario College of Art.
Working in a number of mediums, oils, acrylic, and serigraphs, the challenging art of watercolour painting is his choice for working from nature. These paintings and original hand pulled serigraphs capture a moment in time, filled with colour and natural light. Richard has spent many years refining his skills as a watercolorist. Using multiple layers of washes he brings out the depths and mood of a subject. Work began in the field is completed in the studio, when opportunity arises work is completed painting plein-air. His exceptional landscapes reflect his dynamic approach to watercolours and the respect he has for nature.
Based on Manitoulin Island he lives and paints mostly in Northern Ontario but has painted from Canada to Mexico. This picturesque area is a painter’s delight. Being surrounded by such rugged beauty he is constantly inspired to share his artistic visions. Richard works from his studio, at Edwards Studios located in the historical Old Mill, Kagawong. He is an Associate of the Ontario College of Art, a member of Visual Arts Ontario, Manitoulin Fine Art Association and the Sudbury Northern Artist Gallery, received his letters in the Northern Ontario Arts Association and is a Friends of Killarney Artist. Richard’s work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and received many Awards.
454 Newburn Road
RR# 1 Kagawong
Manitoulin Is.
Ontario,
P0P 1J0
1-705-282-0360
Email; redwards@onlink.net
www.edwards-artstudios.com
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Sophie is a writer, visual artist and community arts animator. She directs 4elements Living Arts on Manitoulin Island.
Her work most often explores the relationship between land/scape and personal, historical and cultural narratives through her writings, interdisciplinary visual art works, painting and landscape installations and on-site drawings.
Largely a self-taught artist, she has taken a number of visual arts courses and workshops over the years, including several photography and performance courses at the University of Guelph while an undergraduate student.
Her writing has been published in a number of poetry anthologies, while her visual art work has been supported by the Ontario Arts Council visual artist awards and artist-in-education grants. She has exhibited and won awards at numerous group shows throughout the area, as well as had several solo shows. Most recently she was invited to participate in a three-woman show titled Killarney: Power and Place at the Carriage House Gallery in Midland.
Recently she completed an Interdisciplinary Humanities Masters Program at Laurentian University, her thesis research examining the relationship between landscape and narrative in the area between the swing bridge at the North Channel and Willisville Mountain.
Please visit my blog at:
shieldandtemple.blogspot.com
or contact me at:
4elements@manitoulin.net
Box 774
Little Current, ON
P0P 1K0
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Known for her portraits, Moira loves the spontaneity and luminosity of watercolours and is often struck by the myriad colours in Manitoulin rock. Her portraits, landscapes and surreal paintings have been accepted in the NOAA, Grand Bend 'Paint the Shores' and Bear Creek Studio juried exhibitions, and honoured in the LaCloche, Sheguiandah Museum and virtual juried exhibitions on the Web, receiving Best of Show, Best Watercolour and People's Choice Awards.
705- 377-4104
moiraelsley@manitoustudio.com
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Author, artist and calligrapher, Lynne Gerard, immigrated from Michigan to Manitoulin in 2005 and has worked at establishing Ravenseyrie Studio in Gore Bay.
Located in the unique "Wharf Building" at the mouth of the bay, Ravenseyrie Studio (on the second level overlooking the lake) is a combination working art studio and gallery.
Combining her evocative poetic prose, flowing calligraphy and energetic watercolor paintings, Lynne's work represents the modern Western version of "San-chüeh" (The Three Perfections) once considered the highest art form during China's Sung Dynasty.
Directly inspired by her study of cave paintings, Lynne has begun gathering rock "canvases' from the North Channel, along the shoreline of the property (also known as Ravenseyrie) where she and her husband live on Gore Bay's East Bluff.
In an attempt to create rock paintings as authentic and moving as those rendered by the Upper Paleolithic artisans, Lynne studied how to make her own pigments from natural materials such as wood charcoal, white quartzite, lake shore clay and red hematite gathered from Ravenseyrie.
After grinding these materials by hand in a stone pestle and mortar (also from the lake shore), Lynne mixes the pigments with either hemp seed oil or lake water to make her paint. Incorporating her own stylized designs, Lynne's rock paintings link the past to the present in an exciting, earthy way.
Lynne is a rather "quiet" member of the Manitoulin Fine Arts Association, but each year she participates in the Manitoulin Art Tour.
To learn more about Lynne's art you may write her at ravenseyrie@xplornet.com or visit her at her Ravenseyrie Studio which is open year round.
Lynne's painted rocks, original watercolors, matted prints, hanging scrolls and exquisite greeting cards are on display and for sale. An exciting new addition to Lynne's body of work is her "Manitoulin Muse Journal", a "not-quite-blank" book she has self-published.
Off season hours are Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-4pm. Spring and summer hours are Monday-Saturday 11am-5pm.
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Upon retiring I moved to the Island from Kapuskasing in 1999. Manitoulin’s appealing landscape as well as my love of animals and nature inspired me to take up watercolour. Prior to that I had enjoyed painting decorative works in acrylic for family and friends.
I have been and continue to be a student of Ivan Wheale’s and have also taken courses with Christie Best-Pearson, Richard Edwards and Vivian Ripley.
150 Bayshore Rd. East
Little Current
705-368-3938
dljack@manitoulin.net
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John has been photographing nature for over 30 years .
His subjects include the plants and trees of his immediate surroundings,
the open spaces of the North Shore and Lake Superior
and the underwater world of nearby lakes and farflung oceans .
John has recently started to include people in his landscapes! His compositions reflect
a sense of balance and light , freedom and discovery .
Come see yourself and your world from John’s perspective!
www.openwaterphotography.com
503 Clear Lake Dr.
Espanola, Ont.
P5E 1N6
705 869 6600
77jkphoto@personainternet.com
Shows and Gallery Exhibits
Art, Berries & Jazz Festival, Espanola, 2003-2006
La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls, 2003-2006
Deer Trail Studio Tour, Blind River/Elliot Lake, 2004-2006
Centennial Museum Art Show, Sheguindah,2003, 2006
Massey Museum Art Show, Massey,2003, 2006 - Featured Artist 2006
Manitoulin Art Tour, Manitoulin Island, 2006
Sylvan Circle Studio Tour, Sault Ste. Marie, 2006
Arta Gallery, Toronto (“rebirth,” Feb.10-22), 2007
Arta Gallery Toronto, Solo Exhibition " The Spaces in Between: Contemplation in Photography" May 19-31,2007
Black Cat, Too Exhibit with Jon Butler, Sudbury, Feb. 2005
Sudbury Arts Council Exhibit with Jon Butler, Sudbury,June 2005
Education
Mostly personal experience.
Freeman Patterson Workshop, Namaqualand, South Africa, 2004
Freeman Patterson Workshop, New Brunswick, 2006 & 2007
Independent Art Inquiry Workshop with V.Jane Gordon, Malta,2006
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My name is Sabine Kristensen-Didur, I was born in Toronto, Ontario. When I was very young, my family moved out to Regina, Saskatchewan where I loved growing up. Life on the prairies was beautiful and inspiring with the majestic skies, and endless prairies.
Later I developed an interest in Egyptology and Archaeology, and decided to move back to Toronto to pursue my interests. I attended the University of Toronto, where I obtained my honours B.A. in Egyptology.
The language and art history of ancient Egypt has always been inspiring to me, and has always inspired my creativity. Each picture or symbol of ancient Egyptian language tells a story, and I believe that my own pictures do the same.
My hobbies include photography, painting, writing stories, computers, web design, and horseback riding.
Nature has always been an interest of mine. Since I came to Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island in February of 2003, I was inspired almost immediately by the land, lakes and wonderful nature all around. I do get homesick from time to time, but Regina will always be in my heart. I feel the same about Manitoulin as it has became home to me. So far my experiences have been good for the most part, and there has been a lot of adjustments, especially the humidity on the Island. On the prairies its dry and it takes about an hour or more of driving to find a lake. The winters on the Island have been my passion. The solitude and tranquilly has inspired my photography.
I am very excited to show my pictures and I hope that all who see them will be inspired to create or be creative. The artists that inspired my creative are Viggo Mortensen and Christopher Doyle.
Show Experience.
June 2004 to Sept 2004
Some of my work was shown at the 4 Elements Gallery in Little Current, Ontario.
August 2004 to present.
Currently showing my photos at Deviantart.com
Currently showing eight of my photos on Photo.net .
My new web site is http://web.mac.com/islandbeanie An Alluring and Secluded Island
Description of work:
Solitude: "The whole valve of solitude depends upon one’s self. It may be a sanctuary or a prison. A haven of repost or, a place of punishment. A heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.” - John Lubbock
Many of my photos reflect the solitude that the island provides to its residents and visitors. The tranquil, quiet and isolating feeling of my photos soothes the soul and awake the mind.
didurs@xplornet.com
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Judy Martin, HBFA, NOAA
Judy began her professional art career by exhibiting watercolour paintings of her four children. She grew up in the Fort Frances area of Northwestern Ontario, and has lived and worked in Thunder Bay and in Kenora. She went to Lakehead University twice, once at age 19 for a teacher’s diploma and again fifteen years later for a fine arts degree. For the last eleven years her family has enjoyed the serenity of their home below the scenic lookout at Ten-Mile Point on Manitoulin Island.
Judy learned to make quilts as a young woman and eventually chose this traditional medium to express her concerns regarding women artists and daily life. During the 80’s and 90’s her embellished art quilts were widely exhibited and have brought this artist national renown. Judy has produced sixteen solo exhibitions of her quilts and paintings, and has participated in over 60 group exhibitions across Canada and the U.S.A. Her work is in several public collections, including the Canada Council Art Bank
Recently Judy has been making mixed media textile art, combining fabrics, threads, paints, photos and text in order to communicate poetically.
Human existence takes place through a long series of images. Everyone sees differently because everyone has his or her own personal life story that affects comprehension. I think humans continually seek understanding of their life and art helps to show a way.”
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Location: Mindemoya, ON
Age: 27
Mediums: Oil, Acrylic, Sculpture, Animation, Writing and Film.
Over the past 2 years I have been working vigorously on many art projects. In late 2007 I picked up my paintbrush again after a 5 year break. I found it was the best thing I ever did. Since then I have produced over 30 paintings in acrylic and oil.
In addition to the paintings I chiselled out two substantial sculptures in 2008. The first was entered into the 31st annual La Cloche Art Show and won first place and was later sold at the Manitoulin Art Tour. Since then I have been painting mostly on commission. In late 2008 I started work on a film project with the working title "The Death of Danny Dodge." I am a member of the Boreal North Sculpture Association and the MFAA.
Check out the rest of my work at
www.marcusmohr.ca
or follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/marcusmohr.
Contact:
Marcus Mohr
P.O. Box # 337,
Mindemoya, ON,
P0P 1S0
Phone: (705) 377-4056
Email: mmohr_ca@hotmail.com
Upcoming Entries
2009
•La Cloche Art Show in Whitefish, ON
•Manitoulin Art Tour 17A Silver Bay Rd. Big Lake, ON
Artistic Chronology
2008
•Boreal North Sculpture Association Show Englehart, ON
•Manitoulin Art Tour Big Lake, ON
•La Cloche Art Show Whitefish, ON - 1st place sculpture category, displayed one oil painting called "Reflections of A Girl."
•Espanola Art Show
2000-2003 St. Clair College Animation Diploma Program
1999-2000 Sault College Graphic Design Program
In addition to these events I have also had art displayed at the Art Gallery of Sudbury and the Sudbury Taxation Centre.
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I was born and raised on Manitoulin Island and currently live in Sudbury. I moved from Manitoulin to attend Sheridan College in Oakville, where I received a certificate in Art Fundamentals as well as a Visual Merchandising Diploma.
Although I did enjoy drawing when I was younger, I didn’t start painting regularly until recently. My preferred artistic outlet is acrylic painting, although I have started experimenting with oil. Several of my paintings reflect my love of the outdoors and Manitoulin Island scenery. I also enjoy graphic design, photography and writing, which I hope to develop further.
Recently inspired to become more involved with the Arts Community, I joined the Manitoulin Fine Arts Association as well as the Sudbury Arts Council. I’m looking forward to being more active in the arts community as well as exhibiting my work.
www.lesliemoody.com
lesliemoody1@hotmail.com
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Leslie moved to Manitoulin Island in 2001. Two years prior to that, she began painting classes. She says that it was such a thrill putting brush to canvas and actually creating a work of art! Her medium is acrylics and she enjoys the challenge of capturing the beauty of Manitoulin Island scenery. Sailing the North Channel has provided her with many beautiful photographs to try to recreate on canvas. This year her painting “Island of Rocks” in the North channel was chosen for best Acrylic in the Annual Heritage Alive Exhibit held at the Centennial Museum.
45 Limberlost Lane
Mindemoya ON, P0P 1S0
705-377-7515
lrmorin(at)vianet.ca
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Personal:
Rochelle grew up in Mindemoya and has returned to live there year round. She has a studio on Lake Mindemoya as well as one in her home in Rockville. Visits to her studio to see the artist at work are encouraged. Her paintings can also be seen at Perivale Gallery, Spring Bay. Commissions are accepted.
In 1996 Rochelle began to paint in watercolour. Since July 1997 she has shown her work in this area as well as London, Ontario and in Florida. She was the featured Watercolour Artist at "St Thomas Appreciation of the Arts" in 1999. St Thomas Art Gallery invited her for a two month showing in 2001. Her work has been juried into NOAA Exhibition three times. She has been the recipient of numerous Awards.
Artist Statement:
I use vibrant watercolour and clarity of line to capture my subject in realistic detail. My focus continues to be the wildlife, flora and unusual fauna of Manitoulin as well as rustic things from our past. Complex patterns intrigue me. Nature’s world is fleeting and the modern world so complicated that people do not take time to look at these special things. It is the microelement perspective of texture, patterns of shape and form and the contrast of depth and colour that I strive to achieve. I want my viewers to share visually and emotionally what I saw and felt when a precious "moment in time’ touched me.
Periwinkle Studio
705-377-7466
Hours: By chance or by appt.
email: rocway@manitoulin .net
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Mary-Anne Secord began taking watercolour lessons in 1989 and hasn't looked back. Living in the north in the Group of Seven area, is a continual source of inspiration which is reflected in her nature paintings.
For the past two years, portrait commissions have kept her very busy and she loves the challenge of capturing the personalities and likenesses of her subjects.
In 2002, Mary-Anne began teaching sketching and watercolour lessons to teens in her studio at Loon Lake (south of Espanola), and was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable it was and will teach adults this fall.
Awards I have received:
Ducks Unlimited Show, Sudbury
La Cloche Art Show, Whitefish Falls
Onaping Cavalcade of Colours Fall Show
Massey Museum Art Show
Sheguindah Museum Art Show
Shows I have participated in:
"At My House Art Show" (sold out)
Walden Art Club Spring Show
Onaping Cavalcade of Colours Fall Show
Massey Museum Art Show
Sheguindah Museum Art Show
La Cloche Art Show
Art Education:
Ivan Wheale Art Classes, Little Current
Brian Ateyo Workshop
La Cloche Country Art School
Richard Edwards Workshop
Sue Lampinen Workshop
Charles Rapsky Workshop
Haliburton School of Fine Art
email lakeart@hotmail.com
Telephone (705) 869-1248
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Andy Smith opened the doors of Island Clayworks in 2007. She produces handmade stoneware pottery, including functional and decorative ware, as well as customized products.
Visit Island Clayworks at www.islandclayworks.ca
Contact Information: andy.islandclayworks@gmail.com
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I have been drawing and painting for years but never discovered what I could
do with it until winter 2001.
I am enjoying learning different mediums such
as watercolour, graphiteand coloured pencil as well as ink.
Every piece that
I have done has a piece of me in it, exposing a part of the inside of me
outward for the outside world to see.
This is a new experience and I am
enjoying discovering myself in this way.
453 Second Ave.
Espanola, ON
P5E 1L2
705 869-5630
dianat@vianet.ca
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Petra Wall has been painting with watercolours for 26 years. Pen and ink drawings as well as pencil sketches have also been favourites. In 1995 rock carving and photography were initiated but Wall has always enjoyed the spontaneity and the subtle nature of watercolours the most.
Formal training was gained through courses at both the University of Edmonton and Windsor as well as Sir Sandford Flemming College in Haliburton. The last course was through Cambrian College in 2004. Wall participated in several shows last year. Various works were shown at the:
* Annual Membership Display in Manitowaning,
* The Yacht Race Weekend in Little Current
* ART 100 in Little Current
* Annual Manitoulin Art Tour at the Gore Bay site.
Wall has historically been drawn to the human form. This year experimentation with interpretive forms and designs are on the agenda. Some work is also planned with alternate media: rock carving and photography.
260 Square Bay Rd
Manitoulin Island
Home office 705-368-1705
Home 705-377-4786
petra@manitoulin.net
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I grew up painting landscapes and wildlife around me in a small rural community called Rydal Bank in Northern Ontario. I started in earnest with oils when I was twelve before switching to acrylics as I got involved with the teaching of art.
I developed an intense interest in Northern themes during my six years of teaching in the Arctic, with work being displayed at the Iqaluit Gallery of Fine Arts. The Far North's powerful landscapes still provide challenging subject material and I find myself often drifting back to explore its captivating themes of polar bears and dog teams. While teaching highschool art in Hall Beach, I dabbled with muskox horn carving but prefer to stick to painting.
Since moving back to Ontario here on Manitoulin Island, I have begun experimenting with portraits and rural themes - in between teaching and parenting full-time. My daughter has provided new challenging subject matter to explore recently and my latest work is of her, entitled "Small Wonders". Now, I'm hoping to continue teaching highschool art and focus on both Arctic and local Northern Ontario themes in my work. I also wish to expand on my exploration of wildlife themes in the upcoming years.
Of late in my work, I try to focus on manipulation and application of vivid colour to bring out the intensity or essence of a scene rather than focusing on too much detail. I paint to capture a moment in time of some fleeting aspect of life and consider my work a success when my work can also capture a viewer's attention long enough to appreciate that moment.
mailing address: Box#4, Site#8, RR.#1, Mindemoya, Ontario, P0P 1S0
email: wesnoi@rainbowschools.ca
Medium: acrylics and oils
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Born Sunderland. England. 1934
Settled in Canada 1957. Began painting professionally 1960. Lived in Sudbury until 1975. Lives on Manitoulin Island.
Has held 86 Solo Exhibitions including three major Touring Exhibitions circulating through Ontario. A Ten Year Retrospective, The McDonald Gallery, Queen's Park, Toronto. A Fifty Year Retrospective, The Centennial Museum, Sheguiandah.
Included in 54 Group Exhibitions: The Acute Image in Canadian Painting, Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison U. , and Watercolour Painting in Canada Today, U of Waterloo.
His works hang in 42 Public and Corporate Collections including:
The Queen's Collection, Windsor Castle. England
The Dean's Collection, Windsor Castle. England
The Government of Ontario. The Parliament Buildings, Ottawa.
The Provincial Parliament, Newfoundland
Awards include an Honorary Degree, Laurentian University, The Ministry of Culture, Rotary International Paul Harris Award, The Ontario Arts Council, The Canada Council.
Listed in Canada’s Who's Who. 1988-
American Artists Survey of Leading Contemporaries. 1989.
Judge for The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council. N.O.A.A., Ducks Unlimited, Northern Telecom., Ontario Northland, La Cloche Art Show, Grimsby Festival of Art, and others.
Writings include: The Artists Conception. Manitoulin Expositor, 1985.; Books for Living. Manitoulin Expositor 1986 to 1996.
Five Year Weekly T.V. Programme. C.K.S.O. Sudbury.
Founding Member Grimsby Public Art Gallery. La Cloche Art Show.
Honorary Patron, Laurentian Cancer Care Services.
Past member: The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour.
The Society of Canadian Artists.
Represented by Perivale Gallery, Spring Bay. Joan Ferneyhogh Gallery, North Bay. Artists On Elgin, Sudbury
P.O. Box 40,
Little Current, ON
P0P 1K0
705-368-3305
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Linda’s desire for a career in art began in early childhood. She enjoys painting portrait and landscape images. Linda’s 13-year professional art career has expanded to include images of Northern Ontario and her ancestral homeland - Scotland. Linda paints full time at her art studio beside her home on Manitoulin Island.
It is said that Manitoulin Island is where the spirits play. Art can express how a society relates to nature, its delicacy and power. Art can communicate emotion and ultimately uplift spiritually. Through the use of oil and canvas, Linda hopes to convey the peace and tranquility that the landscape can bring to the viewer. Linda believes that art has a purpose, through style and discipline art can speak.
Honours and Awards
Linda’s talent has been recognized by the selection of five of her works of art in the Northern Ontario Art Associations juried exhibitions.
Linda has also had works of art select in several La Cloche Art Shows. At the 2001 La Cloche Art Show, Linda received awards for two landscape images.
On July 02, 2004, Linda shared the Manitoulin Art Tour People's Choice Award for "First Light" Oil on Canvas 2004.
Linda had her first solo exhibition at the Gore Bay Museum August - November 2005.
Linda participates in the Manitoulin Art Tour on an annual basis. She also plans to continue submitting works of art in the La Cloche Art Show and Northern Ontario Art Association's juried exhibitions, and participant in Manitoulin Fine Arts Association – member exhibitions.
Collections/Commissions
Linda is currently working on one commission
Museum London – rental and sales www.arsg.museumlondon.ca
Sudbury Art Gallery – rental and sales www.artsudbury.org
Northern Ontario Art Association (www.noaa.ca)
Professional Affiliations
Linda has been an active board member with the Manitoulin Fine Arts Association and volunteered with the Manitoulin Art Tour Committee.
Linda is the Manitoulin Island/MFAA representative for the Northern Ontario Art Association (5 years).
Juror for the Sheguiandah Museum Arts Exhibition – August 2006
Contact information
705-377-5493
blwilliamson@amtelecom.net
Lynsart studio tour by appointment
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I was born and raised in Northern Ontario. After raising five children, I discovered watercolour painting as an outlet for my creativity. Since then I have taken the development of my technique very seriously and paint daily.
My watercolour paintings are inspired by the natural beauty of the North Channel of Lake Huron and the La Cloche Mountains near Whitefish Falls, Ontario where I live year-round.
My paintings are full of mood, colour and atmosphere and my works have been exhibited at the juried La Cloche Art Show, the juried Open Door Art Show in Sudbury, the Sheguiandah Museum, the Bay of Islands Group of Five Art Show and the Perivale Gallery on Manitoulin Island.
I hope that people will enjoy my paintings as much as I have enjoyed creating them.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.
email marilynw@personainternet.com
telephone (705) 285-0337
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Mary-Jo joined the MFAA in August of 2009. She is from Providence Bay, Ontario on Manitoulin Island.
She operates Providence House Centre for the Creative Arts and
her website is http://www.providencehouse.ca/
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Marcie Breit’s paintings reflect the beauty that is so pervasive in the Northern Ontario landscape. Inspired by the scenic diversity in areas such as Fielding Park, Manitoulin Island, and the North Channel, Marcie often incorporates various aspects of these locations in her work.
A resident of Little Current, Ontario, Marcie works with watercolour, acrylic, and pastel media to produce original paintings. As a member of the Walden Art Club, and the Manitoulin Fine Art s Association, Marcie’s work can be viewed in various art venues in the North.
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After a rewarding career in nursing, Zoe and her husband (and woodcutter!) retired to their island home on an island in McGregor Bay, Ontario, where they enjoy the blessings of country life.
Surrounded by Mother Nature’s varied and ever-changing inspiration, she creates unique pieces of stained glass with diverse themes.
Combining the beauty of natural elements with stained glass, Zoe’s flair for design and execution is evident in her three dimensional pieces.
Contact:
705-285-5135
zmcdougall(at)xplornet.com or visit
http://www.zoestainedglass.ca/
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Jerry is recently retired from Engineering in the automotive field and has lived mainly in the Windsor area and for some years in Rondeau and Ridgetown areas. Jerry was born in Holland and came to Canada back in 1957. He has always enjoyed drawing and painting but has recently taken it up with more vigour.
He enjoys painting landscapes and animals but is also experimenting with Chinese brush painting using ink and rice paper. He paints mostly in watercolour and some acrylic.
Jerry and his wife Linda I spend their summers on Manitoulin in the Sandfield area.
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