Honoured to have “Bona Vista Blue Skies” juried into the Pastel Society of Eastern Canada International Online Art Exhibition, “Pixel Pastel 2024”. Thank you to jurors Susan Story and Taimeng Lim and congratulations to my fellow artists. This pastel was one of only 134 artworks selected from 412 digital images which were received from 19 different countries! The online exhibition begins Dec 15, 2024 at https://pastelsec.com/exposition
Bona Vista Blue Skies, 15″ x 17″ framed 21″ x 23″
I’m excited to be an artist in the 10th edition of @dvsa.ca ‘s Little Black Frame Mystery Art Night! Held at the Dundas Valley School of Art, 21 Ogilvie Street,
Dundas, Ontario, L9H 2S1. Phone: 905-628-6357
Take a look at the artworks available on November 9th at dvsa.ca/galleries/little-black-frame-2024 and see if you can guess which one is mine! All the artists’ names will be revealed after the event.
Limited tickets are still available. Learn more about this fun art night and find the link for tickets at dvsa.ca/black-frame. Get yours today and then start choosing your favourite works!
Had a wonderful time at the opening of the Colour and Form Society’s 72nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition on now until Nov 28th at the Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke, Ontario. Honoured to have “Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail” part of this fantastic juried exhibition. Thank you to the jurors: Lee Munn, Maria Iva and Michelle Eissler and congratulations to the award winners.
I’m happy to have my pastel, “Bona Vista Blue Skies” , 21″ x 23″, part of the this annual instructor’s show Sept 26 to Oct 20, 2024. Held at the galleries at the Dundas Valley school of Art the opening reception is Sept 26, 7-9 pm.
I’m honoured to be included in the Pastel Artists Canada 34th Juried Purely Pastel Open Exhibition. The show opens Tuesday October 8th to Sunday October 20th, 2024 with the opening and reception planned for the afternoon of Saturday October 12th at the Federation Gallery in Vancouver B.C. Thank you to the jurors: Susan Typert MPAC-EP, SCA, Clarence Porter PAC, MPAC, PSA and Ron Underhill MPAC . The online version of the show can be seen at https://www.pastelartists.ca.
Honoured to have “Spring Dance, Twiss Road” and “Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail” be part of the 112 works of art from 481 submissions from across Canada for this online show. Thank you to the jurors: Danielle Beaulieu, SCA, Luc Fortier, SCA, Jill Hobson, SCA, Martin Murphy, SCA Barry Rafuse, SCA and the organizers. The show can be seen online until Sept 30, 2024 at https://societyofcanadianartists.com/56th-sca-juried-online-exhibition/.
As part of a grant from the Town of Oakville, I recently completed a series of 8 paintings for the Oakville Community Spirit Awards. To see my background process click here to see a YouTube video created by wonderful photographer Rob Ditlz of radicalbob.com.
These awards portrayed vignettes of how everyday community actions and annual events can help to create positive community changes. These acrylic paintings were created for awards such as Leadership, Good Neighbour, Arts, Culture and Heritage, Diversity, Climate Action, Equity and Inspiration. The paintings, based on Oakville scenes such as Bronte Creek, Morrison Creek, Sovereign House, Tannery Park and Bronte Provincial park, ranging in size from 8″ x 10″ to 9″ x 12″, portrayed the range of multiculturalism, diversity of ages and abilities that make up the Oakville community. The deserving award winners were presented with their respective paintings on Thursday June 6 at an awards ceremony at Queen Elizabeth Park Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario. Click here for more info. Thank you to photographer, Nikki Wesley for her awards night photography.
Honoured to have “Reflections of Spring on the Twiss Road Trail” juried into the 128th annual Women’s Art Association of Hamilton’s annual juried show. The show continues at the Jean & Ross Fischer Gallery at the Art Gallery of Hamilton from April 6 to June 2, 2024. Thank you to the jurors and congratulations to my fellow artists.
Delighted to have “Sunny Bona Vista Breezes”, pastel, framed 21″ x 25″ selected into this year’s Dundas Valley School of Art’s annual Auction. The DVSA Auction will also feature 1400 original artworks in a range of mediums – paintings, pastels, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, pottery, glass, fibre art, jewellery and more. These one-of-a-kind online and in-person events offer an exceptional opportunity to purchase original, high-quality and affordable pieces by local new and established artists. All proceeds from these auctions go directly towards supporting DVSA programs
Honoured to be selected for the Central Mass Pastel Society’s Second International Pastels Plus Exhibition. From the 232 paintings submitted from 129 Artists from around the world, 90 pastel paintings using a variety of additional creative approaches, materials and mediums were chosen from 75 artists. The online show launches March 24, 2024. Click here to see the show and my painting after that date.