Our Talented Artists
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Here are some of the artists for 2023! Keep checking back to see who will be added to the show and what they will be bringing! Coming soon...
Carolyn Laidley Arn
Rosalyn Insley
Valerie Spence Hounsell
Wayne Smith
Alyn Stirk
Linda Coulter

Pam McKinnon
Brockville ON

The sacred act of creating art with absolute undivided attention allows reality to reveal itself and gives value to time. Choosing subjects that are intimately evocative Pam’s paintings are a meditation on colour, light, balance and design. Loving how the ravages of time create their own sense of beauty she brings with her a robustly sensual grasp of the world with a sensitivity to colour changes across form as it takes on or loses light. Pam's main artistic goal is to give the viewer pleasure through the senses.

pamela@truespeed.ca

Ellen Fraser
Perth ON

Ellen Fraser is best known for her life’s work as a jeweller. She happily continues to make simply elegant designs in silver and complex textural pieces in silver and gold. Parallel to her practice in the jewellery studio, Ellen paints abstract landscapes and dreamscapes in oils on textured canvases. Both jewellery and paintings offer evidence of lively interplay between a creative woman and the land.

efraser@storm.ca

Anne Warburton
FIBRE ARTS
Navan ON

My fibre art focuses on the outdoor world and the impacts of time, weather, and human intervention on both nature and man made objects. I seek out the beauty and artistry in these impacts, capturing elements showing the transitory nature of our surroundings. My process begins with making sketches of these elements, close-up to capture the artistry and texture: tree bark discolorations and marks, lichen, moss, a crumbled leaf, worn or crumbling stone. I then assemble altering layers of fabrics, paper and repurposed materials to symbolize the changing layers of my subjects, sew them together, then cut and slash, distress, and embellish.

Blog: Musings of a Creative Journey - annewarburton.blogspot.com/
www.needleartsonpaper.com/
https://www.instagram.com/anne_warburton/

Barb Carr
Kingston ON

I’m an experimental artist, which means that over the years I’ve enjoyed working in watercolours, acrylics, collage, and printmaking, with some pastels thrown in for good measure!  My latest adventures have been with oil painting.  I’ve challenged myself to create a small oil painting each day since early January, and I’ve delved into my travel sketchbooks for subjects. I’ve missed a few years of traveling to Portugal, so many of my new pieces celebrate that country’s colours and sunshine.  Maybe in 2023, I’ll be able to return there, with sketchbooks in hand!

barbecarr@hotmail.com

Barbara Patrick
Brockville ON

Barbara Patrick is a local Brockville artist who experiments with a variety of mediums, including acrylics, watercolour, alcohol inks, altered papers and Paverpol. Her unique interpretations of common objects and scenes use bold colours and textures, and her painting style is intuitive. Barbara’s artwork celebrates creativity, colour, optimism and an appreciation of all the opportunities that our imaginations provide. Barbara has been the coordinator of the Corridor Art Gallery at the Brockville General Hospital since 2016. She manages a group of twenty artists who donate a percentage of all sales to the BGH Volunteer Fundraising Committee. Barbara joined The Thousand Islands Fine Art Association (TIFAA) in 2019.

bgracepatrick@gmail.com

Belia Brandow
Lyn  ON

These past two years have forced me to slow down, enjoy, appreciate and be inspired by the everyday world around me. My theme for the show this year will be “Along Country Roads”.  With limited access to my friends and usual venues, on sunny days  I would take long drives throughout the counties stopping to take photos of whatever intrigued me. These photos, along with my memories, have inspired me to paint everyday scenes into places of beauty. I just needed to take the time to truly see and feel with all my senses the light, colour and temperature.

https://beliabrandow.weebly.com/

Helma Gansen
Gananoque  ON

The beauty of the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands inspired me to paint. Capturing natures beauty is my quest and reinterpreting on canvas colour, light and composition is my ongoing passion and challenge. My training as an Interior Designer provided the opportunity to develop sketching skills and to explore different paint media. I began to paint in 1999. Since then I have attended many workshops and participated in Plein Air Painting Excursions and Competitions. As a past member of VAGA, TIARTS (Thousand Island Artist Association) and the Rideau Lakes Artist Association I have participated in many art shows. I am currently an active member of TIFAA (Thousand Island Fine Art Association) and FMBAA (Fort Myers Beach Artist Association). My paintings vary from landscape to floral and figurative. My preferred medium for landscapes is oil. I use mixed media for my abstract work.

helma.gansen@gmail.com
https://helmagansenart.weebly.com/

Winter Sun and the Beach

The winter of 2020 / 2021 will be remembered as the Covid Winter. Caution and restrictions kept most of us at home. Socializing with friends was only possible by going for a walk and keeping the 6 ft distance. Walking the beach at Browns Bay, alone or with friends, became a favourite for me.The sound of the waves was ever present. It was always peaceful, and at times grey and overcast.  But every once in a while the sun would come out and where ever it touched, it created miracles. This is one I captured in late November 2020.

Buttermilk Falls on the Salmon River

Some years ago, at a visit to Tamworth, we heard about the Buttermilk Falls and decided to find them.We were well rewarded. It is a beautiful setting, although most of the surroundings are on private land and access is limited.  I took some photos with the intend to use them in a traditional landscape painting. However, when I started painting I decided the capture the spirit of the afternoon and the wonderful late summer colours in an abstracted version of the scenery.

Martha Stroud
Kingston ON

I spend a lot of time exploring the area around my cottage on Bobs Lake, and walking along the Cataraqui River closer to home. There is always something inspiring wherever there are trees, especially in the autumn. Sometimes, with no intention on my part, I begin to capture a realistic scene but the painting takes a walk to a more abstract side of life. Sometimes it doesn't!

marthastroud1@gmail.com

Rachel Legault
Brockville ON

My love for landscape painting stems from my love of nature… its breathtaking and timeless beauty; its bright or fleeting light and the overwhelming feeling of peace and tranquility it can convey.  I want to move the onlooker, to make them feel like they could just step into my canvas, linger for a few moments while enjoying the view and its peacefulness. More of my work can be viewed on my Facebook page: Rachel Legault Art or my Instagram account:  rachellegault6.
 
Affiliations:  The East Central Ontario Art Association (ECOAA)
                       Brockville Artists Studio (BAS)
           
rlegault12@cogeco.ca

Sian Tucker
Brockville  ON

Spring arrives, the frozen ground has thawed and sap pumps along branches, pushing tender leaves towards the sun. Mother Nature dashes about, waking those still sleeping beneath last year's leaves. 'Stay Connected' is painted from a photo I took of the path through woods on our then property. It was May 2020 and our first Covid lockdown. The trilliums were blooming, and "Stay connected" intoned the radio hosts as texting, Face Time and Zoom meetings entered our vocabulary and replaced hugs. We walked the dog along the path through the woods to the top field in all seasons and I knew the trees well: they are wiser than we are. Deciduous and coniferous grow happily together, giving each other a quick hug as their branches dance in the wind. Their roots, pushing around rock outcrops, reach out to their family members and neighbours sending silent messages back and forth beneath our feet. Around their trunks the dog sniffs out messages left by other animals and leaves a quick message of his own. The trees and the dog know the importance of staying connected.

siantucker22@gmail.com

Solange Leman
Brockville ON

​“I paint for the pure pleasure of playing with colour, paint and texture ... just to see ... what if.”

I love colour in my paintings but these past two years I have found myself gradually changing to using very little of it.  It has been a  calming feeling to play with only texture (which I love) and just a hint of colour. Slowly I am once again returning to my passion “texture and colour.”

solleman3@gmail.com