Art Auction 2011 Preview
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Walter Mariga - - Lot #
This artwork was graciously donated by Susan van Clief, a friend of the Burlington Art Centre.
Click here for more details...Julia Veenstra - - Lot #
There is a moment in time that when remembered gives comfort or reassurance. A smell can transport one back into a deep memory and stir up emotions of all kinds. I am attracted to those moments that create comfort, those scents that cause a rush of deep memories. As a child (a creative one) who was raised by a single mom on welfare, there were so many dreams of home and a longing for security. On walks through other neighbourhoods I would be dreaming of the whole families that must live inside. These walks are some of my first memories of observing the world around me. Over time, this defined the moments that held rich and satisfying experiences real or imagined. As an artist I love to translate those special moments. Moments that will transport me to an understanding of wholeness and peace. Whether it is how the light hits the trees and the shapes of the shadows stretching long on the fields or the manmade shapes of homes erected for a purpose of housing loved ones. My work reflects, consciously or not, a connection with ones past or a time of security. Wholeness is explored not by tradition but by what fulfills. I work with vibrant colour and expressive strokes, exploring shape and form as well as the constant desire to portray light. The works often develop their own life and the paint creates shapes and detail that I had not planned on but complete and round out the experience. The canvases I paint can be quite large and the result is the ability to experiment with a range of tools that create variety of texture and interest in the pieces and can pull from me an energy and joy. Negative shape plays a role as important as the positive and develops from the layering technique that I employ. Home is different to every person. But we all have connecting experiences that cause us to collectively remember. We reflect a creation of beauty and of seasons that continuously march on. I hope to reflect in my work moments that cause a stirring in a persons heart. Moments that were noticed and stored.
Click here for more details...Claudette Losier - - Lot #
Since graduating in 1989 with Honours BA in Fine Arts, my creativity focuses on paintings in oils using the glazing method and realism with various themes such as: flowers and gardens, swimmer as a metaphor for identity and life's journey, portraiture, and using various transfer art techniques. My paintings lean towards capturing strong contrast between light and darks and complimentary colours with abandonment to patterns of nature which becomes a breathtaking splendor of pure colours in the abstract form of flowers.
Click here for more details...Nadia Nadege - - Lot #
Cheryl Crabtree - - Lot #
Yousha Liu - - Lot #
I like to treat everyday objects as puzzles, rearranging those completely unrelated things in search of their inner connections. Sometimes the visual illusions open up a new level of meaning, or meaninglessness. What's left is a pure visual attraction. I prefer a realistic approach of oil technique to create a dreamlike quality. That reflects my useless attention to the details and life-time struggle between dreams and reality.
Click here for more details...Janus - - Lot #
This sculpture glimpses a captured moment of grace and elegance, an embodiment of one of Ontarios treasured creatures. The loose, immediate style of sculpting defies the clay's innate weight, much as the Heron defies its size in its slow, cadenced flight.
Click here for more details...Peter Simmelink - - Lot #
Blue Lagoon originated from a photo taken on a trip to Ireland and was modified in Photoshop in March of 2011 to create this flowing abstract.
Click here for more details...Doug Mays - - Lot #
Im convinced that Prince Edward County is one of the few places in Ontario where time has stood still. Having vacationed there in the 1950s, it is a joy to relive my boyhood experiences by returning to the small rural communities that make up Prince Edward County to see what has changed, if anything. As a young boy, I was always struck by the interesting old farms with their rickety barns, their shapes still etched into my memory.
Click here for more details...Sydna Bell - - Lot #
Hard-shell gourds have been used for centuries as storage vessels, musical instruments and ceremonial masks. They were the first 'green' containers to be cultivated by man. In many countries, they are still used in this way. I choose to make art objects using gourds, using all the technical knowledge I have gleaned over many years as an artist. I grew this gourd on my fence in the summer of 2009, babying it along until late October. Once harvested, it took eight months to dry. As it dries, mould forms on the skin. After the skin was scrubbed, I sketched the apples and leaves and burned the images with a wood-burning tool. Next, I very carefully cut away the negative spaces using a miniature jig saw. I used acrylic paint to finish the gourd. It has been covered with three coats of varathane to protect the surface and make it more durable.
Click here for more details...Donna Fratesi - - Lot #
Not too far from Abergavenny Castle, Wales, is a small shop by the name of Coffee #1. It is a favourite with locals and lucky tourists that come across it. Time spent relaxing, drinking one of their lattes and watching people go by is never wasted. It is in my book of memories and cried out to be painted.
Click here for more details...Akram Gabra - - Lot #
Frances Tyrrell - - Lot #
The mythology of bears is common to the history of most cultures of the northern hemisphere, and they are celebrated in ancient legends as the symbols of courage, power and wisdom. "Polar Bear Games" brings together a party of Canada's northern wildlife in whimsical, imagined winter games, with the celebrated Polar Bear at the heart of the action under spectacular northern skies.
Click here for more details...Lisa Ng - - Lot #
I draw my ideas from my surrounding environment, the people around me, and life in general. This painting is done with acrylic paint and ink on canvas. As an artist, I enjoy creating something people can share.
Click here for more details...Lorenzo Dupuis - - Lot #
Most lakes nearly disappear during the winters of northern Saskatchewan. Only a distant tree line gives you some idea of the lakes contour. Shrubs and branches are often caught in the ice near the shore. Activity almost ceases, even in the forest and bushes that surround the lake. Visually, the ensemble loses complexity and becomes graphic. A haunting stillness permeates everything, even in a storm.
Click here for more details...Jennifer Squires Ross - - Lot #
Peaceful seascape photograph of a quiet pier on the calm water of Lake Ontario in Toronto. Starting my day watching the sunrise while I stand alone on a quiet beach is magical, inspiring, uplifting, and really healthy for my soul.
Click here for more details...Basant Sharma - - Lot #
I create dramatic forms of children as they have attracted me through their innocence and curiosity. I always observe their several postures. In this sculpture I am trying to depict the load of education on the childrens head. My theme is simple and style of work is representational.
Click here for more details...Eric Brittan - - Lot #
I have been making paintings of contemporary Mexican folk flower pots hanging in windows in front of Lake Ontario in my studio here. I also do the same with a range of pots with a view of the Pacific Ocean through the windows in the studio in Mexico.
Click here for more details...Deborah Pearce - - Lot #
Lillian Forester - - Lot #
Ingrid Lupp - - Lot #
Glass has always held a fascination for me. The rich colours, patterns and textures within the glass help inspire my designs. Born and raised in Toronto, I have had the good fortune of living both in South Africa and Australia, and spending most of my summer life at my familys cottage on Georgian Bay. My work, in particular, reflects the ever-changing water, the storms, the rocks, the spectacular sunsets and the remarkable nature that has been part of my life.
Click here for more details...Ann Kloppenburg - - Lot #
Algonquin Park autumn wonderland. Every look is a painting. It is an amazing burst of colour, beautiful yellows, reds and oranges. One could create many patterns. We are very lucky to have such a beautiful country in the fall. Seeing the reflections of the many tress in the water makes another painting.
Click here for more details...Alan Darling - - Lot #
Although I do many landscape paintings, I have a special liking for "Still Life" as you can arrange interesting and unusual objects into a satisfying composition and create your own lighting. In the case of "Still Life with Gameboard" I set up the elements in my dining room, took a photo in order to retain the arrangement and kept a low key, rather subtle colour scheme.
Click here for more details...Roman Karman - - Lot #
A nocturnal scene depicting the back of a house from the alley. This is a time that for a brief moment all members of the family will all be together, but meal time can sometimes be hectic, just getting them in the same room. Upstairs a young woman is drying herself after a hot bath. Her brother is outside sneaking a cigarette without his parents knowledge, while grandma is sitting patiently at the kitchen table .the family cat is prowling around, possibly for its own meal .at the back door dad is breaking the silence by yelling suppertime!
Click here for more details...Lynne Schumacher - - Lot #
My life experiences are bigger than words so I paint to record my minds vision and lifes exceptional moments. These moments tend to stay with us in our thoughts. I arrived at a style of painting that I think achieves artistic autonomy in both my landscapes and my other compositions, both figurative and portrait. My palette colourization is based on mixing pigments to convey a very spatial depth in the works especially when painting skies and water. My paintings operate on levels involving form and place. I want my vision to draw the viewer into another world. I hope that my expressive art gives an emotional reaction to the visual presentation.
Click here for more details...Virginia Stranaghan - - Lot #
Glen Jones - - Lot #
This multi award winning signed limited edition fine art print titled, " Black on White " is part of a series involving some of todays most creative architects who's designs range from the ephemeral to the eternal, from the esoteric to the symbolic. There is a universal attraction in things colossal, a special charm which theories of ordinary art are hardly applicable. And what is the source of this admiration, if not for the immensity of the effort and the grandeur of the final result?
Click here for more details...Zenon Burdy - - Lot #
Dominique Prevost - - Lot #
A turnabout towards a more representational iconography is taking place after just under a decade of artwork pertaining to Petroglyphs, primitive rock art, and personalized symbols. The interest in rock formations and substructures is still very much present. The series on Aerial Views attests to that. What grows on whator not! Seen from space or from a plane, these birds-eye views accentuate the different patterns and textures while abstracting the details. Weather, erosion, and mans handiwork is on display. The more intimate Garden Series speaks of pathways, grasses, open and enclosed spaces. The scale is more human, within reach. An ongoing Atmosphere theme weaves its way throughout. Storms, hurricanes, cyclones and volcanoes ignite or brood on the paper. This whole body of work is held together by a key ingredient: colour! A most capricious, elusive and spellbinding component; luscious and playful, vibrant or muted; it is both my muse and my destination.
Click here for more details...Helga Morrison - - Lot #
Six small minimal landscapes placed vertically within a frame represent a 72-hour period of time. Alternating colour, texture, and orientation patterns indicate the opposites of day/night, land/sea, and reality/reflection.
Click here for more details...Kathryn Crowder - - Lot #
Presently I am working on an exhibition for the Grimsby Public Art Gallery December 14, 2013. We have worked together on a vineyard theme. The agricultural heritage of the Niagara peninsula is of particular interest to the gallery following the celebrations this year to mark the 200 years since the War of 1812. I have taken the opportunity to intorduce the idea with my entry for the Burlington Art Centre Auction this year, French Trug #2. Reading extensively and visiting museums on the history of wine making traditions and techniques has given me insight into the importance of wine as a trade commodity from the beginning of time.
Click here for more details...Ken Montgomery - - Lot #
Fred Oliver - - Lot #
My photographs reflect both the genuine interest in my subject matter as well as the element of serpendipity. My visual intent is to distill scenes ranging from the ephemeral to the eternal, from the esoteric to the symbolic. In my extensive travels, I have experienced the earths beauty and the power it has to nourish and unify us, on a personal and universal level. Through my artwork, I strive to visually emphasize the awareness and respect for the natural and cultural diversity of our planet. I feel that we share lifes affirming benefits by preserving nature and treating all that is living with the dignity it so justly deservers. In conclusion, I am fascinated by the way in which visual art, photography in particular, can create emotions and perceptions which we may not always acknowledge in our daily lives.
Click here for more details...Gino Lorcini - - Lot #
Patricia Kozowyk - - Lot #
Since my first solo exhibition 31 years ago, I have consistently explored the natural environment. First in pastels, then oil painting, as well as occasional sculptural works and installation pieces, my goal has been to express a connection to the land.
Click here for more details...Penny Watson - - Lot #
My artwork is inspired by the places I have travelled. I enjoy the process of painting and have developed a varied style from realistic to abstract.
Click here for more details...Scott Pattinson - - Lot #
Paul Simon - - Lot #
As the events of everyday unfold around us, it is hard for us to see the splendor that surrounds us. Hectic modern lifestyles and stimulus overload inhibit our senses, masking the beauty of everyday life. My photographys mission is to seek out this elusive beauty and commemorate it in stunning photographs. My themes are as diverse as the world that surrounds us. From the old world beauty of Tuscany, to the wonders of my own hometown, I capture timeless moments as they pass by. Black and white or colour, I find beauty in every subject resulting in a very eclectic portfolio. Without a single passion or niche, photography allows me to experiment and the variety is very fulfilling.
Click here for more details...Josh Tiessen - - Lot #
This unique old barn stands on some land that my cousin farms near Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He and my uncle took us there in the summer so I could photograph it. I was still taking pictures when my dad went with them into the barn. Up in the rafters they were surprised to discover a huge Great Horned Owl staring down at them. I only caught a few fleeting shots as it flew out an opening in the back and off into the expansive prairie sky. The next day we returned and the same thing happened. What seemed like it had been abandoned was actually not abandoned at all. It reminded me of the times when I feel lonely and empty, like no one is there. But I know I will never be alone, because God is always with me. I used all my photos as references for this painting. Someone commented on how tedious it must have been to paint every last shingle, and others have noticed the small details and their shadows. Many appreciate the feelings of nostalgia that this painting conjures up.
Click here for more details...Judith Graham - - Lot #
Peter Kirkland - - Lot #
Shirley Dennis - - Lot #
I am passionate about the outdoors and inspired by the natural world to capture in my photographs the beauty and drama of the world around me, both the grand and the minute. The process of creating photographic images for me is filled with joy and satisfaction and allows me to express the emotion and excitement that I feel when I am privileged enough to find myself in a special place. Working mostly with natural light I look for elements in nature that are often overlooked by others and strive to portray and share the details in an expressive way. I am an equestrian, hiker and traveler and my pursuit of these other activities affords me the opportunity to capture rarely viewed scenes and environments, and present them in an interesting way, whether it be a contemporary composition, or a classic scene of nature, an awe-inspiring landscape or an intimate study of texture. My love of animals shines through in my photography, where I work towards gaining the confidence of my subjects, allowing me to capture those fleeting moments with images that show their individual personalities.
Click here for more details...William Ferguson - - Lot #
Summer of 2011, I took my first trip to the East Coast of Canada, making it all the way to Newfoundland. If youve never been, I suggest you make the trip. If you have, then you know what Im speaking of. This trip has inspired many ideas, the first of which is this painting of Norris Point, located in Gross Morne National Park. It was early, and the water was calm as the sun came up. My Family and I were about to launch kayaks on our first voyage into the North Atlantic.
Click here for more details...Susan Card - - Lot #
Nature has always informed my work in ceramics to explore themes of visual space, illusion, and perception. The Ocean Series paintings deal with geological formations and the infinite horizon of sky and water. The perspective that the viewer brings to pieces completes the original intent as a spiritual connection with time and space.
Click here for more details...Cora Brittan - - Lot #
This mixed-media painting was completed in Mexico. It depicts a parrot which engages the viewer while perched on a golden rough-hewn ladder. The ancient wall is decorated with patterns found on the stones in archeological sites of Monte Alban and Mitla near Oaxaca City, Mexico. The setting is magical with exotic gilded plants with intense colours bathed in moonlight.
Click here for more details...Eric Ranveau - - Lot #
Absent for four years, I went back to France this past summer for a month. Before my departure to France I was a little worried but upon arrival I noticed that the landscapes had remained the same, beautiful. This painting is the first of a series that will be a tribute to my country.
Click here for more details...Susan Wilde - - Lot #
The elegant simplicity of Sues work is the core of its appeal. She transforms the seemingly mundane - a simple bowl of cherries or pears or ripe tomatoes - into wonderful works of art. She is fascinated with the use of chiaroscuro (strong light contrasted with deep shadow). In this painting, the dark shadows playing on the white bowl give it that extra interest.
Click here for more details...Marianne Reim - - Lot #
The specific forms of my work float on the surface of a well of memory. I create discreet objects, objects in series and installation. My preferred material is steel. In my constructions the material wears its identity through rough-cut edges, visible welds and an undisguised slabness. I may combine them with wire, glass, stone, text and miscellaneous findings. By cutting, burning and welding, experience, memory and emotion are melded into steel.
Click here for more details...Sharane Gilbert - - Lot #
Nothing is finer on a clear day in Autumn than to install yourself under the brow of our Escarpment and contemplate the view. Especially with your paints at hand and the hawks wheeling overhead.
Click here for more details...Cheryl Goldring - - Lot #
To me the natural world comes alive when an artist transfers the image onto paper or canvas. I believe it was imprinted in our DNA from the time the first representation of the hunt was inscribed on the walls of caves. And like my ancestors Im inspired by the world around me. It can be anything- the lively chickadees or serene swans at the RBG, the Paletta waterfront and conservation areas in and around Burlington Ontario or the magnificent autumnal forests and tranquil lakes of Haliburton and Northern Ontario. My goal is to inspire and transport the observer to another place and time through my water colour and acrylic art.
Click here for more details...Robin Hollingdrake - - Lot #
Ravelling was one of fifty paintings exhibited in my solo show, the "Fifty Series". It represents my approach of putting the paint texture foremost to slow down the eye travel across the surface of the canvas. It allows one to experience the colour areas expand and contract with the movement evoking emotion and engaging the viewer.
Click here for more details...Lois Crawford - - Lot #
Quarry #2 is one of a series I made on location at Kerns Quarry, Burlington. The old quarry is most exciting in autumn, blazing with colour against the backdrop of the quarry wall. The wind sweeps through the open spaces on the quarry floor and around the rocks, invigorating me and my painting. Outdoor or plein air painting, particularly in dramatic weather, enables me to capture the excitement and wonder of nature. No copying from a photograph for this artist!
Click here for more details...Don May - - Lot #
This years entry is from a single piece of Canadian Cherry. The process involves turning a rough bowl from green wood on a lathe and then leaving the bowl for a year to air dry before the bowl is turned a second time. By carving concave rings on the outside - Don is creating an optical illusion that the inside of the bowl appears larger than the outside of the bowl.
Click here for more details...Rita-Anne Piquet - - Lot #
simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, , it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. Franz Kafka
Click here for more details...John Mostacci - - Lot #
Using the chiaroscuro technique, the base was painted in yellow ocher, burnt umber and raw sienna similar to the unfinished work by Leonardo da Vincis Adoration of the Magi. On top of this base, varying colours were applied in very thin layers. The gradual build up of colour and the use of chiaroscuro gives this piece a dramatic effect. My background as a technical illustrator assisted me in understanding the subject matter and being a father of twin boys, I know how curious children can be.
Click here for more details...Magdalena Lesniak - - Lot #
I love the seemingly endless opportunities that a camera gives me. In a fraction of a second I can record a picture that would otherwise take me weeks or even months to paint. In my photographic adventure I tend to depict colours and forms rather than people, places or events. I am also intrigued by the changes that Nature inflicts on human creations, and I try to capture in my pictures the fragility and the beauty of this intricate relationship.
Click here for more details...Lorne Wisebrod - - Lot #
This latest series of paintings are a collage of photos I have taken, not from books or magazines, and painting with eithe acrylic, oil or encaustic. Unlike computer or photoshop methods, this is very much a manual procedure innvolving cutting and pasting photos and/orphoto transfer techniques onto a canvas, wood panel, or metal, and then using paint, merging, in some cases, several different photos of different sizes and different eras or locales into one cohesive image in an attempt to capture a larger perspective of time and place. However, the paintings are based on current events or actual places such as the windmill with old farmhouse series.
Click here for more details...Joyce Reynolds - - Lot #
Janice Mason Steeves - - Lot #
Recently, I completed an artist residency in Ireland, where I visited the archeological site called Slieve na Calliagh (Hill of the Witches), comprised of three small hills, with passage graves alligned to the equinox. I loved this site. So few people visit it. I sat inside the dark chamber right beside the enormous monoliths carved with circles and spirals.
Click here for more details...Ann Kelly Walsh - - Lot #
Sunset over Cootes Paradise, viewed from the York Street bridge.
Click here for more details...Renate Min-Oo - - Lot #
Alberto Viani - - Lot #
This artwork was graciously donated by Pierre Vayda, a friend of the Burlington Art Centre.
Click here for more details...Daniel Jones - - Lot #
I continue to strive for excellence in an art form for which I have a deep and heartfelt passion. Through my images, my wish is to be able to share with others some of the beauty and wonders of our world.
Click here for more details...Keith Marshall - - Lot #
Ironically while sitting in a Montreal Caf drinking a fine cup of Tea and smelling the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, I was inspired to capture the abstract nature of this display of coffee cups. I like the simplicity of the elements & the repetition of the objects and I chose this particular camera angle to emphasize these elements & give it an even greater graphic appeal.
Click here for more details...Michael Pieczonka - - Lot #
This plein air painting of the Great Lakes freighter 'Canadian Ranger' was from an early spring outing to the Portlands area in Toronto. I've always been fascinated by the sheer size of these boats in general, and this one in particular had a striking prescence parked under an ever-changing overcast sky that day. The piece was excecuted using an experimental limited palette of black, red, and ochre.
Click here for more details...Lorraine Roy - - Lot #
On the edges of the forest in the fall, trees and shrubs are sending their energy down into their roots to curl up for winter. In the meantime, the leaves are in full glory, giving back their warmth to the sun.
Click here for more details...Shirley Clifford - - Lot #
Vessel-making as an art form has intrigued me for thirty years. My response to the simplicity of clay is sensual and immediate because it has such a powerful tactile drawing force. However, my intellectual response to the complexities of ceramic art is a much more mystical, and therefore, a slower, thoughtful ongoing struggle which is only intermittently resolved. I find the Raku process extremely exciting and dangerous, fraught with possibilities for failure immediate and enticing. Working with vessels while the glaze is red-hot and molten can be entirely challenging and seductive. Similarly, the live flame in the high-fire reduction process also gives that element of working with the full force of fire on clay. The way the colours melt and fume into the celadon glaze on the two sister vases is radical and unpredictable. The large storage jar was buried in sawdust and chemicals before it was fired in a sagger. The resulting fumes are absorbed by the clay vessel in the absence of glaze. Currently my favourites are pots fired for over 24 hours in wood-burning kilns and thus they embody the live action flow of heat, ash, and energy.
Click here for more details...Anne-Marie Kornachuk - - Lot #
The painting Eve Waits comes from a series called Considering Eve. The series deals with the idea of original sin from Eves point of view. The painting (and series) is about the desire for understanding and growth, and all the consequences that arise from this, good and bad.
Click here for more details...Victoria Young - - Lot #
This image was captured utilizing a digital single lens reflex camera at Gravenhurst, Ontario. The image provides one with a feeling of tranquility with a Zen like quality.
Click here for more details...Maurice Byatt - - Lot #
The Mackinac Bridge (Big Mac) connecting Michigans Lower and Upper peninsulas.
Click here for more details...Heidi Rohde - - Lot #
It is a love of nature that continually inspires me to paint. The landscape, forest, trails, flowers, streams, skies are always changing from the coming of a new season or the time of day, or the forces of weather, decay and often the influence of man. Colours are affected by light and the season, textures by weather and decay, and patterns often by man. I have found that my perspective can also change, a well known trail can become mysterious or even threatening depending on my own mood. Pastel is a medium that allows me to capture the immediacy of the landscape as well as the bold colours and textures. Both Late Summer Colours and Dogwoods in Early Spring reflect the changing seasons and both are local landscapes, noted while out walking on trails in North Burlington and Carlisle.
Click here for more details...Maggie Shepherd - - Lot #
I love light and lines. Using large format canvasses gives me the space I need for large panoramic landscapes, the forgiving oil medium allows me to work over and experiment on the canvas. I seek to express my interpretation of place, using line, light and colour, but resisting much detail, and making changes to strengthen the composition, most of my paintings are still realistic enough to be readily recognizable. I spend much time outdoors. When I select a subject I collect information on site and amalgamate it to make a balanced and dynamic composition, ending up with a thumbnail sketch. I start painting with a big brush on a big canvas, with no idea of what the end result will look like, which is a daunting leap of faith. As I work, shapes, patterns and colours emerge and I constantly make decisions about which to enhance and which to lose, gradually or rapidly the piece evolves. It is this "process" stage of painting that I love so much.
Click here for more details...Bruno Capolongo - - Lot #
Intended as a study for a larger work, this painting - in my signature style - was done from life using roses from my garden. The Thai vase on the lower right is authentic, and was a gift from a Thai restauranteur in Burlington.
Click here for more details...Jacek Wolski - - Lot #
Gil Caldwell - - Lot #
This watercolour is representative of not only my techniques in handling this medium, but also demonstrates my longtime interest in old buildings, parks with bandstands, streetcars, old cars and anything else that meets my eye. Much care has been taken in producing this highly detailed and colourful image, in order to present a please effect to both me and the viewers.
Click here for more details...Chandler Swain - - Lot #
Warren Hoyano - - Lot #
We live in a world dominated by straight lines, sharp edges and right angles. This order and solidity seems so permanent but the relentless forces involved with the passage of time will have their way in the end and so too with our lives. This painting explores these ideas.
Click here for more details...Janusz Wrobel - - Lot #
Shorelines, the prominent features of the Canadian landscape, are the embodiment of transitions between liquid, solid, and transparent states in both the inanimate and living worlds. These transitions exemplify the fluid affiliation between man and nature. As Einstein said, the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
Click here for more details...Peter Young - - Lot #
The image was initially captured digitally in Infrared and subsequently enhanced utilizing Image Processing software. The two children playing reminded me of two forest fairies frolicking and I believe the image captures the joy of childhood play.
Click here for more details...Sandy Middleton - - Lot #
These are a few images from my series called On Beauty . They offer a comparison of the accepted aesthetic of the natural world with the subtle beauty in the industrial elements we live amongst every day. The natural landscape for many of us is no longer in our own backyards we must travel to get beyond the city limits to find it. We learn to adapt to the beauty in the not so natural landscape, which I have found but is seldom recognized in towering bridges, train trestles and ferry ports. These images present an allegory for this unconscious beauty in our modern existence. This series is printed directly in black and white onto brushed aluminum panel, giving a dimensional soft glow as well as an industrial experience to the work.
Click here for more details...Ann Oakley - - Lot #
I went to art schools in Montreal and London, UK, where I exhibited at the Mall Gallery and with Free Painters and Sculptors. Since coming to live here, I have had solo shows and been in group shows with OAS, BAC, DVSA Auction, Artworks, Pastel Artists and Joshua Creek Gallery. Since I came here, I have become immersed in the local landscape and paint outdoors as much as possible. I feel strongly that we do not always appreciate how beautiful it is and yet how fragile it is.
Click here for more details...Anna Kutishcheva - - Lot #
I build frame, stretch and prime canvas and just sing and fly into elusive word of light, colour rainbow and feelings. I work quickly and emotionally; usually, finding the right place, light, and state takes much longer than painting itself. North American nature, its unique unspoiled magic is my constant source of inspiration. I feel that the ancient way through nature: shapes of trees and rocks, shadows and lights - gives an excellent opportunity to express your soul. One day and place, its cheerful; another - miserable and angry, but is always glorious.
Click here for more details...Fadia Sadek - - Lot #
Wray Provo - - Lot #
It was the end of October and we were birding the 50-Point area, walking along the beach when we came upon three common mergansers standing sentinel-like on the sand about thirty feet from the lake. Look for common mergansers on the lake and bay during winter months.
Click here for more details...Julie Donec - - Lot #
In creating my works, I seek out patterns and rhythms that make up the essence of the subjects I wish to portray. Although the components of realism provide structure for all my pieces, I hope to reveal the more abstract patterns I see contained in people and places. Whether it is the beauty of natural design, found in a slightly turned hand, or in a revealing unconscious gesture, the success of an image is based on comprehending and revealing those same patterns, and translating what I have learned about my subject to the viewer.
Click here for more details...Rose Savage Ouellette - - Lot #
Made with 21 "Mystic Topaz" quartz stones, 34 Swarovski 4mm crystals, approximately 6,000 silver Miyuki glass seed beads, and a .0925 Sterling Silver clasp.
Click here for more details...Dave Lawson - - Lot #
Captured using a 35mm fixed focal length lens in several frames that were subsequently stitched into high resolution images. Techniques were constructed to extract the richness of detail and applied to the image, leaving nothing intrinsic in the original scene wasted, but avoiding the sensation of unrealistic interpretation.
Click here for more details...Elizabeth Pudsey - - Lot #
Travels to other countries only make my return to Canada and Burlington more beautiful. Our local terrain inspires me to paint its ever-changing seasons. Each offering its own beauty, colour and mood. This painting is one such view of my travels from Burlington to Dundas after a light snow fall.
Click here for more details...Ted Harrison - - Lot #
This piece was generously donated by John Clausen. We are most grateful for the contribution of this fine piece of Canadian artwork.
Click here for more details...Lesley Ashton - - Lot #
Pure instinct and careful construction guide me to create wearable metal work that I feel has an intrinsic quality of character. Through primarily fabrication techniques in sterling silver and other precious metals, my jewellery is focused on using conservative yet whimsical designs. I work on a variety of concepts and structures simultaneously; commissions, series work, limited edition production, and models of new ideas. Leftover shapes and temporarily discarded concepts are kept aside as they await the opportunity to morph into something precious and beautiful. Whether the piece is being made to represent a tradition or to symbolize a particular style, an aesthetic value in the form and structure are the core of each design.
Click here for more details...Reed Weir - - Lot #
Behind the Scenes depicts a performance artist standing in the wings waiting their cue to enter the stage. The surrounding decorations illustrate the narrative of the piece about to be performed. The viewers role in this drama is to place the backdrop into the stand to complete the scene.
Click here for more details...Conrad Furey - - Lot #
Ron Eady - - Lot #
This work is part of an ongoing series inspired by the industrial landscapes of the Hamilton area. The BAC held an exhibition in the fall of 2009 featuring Rons large scale industrial landscapes. Rons paintings are in the ancient medium of encaustic. Works evolve through a repeated process of painting, fusing and scraping. Ron's work has been exhibited internationally and his paintings are held in collections in the USA, Canada, Japan and China.
Click here for more details...Shu-Chen Cheng - - Lot #
Working with clay has brought me much joy in life. What I value most is the challenge of self-realization through the creative process. While others may write a journal, my diary is written with clay. Each one of us has our own contribution on this Earth; for an Artist, it is my goal to pursue excellence through my Art.
Click here for more details...Barry McCarthy - - Lot #
Snow Laden #3 was the result of watching a group of spruce trees covered with snow in my backyard in the winter of 2010. I often went out in my housecoat and rubber boots on cold mornings to record the changes. Sometimes an artist doesn't have to travel far to find inspiration when it's right there in one's own backyard.
Click here for more details...Kimiko Koyanagi - - Lot #
Chris Bacon - - Lot #
How pleasing would it be .. to place our subject on a golden curve and within a golden rectangle? Meticulously rendered, luminous in subtle tone, imbued with great love, respect and knowledge of his subject matter, the paintings of Chris Bacon have won worldwide recognition and acclaim.
Click here for more details...Gisele Comtois - - Lot #
Brian Darcy - - Lot #
Soaring high above the still waters of Cootes Paradise, a gull effortlessly rides the warm summer breeze. Dappled sun dances over the changing landscape, highlighting the greening of Princess point. As a landscape painter, I love the challenge of portraying the movement and form in fleeting clouds. Take a deep breath, and feel the summer wind!
Click here for more details...E. Robert Ross - - Lot #
This painting is from a camping trip last winter to Killarney, where it was nice to walk across the lake and explore the shoreline.
Click here for more details...Robert Bateman - - Lot #
Mount Nemo is the part of the escarpment closest to my heart. I planned my first "dream house" to be almost within sight of the cliffs. It was a destination of choice for family hikes and for student field trips when I was a teacher in Burlington. This view is of the cliff edge from the Bruce trail showing the characteristic Dolomite rock and the White Cedars. I added one of the common mammals of the area - the Grey Squirrel.
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