Canterbury Creative Arts

First Annual Show and Sale

Thursday, May 31:    1 pm -- 9 pm

Friday, June 1:            1:pm -- 9:pm

Saturday, June 2:        9 am -- 4 pm

 

Free Admission, Wine & Hors D'oeuvres available for purchase

Muffins and Coffee (Saturday only)

Comfortable Lounge

Fully accessible facility

All works for sale

 

 

The Exhibiting Artists

(so far)

 

Alice Aksay

 For the past 30 years, I have been making art and teaching the making of art to children and adults. I am an Honours graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, specializing in Fine Art. I also hold Bachelor’s degrees from both the University of Toronto and York University. Over the years, I have participated in numerous group shows featuring mostly landscape paintings in oils and acrylics. Up until five years ago, I was one of the managing partners of an art gallery called FrameGift, in the Bayview and Eglinton area. My paintings are held by private collectors and by some corporate interests. I am a lifelong learner and do not pass up the chance to try something new and challenging, both academically and practically.

  

Bernie Bainbridge

Bernie paints exquisite watercolors with a long brush that unbelievably has only three to four hairs on the end of it.  Painstakingly dedicated to perfecting each detail, one painting may take several months to complete.  If she isn’t satisfied with the image that results, regardless of the time she has invested, she’ll start over.  In Montreal, at ten years of age, she studied with Renate Heidersdorf, a well-known artist and member of the prestigious Canadian Society of Watercolour.  During that time, she was exposed to a wide variety of media.  When her family moved to Ontario four years later, she received private training from Marlene Hilton-Moore, renowned Canadian sculptor.   Eventually Bernie decided to “do it on her own”, developing a method and style that work best for her.  Born without arms, the artist holds the paintbrush in a hand that emerges from her shoulder.

www.bainbridgeart.ca

     
 

Jean Beettam

Jean has painted for the past 13 years in watercolours and in the classical style in oils (still life).  She is passionate about her painting and drawing and her work can be found in private collections locally and across Canada, the United States and in the U.K.

Exhibitions:

2011       Cobourg Lions Club Art Festival – West Pascoe Art Guild, New Port Ritchie, Florida – Fenelon Falls Art Festival – Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio Peterborough.

2010       Lindsay Gallery members Show – Lindsay Lilac Festival – Valencia Art Show – Cobourg Lions Art Festival – Kawartha Art Gallery, Group Show. 

  

Steve Crawford

Being a self-taught artist for most of my life, recently I’ve become more serious about showing – September 2011(Queen West Art Crawl).  Among my other artistic accomplishments: painting a 10x30 foot mural in the lobby of the Scarborough YWCA, an oil portrait of Giller Prize winner Austin Clarke, for which I received a Toronto Arts Award.

Also, I have assumed various art commissions for: Kraft Canada Inc., Kodak USA and St Charles Garnier Catholic School, Richmond Hill.

 
   

 
 

Christine Hillier

Christine has been painting for over 50 years. Born and raised in Nova Scotia, her love of nature and the sea is displayed in her many seascapes and landscapes.  Most of her paintings are done in oils, but she has developed a new technique called outdoor art, that can be hung outside in all weather.  Wanting to have art work to hang on the deck, and to brighten their outdoor space, she started experimenting with different paints and mediums. This resulted in a series of paintings, mainly birds and florals, that have become very popular.  She has taken part in many studio tours, art shows, and worked with her husband and the volunteer association of the Brockville General Hospital to establish a small art gallery at the hospital. Her work has been displayed in many art galleries, and hangs in private homes throughout Canada.

  

Alpheus Jones

 Alpheus has been interested in art since early childhood.  In 2000, after a successful accounting career, he turned his attention to art.  In 2001, he held his first solo exhibition at the Civic Garden Centre, Toronto.  Since then he has taken part in many juried art shows in Southern Ontario.

Alpheus currently paints in oils and acrylic, painting landscapes, still lifes and portraits.  Alpheus is a member of the Markham Group of Artists, The Durham West Art Council, as well as the Plein Air Society of Ontario.

www.alpheusjones.com

     
 

Olwyn Lewis

Olwyn has enjoyed looking at the world through a camera lens since she was three years old.  Her first camera was one of the old square box Brownie’s; and she’s been through many different cameras since then.  She presently shoots with a Nikon DX40, and gets outside whenever she can to capture as many photographic images as possible.  She wishes photography could be her real job; but she does have to make a living; so she’s going into her 12th year working as Company Manager at the Canadian Opera Company.

  

Judith Matthews

Judith Matthews was born in Trinidad.  She grew up surrounded by the art and culture for which Trinidad is famous.  After moving to Toronto, she experimented with various art forms before finally settling on her current medium of painting in oils.  Her style is influenced mainly by her love of the colours and beauty contained in nature, particularly as present in the landscapes of the various countries where she has either lived or visited.

Judith has had her artwork displayed in studio tours in Ontario, at Pickering City Hall as well as The Gallery at Fine Art in Trinidad.

www.judithmatthewsartist.com

 
     

 

Ann McClymont

Ann has dabbled in art, drawing and painting all her life, but these days, watercolour is her favourite medium.  Flowers, still life and landscapes in various seasons inspire her work.  She has entered art shows and sold numerous pieces over the years but usually gives away her art to friends and family.  Ann is always experimenting with colour and looking for new ways to hone her technique.

  

Steve McClymont

Stefan began woodcarving in 1999 after visiting an exhibition of carving in a local art show.  He decided to join a week long workshop and found that he loved it and had an aptitude for it.  Since then he has spent thousands of hours over the years, gouging, carving, burning feathers, refining and truly enjoying the fruits of his endeavours.  Steve has entered a few exhibitions around Ontario and has won championships but is really not interested in competition.  He has sold many pieces, especially his whimsical homes but these days he works for the sheer pleasure of producing something unique from a beautiful piece of wood. 
     
     

 

Patricia McFarland

 Watercolour is Patricia’s medium of choice since the early 1980’s.  This challenging medium’s clear transparent qualities suit her creative spirit.  Texture, bold colour and the play of light are evident in her painterly approach to her subjects.  Inspiration comes from the beauty of nature, experienced in travel across Canada and in Europe.  Street scenes, architecture, home and cottage portraits, flowers and natural scenery all capture her interest.

 Recently Patricia has explored a variety of print making forms.  The intense colour and free moving qualities of the fabric dyes in silk screen mono printing let her creativity soar.

  

Huw Morgan

Huw is a Toronto-based landscape and travel photographer. His current projects include portfolios of Ontario farmland (The Road North), landscapes in and around Haliburton (Algonquin Highlands) and Toronto cityscapes (Urban Juxtapositions). His image called “Phonehenge” was featured in the Best Submissions of 2009 show at the Elaine Fleck Gallery in October, 2009 and his work has been featured and sold in several shows at the Elaine Fleck Catalog of Contemporary Art in Toronto. Huw regularly donates works for sale for charitable silent auctions, including the 2008 auction in support of Art City Toronto and a 2011 auction in support of Bicycles for Africa. In 2008, several of his Road North images were shown in an exhibition in the Intrawest Gallery in Blue Mountain. His Road North images have also illustrated Ontario Wheat magazine and his images of wolves have been featured in New Zealand Travel magazine. 

huwmorgan.ca

                                                huwmorganimages.blogspot.com
     
 

Gillian Newland

Artist/illustrator Gillian Newland’s watercolour paintings have been described as “lavish and stunning” and you may recognize her illustration work from The Globe and Mail and Macleans.  Her most recent show “Take Home an Original, The Art of the Picture Book” was at the National Gallery of Canada.  Gillian lives and works in Toronto.

www.gilliannewland.com

 

  

Robert Parsons

Growing up in central Newfoundland, I was always encouraged to draw and sketch, often using the surrounding scenery as reference material. While at Dalhousie University, I took my first oil painting course and loved it. Following my undergraduate years in Halifax, I continued to study art, first with several Newfoundland artists, then at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the Three Schools of Art in Toronto, with private tutors and at the Dunedin Fine Arts Centre in Florida. I enjoy using oils, acrylics and watercolours. Since retiring as a Social Worker with the TDSB, I have devoted more time to painting and appreciating art. I have participated in exhibitions in Ontario, Newfoundland and Florida and my paintings are in private collections in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Florida and Australia.

     
 

Gordon Reidt,  

“Creative Stone Sculptures”

  Gordon began doing stone sculpture in 2004. Using traditional methods and specialized tools, he incorporates a variety of techniques on many different stones.  Gordon’s “nature theme art” is being enjoyed across Canada, in Jerusalem and Australia.

  

Heather Salzman

 Over the last 5 years, I have discovered the beauty and flexibility of glass using heat.  Working with a kiln, I heat glass from 1100F to 1800F to create one of a kind functional and decorative glass art pieces.  My work is now in more than 8 countries and can also be seen at local Galleries and Fine Art Shows in the area.
     
 

Debra Ireland

Born in Scarborough, Debra had an early passion for animals and art.  In her spare time she volunteered at the Toronto Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, caring for the injured and orphaned.  These same animals became her subjects to paint.  Debra studied Graphic Design at George Brown College and after only a few years in that field, she decided to work on her own and began her career as a Wildlife Artist.  Debra creates her paintings using acrylic, pastel and watercolours.  Now residing in the north, just outside of Sudbury, an abundance of local wildlife gives Debra an endless supply of inspiration.

http://debralynnireland.scarf.ca

 

 

Cheryl Payne

 As an artist, I find that art is an expression of the awe and wonder of both the world in which we live and the great questions concerning our place and purpose here.  My paintings are therefore reflective of colour, and movement and initiate individual interpretation by those, who see them.

 
     
 

Ken Butler

Ken Butler is a long time Toronto island resident who now resides in Scarborough. His photos, taken in the Toronto area, help the viewer to revisit places and experiences past and present.

 

Martin Everist

Using salvaged and unclaimed wood, Martin creates traditional and unique chairs, benches, tables, and woodenware accessories for home and garden.

     
   

Guida Pirita

Guida’s work covers a wide spectrum of styles and techniques as she loves to experiment with form and colour.  Her clay creations are a testimony to her meticulous attention to detail.  She shares her talent as an instructor at the Durham West Arts centre Pottery Studio.