Arts Carleton Place Artist Database
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The Database - All Artists
What do we do?Based in Lanark, Ontario, founded in 2009, 2 Women Productions (2wp) is dedicated to advancing and nurturing the art of storytelling for adult audiences, particularly in performance settings.
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Wife, mother and happily a new great grandmother. I am a self taught artist. Residing in the Ottawa Valley. My interest in painting started at the age of 50, I decided to mid life my way into painting. Painting in both oils and acrylics, finding a passion that is proving to be unmatched to any other type of craft I have done before. As my paintings develop into a work of art, it seems to come alive, through a sparkle of an eye, colour of a sunset or the rolling of a wave, the art pops to life. Landscapes, I am leaning towards although I have done some portraits and many different animals and have been very successful. (continue reading...)
My photographic background spans 20+ years, including the past 4 years as a professional photographer. I studied photojournalism in London England and spent a year hiding behind lamp-posts in the rain, dodging pigeons and trying to snag that perfect picture of London bedlam. Then I discovered studio portraits. Turns out it doesn' t rain in a portrait studio. Even better, I don' t have to hide behind a lamp-post (which is good, as I don't really fit). (continue reading...)
Craig Angus, glass and tile artist, is driven by the power of imagination, the possibilities of mixing mediums, the use of line, texture and colour and, most importantly, the capacity of art to tell stories, teach and induce feelings.Craig has invested in his learning process for over 30 years and his work can be found around the globe. Over the past two months alone his work has been shipped to Turkey, Spain, Italy, Washington D.C., New York City, Toronto, Ottawa and, yes, Carleton Place and Almonte. (continue reading...)
Music came naturally to me. My main influences in my teens were Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. I started writing songs as soon as I learned to play. When punk and new wave hit in the late 70's I started a collection of bands which evolved into my first professional band, Manikin that played around the area for a couple of years. I started to teach guitar around this time in order to supplement my income. (continue reading...)
Kathy Baird's residence and studio is located on Hay Shore, Mississippi Lake, Ontario, Canada.
A graduate of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa, she is retired from Graphic Design, and now paints full-time.
A resident of Florida also, she and her husband spend the winter months in Lakeland, Florida."Colour and form are my passion. Everywhere I go I am constantly stimulated by colours and shapes surrounding me. (continue reading...)
Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec in 1955, Adrian studied fine art at Central Technical School in Toronto, where she graduated with highest honors. After working several years as Assistant Art Director at Harbourfront Corporation, she moved to Eastern Ontario in 1980 to begin painting professionally.Here Adrian began exhibiting her work in juried shows, and maintained contracts as a freelance illustrator and portraitist. This included a portrait of Prime Minister Trudeau and his family, commissioned by the Young Liberal Party in 1984. (continue reading...)
Expressive Arts Practitioner, Visual Artist, Creative ExplorerI believe in the power of the arts. From an early age, I used art and art making as a way to find balance in my ever changing world. The arts are a powerful tool for self discovery, personal growth, communication, self-exploration, and stimulating creativity. (continue reading...)
Bernard Beaudry is an Ottawa native who began exploring his creative side upon retiring to the Westport, Ontario area in 1987. His first artistic endeavor, "Iron Folk Art" sculptures, are still in great demand. Wood carving and wood-working are also art avenues he pursues but oil painting has become his passion. Encouraged by a talented and dedicated teacher in Florida, he began by winning amateur artist contests in 1998, 2000, and 2001. (continue reading...)
Colours clashing and blending to evolve images that create discussions and beg the viewers to interpret each piece in their own way is the hallmark of Linda Lee Blakney's works. Having always wanting to be an interior designer who plays with colours and textures seems to have driven her creativity in art.Originally she was a devout water colourist. However, an experimental class in acrylics convinced her that mixed media was for her. (continue reading...)
I've been involved with the arts in one way or another all my life, coming out of university with a Fine Arts degree in the 80's and presently partnering with my husband at Lux Photographic Services wherein I provide design, photo restoration and other creative endeavours from concept to finished product. It is wonderfully liberating and satisfying to be in a business where I am essentially given the raw materials to work with and then have full control from start to finish - actually creating the ideas and images and then having full reign on the printing side whether it be on fine watercolour, canvas or other archival papers. (continue reading...)
Trained as a Commercial Photographer in the early seventies, Michael has worked as a professional photographer and a photography teacher since. He and his wife Janice own Lux Photographic Services, moving to Carleton Place in 2004, providing commercial and creative photography services to small businesses, artists, photographers, and the general public who need custom photographic reproduction. He also provides services for several local and national museums. Having grown from traditional work to the wild world of digital photography, his true passion is still shooting film, and printing on black and white silver gelatin paper. (continue reading...)
I have been involved with photography since the age of twelve. I began to photograph seriously while still in High School, and decided to peruse a career in photography over my original choice, which was to teach history.My main interest is documentary photography. I enjoy recording and interpreting those events in everyday life that might otherwise evade scrutiny. I am presently working on a number of self-directed projects, including a more than 10-year study of Canadian Patriotism, and a study of Canadian attitudes towards religion. (continue reading...)
PETER BROWN'S (website) CAREER HIGHLIGHTSOpening for B.B. King at an Ottawa concert.
Backing former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor on a Canadian tour.
Working with the legendary Canadian blues singer, Dutch Mason.
Backing Chicago blues saxophone legend, A.C. Reed.
Backing Texas blues guitar great, Sherman Robertson. (continue reading...)
Barry is a founding member and musical director of the Mississippi Blues Society. His expertise on guitar, bass guitar and vocals is well known in the area.He is deeply committed to the furtherance of the Blues and has been involved in the Blues in the Schools programme as a performer and teacher. He has two CDs to his credit, a 1999 live recording with the Blues Brokers entitled "Bag Full of Blues" and "Most Roads" recorded in 2003 with his band the Bluesaholics. (continue reading...)
Elsie has spent her life in various communities in Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley presently calling Carleton Place her home. Through Elsie's Art Studio, she refocuses art into its proper position - in the forefront of her life. Her art studio has recently discovered the magic of Encaustic Painting, a 3,000 year-old art form created by the Greeks and Egyptians. When asked why the resurgence in Encaustic in the last decade Elsie responds with ; "It is in large part due to the advantage of electricity and modern tools. Encaustic wax has become an empowering medium for artists of the 21st century. When she adds heat to wax it becomes alive taking the reins of creativity, allowing Elsie to assist. It seems to create an end-result rather than being forced into what the artist wishes it to become. Elsie takes on a secondary role within the process of transformation. Her power is deciding when it is time for the molten development to halt and call a piece finished."
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Musical Director: Graham Ingram, B.A., A.R.C.T.Associate Director: Margaret Anttila
The Carleton Place and District Community Band (website / email) is a volunteer organization of musicians encompassing secondary school students through to Seniors. This group is a direct descendant of the Carleton Place Brass Band which came into existence in the late 1860's, developing into the Carleton Place Citizens' Band in the late 19th century and continuing through to the 1950's. (continue reading...)
Intrigued with the arts throughout my life, having always enjoyed writing, drawing, sculpture, and painting, I began focusing on painting about fifteen years ago.There has been no specialization in my art, no protracted focus of study on any specific theory or element of design. I experience moments of becoming intense upon a certain style, but am aware not to allow it to over-influence my work. (continue reading...)
Born and raised in Edmonton, Kate has been creating art from an early age. She studied water colour painting and ceramics in her teens, and later, fashion design in Montreal.
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I have been in the computer IT world for most of my working life but I have always enjoyed taking pictures. This is one of my favourite pastimes and with the advent of digital photography it has given me a great chance to expand my photographic knowledge. I have been for the most part self-taught but I had quite a bit of help as a kid growing up as my father was a photographer for the Geological Survey.
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I was born and raised in Carleton Place. I work in acrylics and am self taught. My main subjects are old buildings, barns and landscapes of the Lanark County area. I also enjoy painting still life and pet portraits.(continue reading...)
I first began to paint occasionally when I was in my twenties, when my daughters were eight and ten years old. In those years, my efforts went into running a household and raising my children, and I did not begin to paint seriously until I was in my forties.I have no formal training in art, only a lifetime of living, observing and, of course, painting. My favorite subject is abstract art; when I paint, I reject outside input, preferring to let my unconscious self take command. (continue reading...)
I am originally from Yorkshire, England, and my family moved to Carleton Place at the end of the Summer 2006, in between there have been numerous other countries!At 3 years old my mother ushered me into a dance class and I have been in one class or another as a student or teacher ever since. I studied ballet, tap, modern and stage dance techniques and was fortunate enough to participate in workshops and performances with the Royal Ballet, Phoenix Dance Company and the Northern Ballet Company. (continue reading...)
Born and raised near Perth.
Residing in Carleton Place since 1993.
Studied photography and fine art at St. Lawrence College in Kingston; 1980 to 1984.
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Residing in Carleton Place since 1993.
Studied photography and fine art at St. Lawrence College in Kingston; 1980 to 1984.
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Wade is best known for his versatile fiddle playing. His musical diversity is also highlighted by his tremendous rhythm and lead guitar talents. Wade is currently the fiddle player for DoubleBack and URBAN, a Keith Urban tribute act. Wade also performs as a freelance artist throughout Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
In the past, Wade has played fiddle regularly with well known artists such as Urban, Jeff Callery and Runaway Train, Johnny Reid, Colin Amey, and Ransom. (continue reading...)
Born and raised in British Columbia, I discovered darkroom when I was in grade 6, acquired an old Kodak, with 110 film and flash bulbs. I photographed anything and everything, and finished a roll of film as quickly as possible. At that time, the subjects of my pictures were not important; I couldn't wait to get into the darkroom and watch the real magic begin. Through High School I took every art class that was offered, and spent as many lunch hours in the dark room as possible. (continue reading...)
Mark Garbutt is a wildlife photographer and naturalist with a special interest in ornithology (birding). Mark has over 10 years of experience working and volunteering as a photographer and naturalist in Alaska, Texas and Europe. Mark has received global recognition for his photography including; various articles in Houston and other Texas publications, as contributing photographer in the award-winning "Focus on Africa" travel book, as well as conservation and ecotourism projects in East and South Africa. (continue reading...)
Gerry Madden and Andy Simpson (GASM) met in 1996. For the last ten years, they have
been writing together... a whole lot of songs (over 500!). They first started to write a musical based on ROBINSON CRUSOE, but that was abandoned in favour of what became their debut CD - a rock opera called THE FORK set in WW2 (released 2004). (continue reading...)
I am a local Carleton Place resident, and a very active event photographer in the community and in the Ottawa area. As a freelance assignment photographer for one of the local newspapers, I am a constant presence at most community events in Carleton Place, Almonte, and Pakenham.
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Painting became a serious venture for me after my retirement five years ago. The rural countryside of the Ottawa Valley, my garden, family members and the maritime scenery of Nova Scotia are my usual subjects. I paint with acrylics on canvasses that vary from miniature to as large as will fit in my car. I also work in pastel. (continue reading...)
In 2005 I discovered that I am of Mi'kmaq descent and that explained a lot to me about how I walked in this world and who I was in this world.My medium of choice is ink and watercolour. When I draw the world around me diminishes to a fine point on the horizon and I feel like I'm listening and watching an entirely unique world unfold before me. I love the sense of immersion I feel when I'm in my colours, in my lines and in the world of my ancestors. I believe art speaks to us in individual tones, which is why someone will love what another does not. (continue reading...)
Danielle K.L. Grégoire is a mother, a teacher, a spoken word artist and a lover of all things creative. She is the founder of the Lanark County rural slam poetry series, and a founding member of the Lanark County Live Poets Society. She performs spoken word at all sorts of events. One of her favourite memories was performing for Governor General Michaëlle Jean at the 2007 GG Literary Awards. (continue reading...)
Habiba has explored multitudinous avenues of expression and connection with the human experience.
Through harmony of color, sound and the depths of life, she has travelled a caravan of human service towards the heart of emotion in color and light.
Lifelong study in depth and breadth of the human experience through music, yoga, meditation, End of Life and Mental Health Crisis Counseling brings a crafted art of personality that is expressed through a mosaic of medium.... as in the mosaic of life.
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Music has been a part of my life since I was 12 when I began learning to play guitar. And I've been composing poems and songs since about the same time. In the past 15 years I've studied and can play violin, piano, and mandolin. I'm in two bands at the moment and really enjoy the performing side of things. I also have a home recording setup I use to record my own songs and songs others have written and performed. I've also been involved with photography for about 30 years and although I've been shooting digital for about 10 years, have been working with digital SLR for a some time now. (continue reading...)
I am a self-taught artist using both oil and water colour. My favourite subjects are wild animals, landscapes and flowers. I also enjoy painting horses, sea shores and boats. I like to portray our beautiful nature or a special moment.
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I've been taking 'holiday' photos and building stories of our vacations but in the last 4 years have experienced a whole new freedom with a digital camera. I wanted a new hobby that didn't require waking up before dawn. Well, I chose poorly as I've been bitten by the photography bug. I've always been a keen nature buff, but I've learned to see the world in a different light including turning my eye to the 'tiny world'. I find my best photos express contrasts: colour or texture. I'm still exploring and learning though. (continue reading...)
Star Horn is a Mohawk woman from Kahnawake, Quebec. Born and raised on the reserve, she began, at a very young age, to visually express herself, being highly influenced by her Aboriginal culture and sometimes, politically charged surroundings. She attended various high schools with strong art programs: F.A.C.E. (Fine Arts Core Education) in Montreal, and then went to Canterbury High School in Ottawa where she completed a four year program in Visual Art. (continue reading...)
Bootleg Bluegrass
On the surface, Huntley Slim may appear very similar to many other bluegrass and old time bands. But their DIY ethic and energetic live shows revive a tradition not often heard in music today. With a straightforward approach to the creation and execution of their music, Huntley Slim focuses on writing what they know. Mining the collective minds of three distinct songwriters, the band's sound is as varied as their influences.
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MAGICAL MUD - Works in clay by Victoria JenkinsCreative housewares, fanciful sculptures and garden pottery come from the studio of Victoria Jenkins just south of Carleton Place. Victoria also teaches classes beginning in January, April and September.
See her work in Carleton Place at the Arts Carleton Place Gallery in the Train Station, and at Surrounding Memories, 77 Bridge Street. (continue reading...)
Strachan Johnston is a retired federal public servant who studied art in his spare time and evenings at the Ottawa School of Art and in workshops in the NCR region. Strachan has shown his work at the Upstairs Bistro, the Ottawa School of Art, the Graham Studio Coop, the Main Works Coop, and Brush Strokes. (continue reading...)
Patrick Michael Kavanagh was born in London, England in 1956. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1965. The family resided in Saskatoon, Sask. from 1965 to 1970 before moving to Ontario. Patrick currently resides in Lake Park, just west of Carleton Place.Patrick's interest in photography started at a very early age. He was, and remains to this day, greatly inspired by the photographic works of his father, the late Patrick Desmond Kavanagh.
Patrick has been honing his photographic techniques for the better part of twenty years. (continue reading...)
I moved to Carleton Place in 1967 and began grade ten at Carleton Place High School. After leaving high school for university, I traveled within Canada (Toronto, Halifax, Guelph) and outside the country (England and the United States). I have recently returned from eight years in Louisiana where I worked on wetland restoration, taught at the University of Louisiana, and wrote. (continue reading...)
Jenn Kelly lives near Ottawa, Canada, but her heart lives in Paris or New York. She hasn't decided yet. She is an undercover garden guru, painter and chef, which have absolutely nothing to do with her profession - writer. Jackson Jones, the tale of a Boy, an Elf and a Very Stinky Fish was released in September 2010. The second one will be out in August 2011. (continue reading...)
Born in Zimbabwe, Tracy grew up here in Carleton Place, and left in 1979 to begin a journey into the world of design, creative direction, then marketing communications. With a passion for travel, Tracy has visited many places over the years that have inspired her love of photography. (continue reading...)
M.J. was born and raised in Carleton Place and has been painting and drawing since the moment she could hold a crayon. In the 80's she studied Illustration at Sheridan College under the guidance of such well-known artists as Frank Newfeld and has spent the last 28 years working in the printing industry doing Graphic Design and Sales. She has designed books, logos, advertisements and has illustrated numerous publications. Painting and drawing and sculpture is still very much a passion for M.J. it allows her the escape she needs from the stressors of everyday life.
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Photography is a hobby I got into in the summer of 2010. My dad lent me his DSLR camera and gave me a crash course on how to use it for a family trip to the East Coast. In early 2011, I took a photography course at Algonquin College in Ottawa, which helped me understand how a camera operates, introduced me to Adobe Photoshop, and taught me ways to manipulate images using a digital darkroom. It gave me the basic foundation to develop my skills and be more creative with my prints.
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Art for me was born out of a need to personally develop a positive focus during a challenging time in my life. As a professional "Family Support Worker", I knew and used art irregularly as a therapeutic tool with many people through the years and decided to use it as one of my own. Five years later, the issues have passed and I’m still painting. I love everything about art! Hence, decided to create a venue where a town could develop into its own artistic masterpiece. Personally, learning every detail, I had no skill level when I began. (continue reading...)
Law lives in West Ward, Carleton Place. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and emigrated to Canada in 1954. He has lived in the States, Bermuda, England and Ireland and has worked as a wire service journalist, radio newsman, TV reporter and member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, mainly in Montreal and Ottawa.
He served three stints in two NATO armed forces. His poetry appeared in small publications such as The Fiddlehead, Prism, Duel and a chapbook from Delta Press Montreal (under the tutelage of Michael Gnarowski), from the mid-60's to mid-70s, including one CBC reading, with Peter Desbarats. (continue reading...)
I was born in the east side of Ottawa and have lived in the area most of my life. I developed my writing skills while employed with the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) a branch of DND, Canada. Between 1968 and 1971, I worked at the U.S. National Security Agency in Maryland.Writing courses at Ottawa U and Carleton helped me extend my writing techniques into fiction and non-fiction areas for the past 24 years. (continue reading...)
The desire to create my own art preceded kindergarten and continues to this day. As a young adult I pursued art by taking a Bachelor in Fine Arts. I had my first solo exhibition at Gallery 101 in Ottawa in the 1980s and I have been a professional artist since that time. My art practice has taken me across Canada, the United States and Europe, both to gather reference material for my art and for groups and solo exhibitions.(continue reading...)
The Lanark County Live Poets Society, commonly known as LiPS, is an informal organization of local poets living in the small towns and rural areas of Lanark County. We come from all walks of life, and range in age from teens to old-enough-to-not-want-to-say, and are proud of our rural roots and inspirations.
Our purpose is to be a supportive community of rural spoken word poets, spread awareness and participation, and give all, especially youth, an opportunity and venue in which to express themselves and participate. (continue reading...)
When I retired, to while away the winter months, I took a course in drawing from Doris Wionzek. This led to trying my hand at charcoal, and then, to working in pastel. I found I enjoyed painting portraits. I began painting my grandchildren, then other people's grandchildren (from photographs); now I try whatever subjects come to hand, from self-portraits to the odd still life. (continue reading...)
Lindsay was born and raised in Carleton Place and has always been intrigued by drawing, painting and natural landscapes. She has completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at OCAD University and is now pursuing a full-time, professional career as an artist. Studying in Toronto opened new doors and avenues to explore. Through inspirational courses in portraiture and landscape, Lindsay was challenged to take risks by working on a larger scale and painting with bold, confident brush strokes. From the moment she began working in oil paint and watercolour she felt at ease and sensed a new path opening before her. (continue reading...)
Al has been a photographer for over twenty five years, mostly to record events and places in his world.With the advent of digital photography, he began to take it more seriously as an art form, learning the technology and art principles necessary to create art.
Currently, he is a member of Photo Matters in Carleton Place and has shown work with this group as well as with MacLachlan Artworks at the Perth Studio Theatre. (continue reading...)
Christina has lived and worked in the Carleton Place area for the past twenty two years.She studied art at the University of Toronto, where she studied watercolour and printmaking.
While living in Sudbury, Christina worked as a gallery curator and art critic for Sudbury's "Northern Life" newspaper. The rocks and rugged character of northern Ontario remains an influence in her painting. (continue reading...)
Victor Maltby has been playing the violin since 1965 and the saxophone since 1969. He has played in the International and University of Guelph Symphony Orchestras, many community bands across the country. When teaching High School Science for 11 years, he assisted in the music program as a classroom teacher, choir director and Junior Band director.
He is classically trained on the violin but when he chanced upon his grandfather's collection of fiddle tunes in the mid-eighties he was hooked ! (continue reading...)
It was evident from a very early age that Lilli was bubbling over with imagination, and unstoppable when it came to expressing herself creatively. Mediums as diverse as metal findings, modelling clay and pencil, combined with Lilli's eye for detail, have resulted in many interesting and unusual contraptions, sculptures and drawings over the years, with nature as her favourite subject.
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A Toronto Native, I have lived in Carleton Place now for 25 years. I have owned a camera for as long as I can remember. From my first Polaroid Instamatic (still some of my favourite shots) to my new Digital SLR, and so many in-between.A Photography professor once told me that it is not about the equipment or technology at all, it's all about the eye and composition. Being a purist at heart, making the leap from Old School film to Digital was a huge step but technology won in the end and economically was a good decision - no more processing. (continue reading...)
Local artist Kathaleen McKay expresses her profound love of animals and joy in the beauty of nature through her exquisite photography. Her photo canvasses showcase the farms and scenery in and about Lanark County.
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In the creation of my portraits it is with great pleasure that I put brush to paint and push it around the canvas to unfurl the individual mood and character I see lurking in the faces around me. There upon revealing, with the aid of colour, light and shadow the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life that culminates in the visage we so bravely present to the world each day. The scrapes, cuts and bruises that so loudly present themselves on the surface, while quietly simmering beneath are all our secret joys and disappointments. (continue reading...)
I've always had an urge to create with my hands and painting has been my primary medium. My paintings are primarily landscapes however I try to create my own compositions by combining elements from real and imaginary places. My landscapes are based in realism without being bound by reality.Lately I have been very happily working with sculptural elements. (continue reading...)
The MBS was founded in 2001 to increase the awareness and enjoyment of blues music in Lanark County and surrounding area. The Society became incorporated in 2006 as a not-for-profit organization. Check out local blues musicians and guests at the blues jam starting at 8 pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the Thirsty Moose. The Society is involved in youth programmes through Blues in the Schools. Support live music! (continue reading...)
Founded in 1973, "The Mudds" is an active amateur theatre group in Carleton Place. Our acronym name tells our mission to bring MUsic, Dance, Drama on Stage in the community. We strive to foster an appreciation of performing arts for members and our audiences. We were incorporated as a "Not For Profit Group" in 1988. (continue reading...)
Ilona was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario and has had a life long passion for horses and dogs. She has lived abroad and traveled both for work and pleasure and she enjoys taking photographs where ever she goes. Her love of photography started as a shared hobby with her Dad, when she was using her first Kodak Brownie camera, and has continued ever since into the digital age. Her favourite subjects have always been her dogs and horses. (continue reading...)
Painting the picture is like a journey.There is anticipation as to where we are going or familiarity when re-working an old piece.
The route is sometimes easy but more often fraught with unexpected twists and turns.
There may be moments of joy but also times of frustration.
In the end there is the satisfaction of finding something new or the resignation of putting it aside to try again another day.
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I moved to Almonte 14 years ago and have been a volunteer with The Hub for the past 13 years. I discovered my passion for the fused glass medium, after taking numerous workshops locally and in Ottawa. My creations are both colourful and whimsical. I also make fused glass pendants and bead them to compliment the colours in the glass. (continue reading...)
I moved to Almonte over 8 years ago to be closer to family. I find the surrounding area outstandingly beautiful and this inspired me to become a photographer. I have always had an interest in the Arts at all levels. Approximately 3 years ago I purchased my first digital camera and have not looked back. I am currently on my third camera which is far more advanced than the one with which I originally started. (continue reading...)
Donna and her family enjoy country living just west of Carleton Place. She has been painting with watercolours for about 18 years. Horses have always been her main subject. She was born with a love for the animals and started drawing horses at an early age. Donna also paints lake scenes inspired from spending summers at a family cottage in the Kawarthas. (continue reading...)
Born in Ottawa, moved to Carleton Place over 12 years ago. I attended Algonquin College for Black and White Photography and Graphic Arts/Printing courses. I never became a professional photographer but it has been my hobby for many years. I love taking photos of Carleton Place, in fact I pretty much only take pictures of/in or around Carleton Place with it's wildlife, nature and sights to see. Won photo cover contest for the 30th and 31st annual Carleton Place Mississippi Mills large print phonebook 2007 and 2008. My work can be seen at V.A.M. Collective (Virtual Art Market), 77 Bridge Street, Carleton Place. (continue reading...)
Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, ON. I grew up in a very artistic family. I have always loved art even when I was very young (my grandmother still has all of them...lol). I have studied art my whole life from painting with my mom (who is very talented), doing OAC art in high school, to getting my BFA. I enjoy working with a
variety of mediums including acrylics, mixed media, watercolour, and of course photography. I have been lucky enough to have had my own business for the last 8yrs, which is called LilyCreek Photography & Art Studio, where I've had the pleasure of teaching everyone from budding to advanced artists all over Ottawa.
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I paint portraits and landscapes in oils, and write. I have been writing poetry, and have just finished editing letters by Leonard Budgell from Labrador, who was a fur trader for the Hudson´s Bay Company, and writing the forward to the manuscript. Arctic Twilight is to be published by Canadian Shield Books in the near future.Now Retired, I taught elementary school, high school, and adult education in Quebec and Ontario, and trained pre-school teacher as a CUSO volunteer in Vanuatu 1985 to 1988. (continue reading...)
My name is James Ramage and seventy-seven years have passed since I was born in Scotland. I love to paint and I have accumulated many letters of recognition and awards that have made my artistic endeavours worthwhile. I have been in various art groups and I have participated in many art shows. Both private, and corporate collectors as well as fellow artists have purchased many of my works.I am now a proud Canadian citizen, having lived in Toronto (1955-1988) and Edmonton (1988-2007). (continue reading...)
Born and raised in Ontario near Portland-on-the-Big-Rideau. After becoming interested in photography during my teens and being given a 35mm camera at 20, I have seldom since been without a camera by my side.After a career in administration and raising two children I moved to England where I lived for several years. I gained a wealth of pictures and the travel bug. (continue reading...)
My Name is Shari Robertson, originally an Island girl, from Prince Edward Island. My family moved to Lanark County in 2010. The small town community feel was a definite draw for us, and the artistic zest of the people who live here was what caught my attention right away!I have been involved in the arts from a very young age. (continue reading...)
I grew up in the Ottawa Valley and now reside in West Carleton.For the last year I have been creating beautiful culinary utensils by combining wire with various stones and jewels. My work is on display at 132 Coleman Street in Carleton Place at the Train Station Gallery.
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Parvaneh Rowshan is a teacher of dance, meditation and yoga. She currently draws students from as far away as Perth, Arnprior, Smiths Falls and Stittsville. She is also an elegant solo performer as seen at the recent Sounds of Downtown fundraiser for the arts in September. Parvaneh can be reached by phone at (613) 257-4481. Her website is located at parvanehmovement.com. (continue reading...)
I was born in Windsor Ontario and now reside in Carleton Place. At the age of 50 I started art classes with acrylics exploring peace and tranquility in my life. I had to change careers due to a hearing impairment as well as loss of job. I hope you enjoy my art expression in a variety of nature landscapes, gardening, meditation on canvas finished with a varnish coat protector. I also enjoy in my spare time writing poetry, meeting new challenges, as well as photography. Thank you for letting me share my creativity, I hope you will receive the same benefits as I do in your journey and discoveries. (continue reading...)
Shirley Sheinfield was born in Carleton Place many years ago and has always lived here. She has painted in oils for over thirty years. At one time she organized painting classes in the Carleton Place High School art room on winter Thursday nights and among the teachers were wonderful Mary Dodge and Riva Dology. She has attended classes at Bridgewater Retreat near Tweed, classes in Brockville, and many years at Nepean Visual Center (also model for a portrait class). (continue reading...)
SRC Music is owned & operated by Brent King with Lisa King as the Music School Director. We have been in business since July 3, 1998. SRC Music sells new & used guitars, basses, drums, banjos, amps, violins, mandolins, keyboards, electronics, gear, lights, books and all the accessories. (continue reading...)
Carol A. Stephen lives in Carleton Place, Ontario. Has read at Sasquatch, Tree Reading Series and at Bywords Warms the Night. Member, Arts Carleton Place, Canadian Authors Association, and League of Canadian Poets. Poetry published on Bywords.ca, in Bywords Quarterly Print Journal, The Voice and Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society's triannual newsletter, as well as in Byline, the CAA-NCR newsletter. Articles in the Humm and The Carleton Place Canadian. (continue reading...)
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I am retired and do carving and woodwork for fun, making and painting local songbirds, odd pieces and curios, but generally just to keep busy. (continue reading...)
Well what can I write about myself ? I could start with that I have always loved the arts, starting with music. I bought my first record when I was 8 years old, AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap !! And due to my love of music, I learned how to play the tuba in high school and later on the drums.
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I have been rug hooking for over 12 years, and have also taken courses both in Canada, the States and England. I am very passionate about this work, and although it is slow to show results I get much satisfaction in finishing a piece, whether it is on commission, for a friend, family or myself. Because I do both 'Traditional hooking' and Proddy/Proggy I do both abstracts and more formal designs. But although there are always different designs and materials to use, I find that experimenting with colours are my main delight. (continue reading...)
Welcome to our profile ! The Town Singers is a four-part, non-auditioned community choir based in Carleton Place. Founded in 2007 by Carleton Place resident Gloria Baker, the choir has grown from a dozen people getting together in a member's living room to a 55-member group. We have been fortunate to have had local music teacher and singer Kristine MacLaren as Director since our inception. The accompanist is Peter Brown, with Margo Smith as back-up accompanist. The current President is Richard Church. (continue reading...)
My formal training is in Chemical Engineering and I worked on the product development and quality assurance issues throughout my career.
Even though I was always interested in the arts, I didn't have the opportunity to pursue this path until later in life. My involvement in the Visual arts actually began in 1992 when I started taking evening classes at the Visual Art Centre and at Saidy Bronfman School of Arts in Montreal, Quebec. About ten years ago we moved to Almonte and I continued taking classes at the Ottawa School of Arts. As a result, I am proficient in hand built pottery making techniques and painting on canvas and silk. However, my preferred medium is silk and presently I concentrate on working with a range of silk products and use of several techniques to make the process interesting and diverse.
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Even though I was always interested in the arts, I didn't have the opportunity to pursue this path until later in life. My involvement in the Visual arts actually began in 1992 when I started taking evening classes at the Visual Art Centre and at Saidy Bronfman School of Arts in Montreal, Quebec. About ten years ago we moved to Almonte and I continued taking classes at the Ottawa School of Arts. As a result, I am proficient in hand built pottery making techniques and painting on canvas and silk. However, my preferred medium is silk and presently I concentrate on working with a range of silk products and use of several techniques to make the process interesting and diverse.
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Rivka (email) is a native of Haifa, Israel. She has studied water colour, acrylics and mix-media.Rivka's personality comes out in her paintings, which reflects her inner feelings and her wishes for harmony in humankind. Her work reflects what water, fire, earth and forests symbolize in her World, a World of abstract. (continue reading...)
In 2010 I spent a wonderful week at Canadore College in North Bay taking a Water Colour course from Arlie Hoffman. There were a few lessons, lots of give and take, some wonderful chatter and a couple of plays to
see in the evenings. It was nice rubbing shoulders with the other artists, they seemed to get better as you worked your way to the back of the classroom. I was sat at the front! Later in the year I went on a calligraphy retreat at the Galile Centre in Arnprior organised by Doris Wionzek and a few of her pals from the Calligraphy Society of Ottawa. (continue reading...)
Peter was born in Montreal in 1957. He is self taught and just loves to paint and draw the world around him. Water Colour is his favorite medium but he also loves to paint in acrylic and Rembrandt pastels. His subject matter is landscapes, portraits both People and Animals. He has shown his works in many galleries in the Ottawa area. Currently living in Smiths Falls.
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Rose Wilson was born in Perth, Ontario and has always had a passion for art. This self-taught wildlife and portrait artist finds that capturing the many aspects of nature and the people around her is a most satisfying experience. She has traveled extensively in Canada and parts of the U.S. and is always excited about the beauty that surrounds her... as it is all inspiration for her art. In her travels, when she doesn't have the time to paint, she carries her camera to capture reference material. (continue reading...)
Brenda, born and raised in rural Lanark County, now lives near the beautiful and historic town of Perth ('upon Tay') where recently she opened a home art studio, called "Oak Lane Studio" located at 112 Oak Lane, (2 km. E on Hwy 7, take Wayside Dr. to Oak Lane). You are welcome to visit the studio (by appointment) and find out about the various activities she shares with fellow artists.Brenda has taken several arts courses through 'Algonquin' and 'St. Lawrence' colleges, and also various workshops from local artists in the community. (continue reading...)
I am a native of the Montreal area and have been involved in photography since 1972. My images have won a number of local awards and have been sold in both Ottawa and Montreal. I have had exhibits in Toronto, Almonte and Ottawa. I moved to Lanark County in 1989, making my home in rural Ontario. I use digital, 35 mm, medium format and large format equipment. I process and print my images myself although some colour work is printed by a professional lab. (continue reading...)
I was raised in the Lower Laurentians, QC and spent much of my adult life in the scientific world. In 2005, I decided to pursue my first love - art.I have always enjoyed looking at the world through my hands as well as my eyes - textures draw me in. Objects or beings in nature are most often my source of inspiration - what I see and what I imagine could be. Some images are realistic and some only exist inside my head. (continue reading...)
