Arts Carleton Place Artist Database
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The Database - All Artists
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...)
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...)
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...)
I began songwriting in High School, but didn't really take it too seriously until I got into my twenties. I knew I had something when I wrote the song "Hell's Half Acre." Everywhere I played it I was asked if I had a CD available. Finally I recorded my debut album "Long Goodbyes" in February 2008. The album sold fairly well and the song "Get Back Home" was featured in a television pilot for Loon Productions. Another song, "Fisherman's Daughter," won runner up in the 2008 WorldQuest songwriting competition. (continue reading...)
I was born in Ottawa and raised outside of Carleton Place. I currently reside in town with my husband and daughter. I went to Algonquin for photography, but never went professional. It turned in a hobby for years. My passion was renewed last year when I bought my first digital camera. I love nature and wildlife and I want to show others what I see through the lens.My daughter and I go out for walks whenever we can and if you see me wandering the streets, I'll probably have my camera dangling around my neck. When photographing people, I like to take candid shots, when people aren't aware they are being captured in a photo. (continue reading...)
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...)
Richard Ellis has had a camera close by his hands since he was a teenager, and a paint brush since his early 20's, so his interest in the visual arts has been around for a while.However, over most of his life until retirement the usual issues of raising a family and making a living in the High tech industry meant that he never devoted the time, energy or money in taking this interest further. (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...)
I am D.C. Gardiner, I come from a family of twelve, I am married with four children - six grandchildren and I am happy to say I have two great granddaughters to. I retired fifteen years ago after approximately thirty-two years as an RNA, a councilor and an assistant supervisor. My youngest daughter is an artist and has displayed and sold her artwork at a very prestigious art show. I have one brother who is also and artist and it was when visiting him a little more than two years ago that I decided to give it a try. (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 consider myself to be a self-taught artist and it was certainly a gift to discover such a wonderful passion at 60 yrs of age when my retirement lifestyle needed some perking up. For many years I had enjoyed Stained Glass Painting and Tole Painting and my first attempt to paint on canvas was scary but enjoyable. I discovered, to my great surprise, that I could actually paint a landscape that had some resemblance to the original.I am a member of the Zephyrhills Art Club, Florida, which I participate in for 6 months out of the year. (continue reading...)
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...)
I was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, son of an Acadian father and an Anglophone mother. We moved to Montreal later and I attended school in the suburb of Verdun. I remember always drawing cartoon characters like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, etc. at an early age. In the early 1950's, I was hospitalized in Ste. Agathe des Monts sanatorium. While there I was formally introduced to oil painting and charcoal sketching under the tutelage of the late Brodie Shearer. (continue reading...)
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'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...)
I have always been the creative one in my family. As a kid I was always drawing, painting, and doing crafts. Art class was the only thing I looked forward to. I grew up out west and moved to Sudbury in 1993
where I attended high school. I had no idea what to do after that. A friend of mine mentioned the Museum Studies Program at Algonquin College and I thought that was a wonderful idea. I've always had a thing for history and wanted to be a part of preserving it. I graduated from the program in 2000, but was unable to find a job in the field. I decided to put that on hold and get a 'regular/boring' job in the meantime. (continue reading...)
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...)
I grew up in a large family in Ottawa and moved to Carleton Place four years ago after raising three sons. Up until then, I could paint a straight line. I would help my sister, who is a master painter, with some of her work. I still insisted that I could not paint. She saw that I had the talent for painting on glass and continually urged me to keep painting even after I threatened to quit her class after several lessons. Well, the persistence paid off and I now live and breathe paint. It allows me to be creative and see artistic views with a different eye. (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 grew up in Ottawa and has recently moved to Carleton Place with her family. She has always enjoyed the creative side of life, whether through painting, drawing, drama, or writing. Her love of colours has encouraged her to paint as vividly as her imagination. She likes to dabble in oils, but acrylics are her favourite. (continue reading...)
My passion is photography. My inspiration is the light within people and the beauty in nature. Success to me is the ability to frame and capture a image or moment in time that can be enjoyed and shared by others. Whether I'm doing individual, family and pet portraits, weddings, corporate functions, macro nature shots, the beauty in agriculture, or product studio shots - I enjoy finding an appealing perspective on just about anything! In addition to my photography work, I have a marketing communications company, and for over 20 years have worked in agri-food, health and wellness, specializing in social marketing and branding. (continue reading...)
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. (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...)
Peter's photographic images are influenced by his sense of design and shape rooted in his early training in jewellery at the Birmingham College of Art (many, many years ago) and his obsession with colour quality from years in the print trade.His recent images show unique perspectives on landscapes. (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...)
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...)
I have been hooked on music since my grandfather shoved a violin at me when I was three. At age 8, formal violin lessons began. I chose to play the alto sax in high school because it was completely different from the violin. My first paying gig was in high school in a band called 'Fred'. I played violin in the International Symphony Orchestra (Sarnia, ON) and The University of Guelph Symphony. (continue reading...)
I grew up in Ottawa and the surrounding area. In 2001, my husband and I became snowbirds and during our travels we stopped in the small town of Quartzsite, AZ. While there I was introduced to the world of gems, minerals, semi-precious stones, silver smithing, lapidary, and many other art forms. Wire wrapping and wire knitting (spool knitting with wire) were amongst the courses I took while there. I enjoyed them so much that I soon became an instructor for the Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem and Mineral Club. I now teach wire wrapping and wire knitting on a weekly basis in Ottawa. (continue reading...)
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...)
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.
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Art was always a favorite subject and so it has remained a steadfast part of my life. I spent many years being a potter, I am a papermaker and for the last ten years have been making visual art. I like the term "abstract realism" for much of the work I have done. Lately I have been experimenting with photo transfers with multi-media and abstraction.Whatever the type of work, learning new methods and the joy of creation are utmost.
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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...)
In 2004, I did a painting of my Italian Greyhound, Rupert...let me tell you, this was my "AHA!" moment. I started Doodle Dog Pet Paintings and haven't looked back! Taking inspiration from clients' favorite photographs of their pets, I create fresh, fun and funky hand painted portraits. Doodle Dog perfectly mixes my passion for painting, interior design and of course pets! Please visit www.doodledogpaintings.com to see what I do! I also arrange appointments for clients to come to my in home studio to discuss projects and invite them to bring their pets! (continue reading...)
Peggy's Passions designs one-only jewellery for your every need. We create our pieces using semi-precious stones, pearls, Murano glass, Swarovski crystal, dichroic and handmade glass, wood and shells.Peggy is a Canadian designer located in Lanark County, Ontario. With over forty years experience in jewelery design, she will be pleased to design custom jewellery pieces especially for you, to reflect your personality, taste and budget. (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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They say a picture is worth 1000 words. I don't know who they are but I thought all these new words in my vocabulary would help me write this, a biography of myself.Carleton Place is and has always been my home. That may not be important but its part of the show.
For the past 10 years I have been spending my time attached to a grill and I am what in the hospitality & food service industry is referred to as a lifer. My first love will always be cooking and creating art on a plate. (continue reading...)
I have been a musician most of my life. I fell into the magnetism in grade 12 where I quit school and joined an Ottawa rock band called The Wax Museum.I returned to complete grade 13 and then left my home town to attend Ontario College of Art in Toronto where the magnetism was much stronger. In no time, I realized that music would stay a part of my life. (continue reading...)
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 in Portland-on-the-Big Rideau, ON, a few years ago, I have been into photography since my teens. When a family member handed me a camera and asked me to take a picture, I was hooked!During my husbands flying career we lived in England and Australia and upon his retirement we returned to Canada. We have operated our company Windflower Photography Ltd., which is located beside Clayton/Taylor Lake outside of Almonte, since 1995 and produce greeting cards, matted and framed prints of just about anything. Our beautiful gardens provide a wealth of material without having to travel far. (continue reading...)
Born March 24th, 1918 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Leaving school at age 14, he began work as an apprentice in Engineering and became a Tool & Die maker. Served in the West Yorkshire Regiment before the war for 4 years and then rejoined the R.E.M.E. Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers until 1967, when asked to train A.C. force boys (12-17 years old) until 1973. (continue reading...)
I'm a 21 year old that has recently graduated college. I studied Film Production in Thunder Bay and have moved back to Carleton Place. In college I took a great interest in photography. I've only been taking photos for about a year, but have learned so much. My photos mainly consist of landscapes and random people. My favorite style is comedy. I find that adding a comedic twist to my photos makes photography that much more enjoyable...having a laugh is always a plus. (continue reading...)
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...)
Danuta Sawicki is a successful self-taught artist who began painting at a very young age. Once she became confident with a style to call her own; she began producing paintings from memory, without sketching first, to allow her to portray impressions and feelings, rather than details. An expression of the artist through the art - with no end in mind; which resulted in ideas that were often surprising and innovative. She went on to exhibit and sell her whimsical works of art through various venues.While focusing her energies on career and family her passion for art was temporarily put on hold. (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 & Lisa King. We have been in business since July 3, 1998 and offer sales & service of musical instruments and accessories and sales of sound & lighting equipment.
We also offer music lessons, rock camps for youth & adult workshop ensembles. Our music lessons include guitar, bass, piano, vocals & drums. (continue reading...)
My interest in photography began over thirty years ago with my focus being on pictorial and nature. I was a member of the Don Mills Camera Club in Toronto for over twenty five years. Last year I moved to Ottawa and was looking for a club and am very happy to be a member of Arts Carleton Place. The Ottawa Valley is a nature photographer's dream.(continue reading...)
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...)
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, a place rich with history, My appreciation of the past is reflected in the art of my oil paintings. Commencing with studies at Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, CT, earned The National Artistic Merit Award for Promising Young Artist. With a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art from Parson's School of Design in New York City, I illustrated screen prints as an employee of manufacturers of clothing, then free lanced primarily in the tri-state area of NY, CT, and NJ. In Ontario I design whimsical logos and posters for businesses and organizations. (continue reading...)
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...)
Art's what happens when you're not looking. I can recommend Winter courses with the Ottawa Calligraphy Society, Summer courses with Mississippi School of the Arts, Fall shows with the Mississippi Mudds and this years Victoria School Museum exhibit. My wire sculptures look good covered in ice and some of my models have stepper motors inside to make them tick. Wooden props of a Model-T Ford and a twelve foot chandelier have been constructed in my basement but similar requests received the 'evil eye'. (continue reading...)
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...)
