Indulge in some "Merrymaking by the Tay" this month and treat yourself to a visual feast of many upbeat, bright, festive and seasonal paintings by our celebrated artists. On Saturday November 29th, from 12 - 4 p.m. the public is invited to join us for refreshments at our annual Holiday Open House. Tay River Gallery is located in downtown Perth at 28 Wilson St. W. A few of the featured artists will be on hand periodically during the afternoon.
Among the 200 plus paintings on exhibit this month and next, view the festive selection of new works from Normand Baril, Margaret Chwialkowska, Deborah Czernecky, Leah Dockrill, Ernest Labelle, Shirley Mancino, Martha Markowsky, J. Allison Robichaud, Tricia Savoie, Charles Spratt, Paulette-Marie Sauve, James E. Pay, Rosemary Randell, and France Tremblay. Plenty of small gems at affordable prices from your favourite artists.
A special feature this month is a selection of oil paintings in an impressionist style with a strong focus on light, colour and contrast by guest artist, Ernest F. Labelle. Scenes featured in Labelle's paintings include an Ottawa backyard in Winter, rural Wakefield, a Hull streetscape and a Montebello country home. Ernest Labelle Ottawa area artist,captures in vibrant colour and vitality, the old and new architecture of his surroundings from travels around the world and from his favourite locales in Canada. Among his artistic accomplishments, Labelle has organized art shows and fundraisers, participated in Automn Art, and Images sur Toile and directed workshops in Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal an Baie St Paul. Labelle's works are in collections in Canada and abroad.
In Watercolours, we are pleased to present a number of small festive works for gift giving by Rosemary Randell. Displayed in the holiday show from Rosemary are a number of tiny treasures with still life paintings in high realism created in watercolour and also watercolour and pastel. Luscious groupings of fruit perfect for the festive season are "Navel Gathering" and Sunday Shadows and favourite dishes with "Bowl from Perth", "A Seasonal Visitor" depicting a nostalgic winter scene and Storm Warning", a seascape set in Scotland. Rosemary Randell is an award winning Ottawa area watercolourist Ottawa who has created over 400 commissioned works during her professional career including 14 paintings for the City of Kanata. She has a Fine arts degree from Concordia University and is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC). Rosemary offers watercolour and drawing classes afternoons and evenings for adults in Kanata year round.
Local Perth area artists John Shea and Bill Veale added new work to the festive mix at Tay River Gallery this past week. (not in time to be mentioned on our flyer for the event). From John Shea, we have displayed a number of small "gift giving" paintings of local scenes and architecture as well as some larger winter rural scenes in watercolour. Bill Veale captures winter with a Westport barn,(acrylic on canvas)as well as a new format watercolour (on paper/canvas varnished) of a nearby waterway. Avec les couleurs tres brillantes!
Take some time away from your busy routine to experience the joie de vivre and celebration expressed by gallery artists at Tay River Gallery.
More exciting works to come in December as the holiday show continues !
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