New paintings by accomplished Lake Temagami artist, Stephen Snake have arrived at the gallery in time for the summer-themed show, "Summer Sizzle" which runs until August 30, 2009. 10 new acrylic paintings on heavyweight watermedia paper ready for framing can be viewed in the gallery as well as 9 acrylic paintings on canvas in various sizes created in the appealing woodland style of Native Art. Stephen Snake's strong colour palette and lively imagery intrigue and delight the viewer with dramatic harmonious compositions.
Stephen Snake was influenced in his early years of painting by Carol Shilling, his artist mother who supported him, and Arthur Shilling, the great Canadian painter well known for his portraits in distinctive expressionist style depicting life on the Rama Reserve. Shilling encouraged Stephen in his art and also introduced him to the prolific works of Norval Morrisseau. Norval Morrisseau is acknowledged to be the founder of the Woodland School of Art when he started painting the legends of his Ojibwa people during the early 1960s in northern Ontario.
Some of Stephen Snake's commissioned works can be found at the Orillia’s Chamber of Commerce, Rama’s First Nations Band Office, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, and the Canadian Embassy in Hungary. Stephen lives on Lake Temagami where he paints landscapes, portraits and woodland styles of work using oil and acrylic. His work is represented by a number of Canadian fine art galleries in Ontario, including Tay River Gallery in Perth and other fine galleries in Toronto and North Bay. See our Featured artist page for Stephen Snake's biography and new work currently available. We are very pleased to represent this talented artist and look forward to showing his landscapes of the Temagami Lake district as well in the future.
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