Rendezvous Show : Preview of Paintings - A Feast for the Eyes

Two weeks left in March to see "Rendezvous" at Tay River Gallery featuring works by Kathy Haycock, Michel Pleau, Larry Ostrom and Stephen Snake... Here is a sneak peak at paintings currently on view posted to entice you to visit the gallery in Perth.























Four large oil landscapes by Michel Pleau from Quebec pictured above are just a few of the compelling works by this acclaimed landscape artist on view this month.






















Paintings above are lively landscapes animated with the effects of weather by feature artist Kathy Haycock of her favourite region to paint, Algonquin Park and the Opeongo Hills surrounding her home near Lake Clear













Pictured above are a few of the intriguing woodland style paintings on exhibit this month by feature artist Stephen Snake from Temagami Lake, Ontario






Pictured below are examples of the dramatic fine art photography of Larry Ostrom from Westport Ontario.










Read more about the featured artists in our previous blog titled " March Rendezvous" this month on the show or see the artists' biographies on the Tay River Gallery website. There are over 200 quality original paintings by some of the finest artists in the region available at Tay River Gallery for your viewing/purchasing pleasure!

March Rendezvous

During the month of March Tay River Gallery is pleased to present "Rendezvous" with the spotlight on works by new gallery artists Kathy Haycock, Larry Ostrom, Michel Pleau and Stephen Snake.



Kathy Haycock's oil landscapes capture the wilderness areas of Algonguin Park region near where she lives, as well as the Canadian Arctic and the American Southwest. Kathy Haycock is an accomplished oil painter influenced by the great Canadian Arctic painters. Working outside painting on site in all seasons, her landscapes capture the power, fragility, simplicity and enchantment of the natural world as she experiences it. Kathy Haycock is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists, an invited member of Artists for Conservation, and co-founder of both Arctic Quest and Polar Artists Group.


Larry Ostrom has worked as a photographer for over 3 decades in both the commercial and artistic world in the Toronto area, specializing in photographing world-renowned sculptures and paintings, high end portraiture as well as varied advertising work. With over 25 years experience in the “wet” darkroom and 10 yrs. with digital imagery, photo- based art is Ostrom's passion. Capturing motion with still images, death, rebirth and survival of nature have been recurring themes in his current photo- based art. Larry Ostrom's influence and inspiration is his world, 200 acres of rolling hills in Eastern Ontario and the rugged landscape of Northern Ontario.



Michel Pleau, inspired by the Group of Seven, paints Canadian wilderness scenes of Quebec in a spontaneous style with palette knife, rich colour, texture and movement that enchant the viewer with their magic. This month the gallery is pleased to exhibit a number of his new large landscape paintings. Previously the gallery has exhibited small landscape works by this popular artist. Michel Pleau is an accomplished and prolific landscape painter from Quebec who has been the recipient of various awards, including the Canadian painting Grand Prize in 1989 and is a member of Institute of Figurative Arts.


Stephen Snake was born on the Rama Ojibway Reserve near Orillia in 1966 and has been exhibiting his paintings in galleries since 1989. His artistic gift as a child was recognized and supported by his artist mother, Carol Shilling. Arthur Shilling became a strong influence on Stephen’s direction as an artist and he also introduced Stephen to the prolific works of Norval Morrisseau,one of Canada's foremost aboriginal artists and the founder of the Woodland style of painting. Stephen Snake lives on Lake Temagami and paints landscapes, portraits and woodland styles of work using oils and acrylics to capture and illustrate the spiritual and mystical nature of Temagami’s rocks, water and trees. An accomplished and recognized artist, some of his commissioned works can be found at the Orillia Chamber of Commerce, Rama’s First Nations Band Office, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, and Canadian Embassy in Hungary. Tay River Gallery is pleased to introduce new vibrant paintings in the woodland style by Stephen Snake this month.

Michel Pleau- Sculpter la lumière - Sculpting Light

The gallery has a limited number of copies of the new book release, " Michel Pleau - Sculpter la lumière - Sculpting Light", which would make a wonderful affordable gift item for art lovers on your list this holiday season. This is a lovely slim coffee table book about Canadian artist Michel Pleau's work, and his painting process with accompanying high quality images of his landscape paintings. The text by Suzette Emond is so beautifully written it reads like poetry as it shares the artist's spiritual connection and painting journey in nature. Inspired by the Group of Seven painters, especially Tom Thompson, Pleau's inclination remains to paint the beauty of nature and Canadian wilderness scenes in a spontaneous style that easily enthralls the viewer with its magic.

Michel Pleau is an accomplished Canadian painter and the recipient of various awards and distinction, including the Canadian painting Grand Prize in 1989. Since 1974 Michel has participated in over twenty group and solo exhibitions in galleries in North America and Europe. He is a member of the Figurative Arts Institute since 1999 and lives in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec. Michel Pleau is represented by Tay River Gallery in Perth Ontario.

Michel Pleau
Sculpter la lumière - Sculpting Light
Size: 9 1 / 2 "x 8"
48 pages, papier glacé ,48 pages high quality glossy paper
42 photos de toiles et quelques photos de l'artiste 42 photos of paintings and some photos of the artist
$15 retail ( price in the gallery) $20 shipped.

Gallery News: New Paintings by Michel Pleau

Tay River Gallery is very pleased to welcome new works by accomplished Quebec artist, Michel Pleau. Michel Pleau's landscape paintings are dynamic and memorable, capturing the pulse of the natural setting in all its splendour. Water features prominently in his paintings, splendid compositions with vibrant colour and rich texture that express a "joie de vivre" in spellbinding nature scenes. Inspired by the Group of Seven painters, especially Tom Thompson, Michel's inclination remains with painting the beauty of nature and wilderness scenes in a spontaneous style that easily enthralls the viewer with its magic.

Michel Pleau is the recipient of various awards and distinction, including the Canadian painting Grand Prize. Since 1974 Michel has participated in over twenty group and solo exhibitions in North America and Europe. He is a member of the Figurative Arts Institute since 1999 and lives in St-Mathieu-du-Parc, a region of lakes and forests.

Tay River Gallery est très heureux d'accueillir de nouveaux travaux réalisés par l'artiste québécois, Michel Pleau. Michel Pleau peintures de paysage sont dynamiques et mémorable, en prenant le pouls de la nature dans toute sa splendeur. L'eau figure en bonne place dans ses tableaux, de splendides compositions avec des couleurs vibrantes et la texture riche qui expriment une joie de vivre est là, dans la nature des scènes envoûtantes. Inspiré par le Groupe des Sept peintres, en particulier Tom Thompson, Michel inclinaison reste avec la peinture la beauté de la nature sauvage et des scènes dans un style spontané enthralls facilement que le spectateur avec sa magie.

Michel Pleau est récipiendaire de divers prix et distinctions, y compris la peinture canadienne Grand Prix. Depuis 1974, Michel a participé à plus de vingt expositions collectives et individuelles en Amérique du Nord et en Europe. Il est un membre de l'Institut des arts figuratifs depuis 1999 et vit à St-Mathieu-du-Parc, une région de lacs et de forêts.