Charles Spratt Solo Exhibition of Paintings: Changing Seasons

Tay River Gallery is pleased to present a major solo exhibition of new paintings by Charles Spratt, accomplished Canadian landscape painter from June 1 - 15th, 2009.
Artist Reception will be held on Sunday June 7th from 2 - 4 p.m. at Tay River Gallery, premier fine art gallery in Perth at 28 Wilson St West. Call Lisa Brown at 613-264-5448 for more information about the show. Note: Tay River Gallery will be open daily during this solo exhibition.

" Charles Spratt's paint-handling virtuousity weaves its magic in these exquisite new landscapes. This new body of work portrays all the seasons of the well loved Canadian landscape with a master painter's skill, and appealing artistic interpretation in Spratt's highly recognizable style. "

Charles Spratt is one of Canada's finest landscape artists with over 25 major solo exhibitions to his credit. He has been painting seriously for over 30 years, and has taught landscape and portrait painting in numerous colleges . Spratt is past president of the Manotick art association, and the Ottawa Watercolour Society and co-founder of the original Ottawa Art Festival. He was elected to the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1996 (CSPWC). His work is exhibited in notable fine art galleries across Canada and hangs in many private and corporate collections in Canada and abroad.

Daily Paintings by Mario Beaudoin

A Year in the Life of established Quebec artist Mario Beaudoin chronicled in ‘Daily Paintings’
Beginning the first of March 2009,established Quebec artist Mario Beaudoin has been creating a unique work of art daily. He plans to create a year's worth of paintings in this visual diary using his palette and brushes recording the life of the artist, his many travels and the beautiful landscapes, villages and people of Eastern Canada and the United States.

The paintings will be available to see each day along with the artists’ thoughts on his website mariobeaudoin.com. “I encourage people to come frequently to see what is new on the site and share with me their special days," explained Mario Beaudoin. “I think the sources of painting, and of art generally, are in all of us. They flow from some reservoir which is mysterious and universal."

Each painting will be available for purchase. For new collectors, art enthusiasts, and patrons this is a unique opportunity to own part of this one of-a-kind collection. Each buyer will also receive a companion book at the end of the year, with pictures of all 365 paintings. This book will also include a signed certificate of authenticity.

About Mario Beaudoin.
Mario Beaudoin is a painter whose reputation has grown tremendously with works showing across the country and internationally. Drawing from his Quebecois heritage
and his joie de vivre, Mario’s paintings express his passion for color and form. His
paintings engage us with the abstraction of physical and personal landmarks while
flattening form into shape, and in his daring and balanced use of color. Mario writes of art making, “I am energized by cold winter nights, snow covered pine trees and the last warm days of autumn, all of which exhibit different variations of lights and shadows. I can't resist the drama as well as the serenity of an old church steeple and the Quebecois architecture rising out of a quiet village to inspire me to create painting that reflects scenes I have enjoyed all of my life.”

Mario Beaudoin exhibits works in galleries across Canada, and is represented by Tay River Gallery, contemporary fine art gallery in Perth Ontario. See a selection of his works available at the gallery on his artist page on the Tay River Gallery website.