Call of the Wild. Canadian Wilderness Art Show opens today at Tay River Gallery

"Call of the Wild" opens today at Tay River Gallery. The remote, rugged beauty of Canada's landscape and wildlife in their natural habitat is the focus of the spring art show. Paintings and photography by 24 talented regional artists will be exhibited during April and May.

See the show in April and then see the expanded show in May! Two shows, one theme. The gallery will be adding a number of larger works in our newly expanded exhibition space in May.

The show will feature wildlife paintings by focal wildlife artist, Kelly McNeil; bird paintings by France Tremblay, Peter Miles and Cedric Colond, graphite drawings by Stuart Arnett, unusual wild creatures by Stefan Thompson and Jody Richardson;
Canadian wilderness oil landscapes by plein air painters John Alexander Day, Tricia Savoie, J. Allison Robichaud, John Stevenson, Margaret Chwailkowska and Kathleen Wright;
Acrylic landscapes by Charles Spratt , Janet Moore and Leah Dockrill;
Wilderness watercolours by Alan J. T. Bain, Bill Veale and Karen Phillips Curran;
Pastel landscapes by Stephanie Wellman and Normand Baril;
Nature photography by Dieter Rath, Steve J. Coates, Kye Marshall, and Gary Webster.

Rather than have the usual opening vernissage, there will be a mid-show Open House. Meet the artists, view the show and enjoy the refreshments at the Spring Open House on Sunday May 4th at 2 - 4 p.m.

More details about the show to follow shortly.
Note. The gallery is closed on Tuesdays.

Artist News.

Gallery artist, James E. Pay and his wife Eileen moved from Ontario last fall to Bedford, Nova Scotia. They are pleased to have settled in nicely in their new home in the Maritimes and both love the area. James and Eileen are providing art workshops/classes in the Halifax area and James is exhibiting his work in the area galleries.They had a short respite from their first maritime winter with a trip to Portugal in February. All the best to you both and happy painting by the sea!

Tay River Gallery is currently featuring fresh new works by James Pay with a definite "maritime flavor"; a number of delightful coastal harbour paintings including some of Peggy's Cove, painted in acrylics and watercolours. Drop in and see them soon as they won't last long.

James E. Pay, UA, was trained as an artist in Canada, UK and USA and lists the late A. J. Casson as his mentor. James is a signature member of the United Society of Artists, London, England and former vice-chairman of Central Arts, Scotland. He is known for his loose style of watercolour painting as well as his acrylic landscapes and florals. Both Jim and Eileen are founding members of the Acrylic Painters Society of Ontario.

Submissions to the Figurative Show in June

Thank you to all the artists who have submitted to our upcoming figurative show in June. The deadline for submissions is today the 15th of March and for all those who submitted in February, I appreciate your patience. We have not reviewed any of the submissions at this point.
I have been very busy with the upcoming Wilderness art show and will still be busy for at least another week before I can get around to starting the review process of submissions. We hope to be able to contact everyone by early April. I am very excited about this upcoming show.
Best regards,
Lisa Brown, Gallery Director.

Artist News Item

Book Launch For Children's Book "Le Carrousel de Rêve"

"Le Carrousel de Rêve", children's book written by Lise-Anne Pilon-Delorme and illustrated by Pierrette Dulude-Bohay, will be launched this weekend on Saturday March 1st at the Salon du Livre de l'Outaouais at 12:45. Meet Lise-Anne and Pierrette at the book signing.

Le livre pour enfant de Lise-Anne Pilon-Delorme "Carrousel de Rêve" illustré par Pierrette Dulude-Bohay sera lançé samedi le 1er mars à 12h45.

Salon du Livre de l'outaouais, Palais des Congrès, 200 promenade du Portage, Gatineau. The Congress Center is across from the Museum of Civilization.

Copies of this magical children's book with delightful illustrations by Pierrette Dulude-Bohay will be available at Tay River Gallery later in March.

Gallery News. Pierrette Dulude-Bohay

Tay River Gallery is pleased to welcome the works of accomplished watercolourist, Pierrette Dulude-Bohay. Pierrette's expressive watercolours portray the countryside that she calls home in all its wonder of colour and beauty. Originally city raised, Pierrette now enjoys country living and wonderful barnyard animals found outside her studio often feature in her plein air paintings. From first glance, her work communicates the joy, serenity and wonder of place with her superbly skilled brushwork and use of colour.

Pierrette studied visual arts in 1953 at the Ottawa Municipal art Center (now the Ottawa School of Art), and the Schneider School of Art in Actinolite, Ontario and as well as with numerous renowned international artists. She has also taught art in the Ottawa area. Recent eye surgery necessitating the use of prism eyewear did not hinder her creativity but sparked a new and exciting direction. Pierrette has been featured in many publications including the Financial Post, as well as on television. She has won a number of prestigious awards and her work can be found in many public and private collections around the world. Pierrette is a signature member of the Ottawa Watercolour Society and an elected member of the Canadian Society of Artists.Learn more about Pierrette and her art on her artist page.

Gallery News. Charles Spratt

Tay River Gallery is proud to welcome the works of accomplished landscape artist, Charles Spratt. Charles has been painting for over thirty years and his best loved subjects remain rural Ontario and Quebec. His masterful brushwork is easily identifiable and his works have found their way into many corporate and private collections. With more than 25 major solo exhibitions over the years, showing in galleries in Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa, there is a steady demand for his work..
The artist has taught both portrait and landscape painting for Ontario colleges and is called upon to give workshops at locations across Canada..His work has received numerous awards. Charles Spratt is past president of the Manotick Art Association and the Ottawa Watercolour Society. He is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour(CSPWC) and the Ottawa Watercolour Society(OWC). See more about Charles Spratt and current works available at the gallery on his artist page at Tay River Gallery.

Artist News Item

Congratulations are in order to France Tremblay who recently had her Painting entitled "Hidden Valley Guardians" , juried into the high profile "2007 Paint America Top 100" show as one of the top two paintings to represent the state of California . Paint America is a national level competition which selects two paintings from thousands of entries to celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of each state. Collectively the top two chosen for each state attain the honour of being recognized as part of the top 100 in the nation. With this honour comes national exposure through an online and touring exhibitions. Bravo France!
For biography and art for sale by France Tremblay visit her artist page at Tay River Gallery.