Gallery Exhibits

Current Show

October 25 to November 19

SEASONS OF MANY

Brenda Stonehouse – Lindsay

and

Bruce Stonehouse – Thunder Bay

Original oil paintings by a father and daughter present a visual tour of nature’s awesome power. Working in separate geographic Ontario locations, their paintings provide a contrast in subject, style, expression, interpretation and use of materials.

BRENDA STONEHOUSE

Artist Statement

I paint to create beauty. I am able to express emotion in my paintings with bold brush strokes, vivid colours and the reflections of joy that I feel when I create. I like the bright colours of flowers, the deep greens of the trees and the blues of the water that are in the landscape all around us.

I thoroughly enjoy the process of creating and am always amazed at the finished product. The subjects I choose are what draws me at that time, making it a reflection of my life and experiences. It is a privilege to be able to use my creative gift to bring joy to others.

BRUCE STONEHOUSE

Artist Statement

My motivation as an artist is driven by the desire to make the best of this life. In doing so, I create paintings which are inspired by literacy, social, political and environmental sources. As well, my own valuable life experiences are important as they pertain to human dynamics.

While creating paintings, I strive to bring out a form of expression that directly communicates what I want to say. I use rich brushwork to define the features of nature, still life, architecture and people in a lavish rendering of oil or acrylic, colours, light and

shadow.

“Impasto” technique is employed to build up paint and colour on a warm under painting creating a surface with depth, expression and energy. Coloured shadows of trees fall across the canvas as I play with the forest light: filtered, broken, irregular to bestow a kind of radiant surreality upon objects. Ideally my paintings will have an impact, not just on the viewer’s eyes, but on their entire body.

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