John is doing a solo exhibition at Gallery on the Lake. The show is from Sunday, August 29 to Friday, October 1, 2010 and John looks forward to meeting and discussing his work with visitors on Sunday, August 29 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The Gallery has represented John’s work since 2001.
Paintings of back yards in the Spadina Avenue neighborhoods of Toronto will be exhibited for the first time. In these works clutter and garbage pails abound with late spring snow adding a unique dimension.
New, larger paintings of northern Ontario and Quebec woodlands reflect the full impact of nature’s beauty.
Gallery on the Lake
31 Gallery on the Lake Road
Buckhorn, ON
K0L 1J0
At the residence of the Governor General at Rideau Hall, Oct 13, 2009
The Canadian Governor-General will soon be visiting Croatia, Slovenia and Greece. In preparation for these state visits, she hosted a reception at her home with the help of the Canadian Ambassadors from these three countries. Artists with Croatian and Slovenian ethnic roots displayed their art and the Greek contingent had a choir with Bouzouki accompaniment.
The event also featured at the stage performances, a folk singer from Slovenia and a classical guitarist from Croatia.
The event was well attended and I got to meet the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, and even had her photo taken with me and my paintings.
The food was traditional servings from the three countries – wonderful, hard to stick to only one country.
A very successful social and art exhibit for all that attended.
From June 29 to August 9, “Living in the Woods”, a 24″ x 30″ oil was on exhibit as part of the 2nd Annual Juried Show at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, Ontario.
From June 19 to August 28, you can find two of my oils in the Council for the Arts in Ottawa “Summer Salon“. You can visit the exhibit in the Arts Court at 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa, Ontario.