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CUTTING
ICE ON WOOD LAKE
Acrylic on Masonite
23" x 19"
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Before the
refrigerator there was the ice box. Ice was harvested on
the lakes during the winter months and stored in sawdust,
partly underground in ice huts, for use in the warmer
months. My husband’s family had cottages on Wood Lake in
Muskoka and when I began to go there with him I loved
going to Milne’s waterfront store by boat for ice. We
would go back into the trees to the ice hut and Gary would
haul a block out of the sawdust with the hooks and
struggle to the boat. I remember his grandmother telling
about the time they lost a team of horses through the ice
while cutting. It always stayed with me and this painting
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Acrylic on Masonite
23" x 19"
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Welcome back Merry
Olde Christmas. The most magical holiday of all!
This painting was
inspired by the memory of good times spent with family and
the thrill of playing in the snow with friends. For a few
days the world stood still, ready for comfort and joy.
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Acrylic on Masonite
35" x 13 ½
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Everyone remembers the first day of school. I was always
a little nervous about what this day had in store. Once we
were all together again there was usually a feeling of
excitement. Lots of chatter, new pencils and books, and
hopefully some new friends. The end of the summer but the
beginning of a brand new year. |
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HARVEST MOON
Acrylic on Masonite
23" x 19"
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I think Fall is my
favorite season. The colour palette is exceptional. God’s
gift of warmth before the long, cold winter. There is
something about a big beautiful harvest moon that inspires
me to count my blessings and realize the love around me.
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OUR TOWN
Acrylic on Masonite
23 x 19
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This is a
traditional early American style of painting. I feel
the term “early American” refers to the continent, without
borders. It is not a political statement but more a
feel for what went before. I love the peacefulness
of this style and this painting is my impression of that
genre.
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SUNDAY MORNING
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18 ½ x 15
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This is the
best day of the week. Everyone converging on the
little village church. Some early, some late, but
everyone welcomed by the vicar on Sunday Morning. |
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SNOW
DAY
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23 x 19
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Remember the
joy of finding you did not have to go to school? A
wonderful day spent in a winter wonderland of skating and
skiing and snowman building---- after the shovelling was
finished, of course! The benefits of a Canadian
childhood. I still think a good snow day makes
everyone feel happy to see their neighbours and thankful
to live in the four seasons. |
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BINDER TWINE DELIVERY NIGHT
Acrylic on
Masonite
23” x 19”
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Kleinburg’s Binder Twine Delivery Festival is a re-creation
of Charlie Shaw’s Binder Twine Delivery Night. Each year
when the twine came in by train, Charlie wanted to make
sure the local farmers picked up their twine before his
mice could eat it. Early in the fall he would invite them
all to pick it up on the same day. He threw in some food
and entertainment and it became an annual event.
“The secret of the Binder Twine is that it has awakened in
all of us a sense of the past and a feeling that the past
ought to be understood and preserved in order to make the
future bearable.” Pierre Berton, 1986. |
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MILKING TIME
Acrylic on
Masonite
23” X 19”
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There is something so
comforting about rural life. I always wished I had grown
up on a farm. The cows coming back to the barn to be
milked is just like the tide coming in- it happens without
fail. What a sad thing that our family farms are
disappearing. There are still a few of these beautiful
homesteads left to the north and west of Kleinburg and my
husband and I enjoy driving around the countryside to see
them. |
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THE
GOOD OLE HOCKEY GAME
Acrylic on
Masonite
20 ½ “ x 14 ½ “
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I was inspired to paint
this picture when the CBC lost the rights to the
Hockey Night in Canada theme. Stompin Tom’s song was
suggested a few times as a replacement. It made me
remember playing on the back yard rink and watching my
brother and his friends play pick up hockey. Sometimes
they even let me play, white skates, pompoms and all! |
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FIRST SNOW
Acrylic on
Masonite
20 ½” x 14 ½”
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The magic of the four
seasons is something we cherish in Canada. We never know
when to expect the first snow, and it sometimes feels a
bit early. It brings to life the anticipation of the
season to come, and the realization that we need to
prepare for it. |
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FRIENDLY HARBOUR
Acrylic on Masonite
27 ½” x 15”
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Affectionately known in
the studio as “Ah Haba”, because it reminds us of the
lovely little harbours in New England. This painting
began life as a class piece and then took on a life of
its’ own. I love to paint maritime scenes. The hustle
and bustle of a seaport is always exciting. |
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SKINNY DIPPIN’ IN THE HUMBER
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Masonite
20 ½” x 14 ½”
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Who hasn’t gone skinny
dipping? Nothing is more fun on a hot, hazy summer day.
The boys were sure they had a secret spot but……Somebody is
peeking! |
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
Acrylic on
Masonite
23” x 19”
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What a wonderful
holiday. Everything about Christmas makes us happy. The
town tree, the carollers, bringing home the tree, window
shopping and just being together are all the things that
we love about the season. My family feels so fortunate to
have grown together in the small town of Kleinburg. It
really is a Christmas town. We wish you a Merry Christmas
– all year. |
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SATURDAY IN THE PARK
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23” x 19”
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There was a wonderful
pianist at the Autumn Art Sale at the McMichael
Gallery. He played “Saturday in the Park” and this
painting just waltzed into my head. As a very small child
I went a few times to watch my Grandfather play cricket.
The St. Clair Cricket Club was near a park, and my
Grandmother used to take me to buy peanuts and popcorn. I
was always amazed at the number of people all enjoying
their Saturday. |
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THE
AUTOMOBILE
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20 ½” X 14 ½”
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What an exciting thing – the first automobile. People
came out of their houses to watch one pass by. The horse
is a bit worried. He’s not sure why, but he feels this
will not bode well for him. |
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OTHER WORKS |
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PRIZE HOLSTEIN #2
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Canvas
24” X 18"
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In the 1800’s, itinerant
artists used to hit all the county fairs and offer to
paint the prize winning animals. They painted them larger
than life to fan the farmer’s ego. |
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RUFUS PORTER STUDY #1
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18” x 24”
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RUFUS PORTER STUDY #2
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18” x 24”
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Rufus Porter was a most
amazing man. He lived from 1792 until 1884 in New
England. He was an inventor, an artist, an author, and the
founder of the magazine Scientific American. I discovered
one of his murals in New Hampshire about l5 years ago and
have been fascinated by him ever since. One summer
I took a wall mural class at The Rufus Porter Museum in
Bridgton, Maine, and these paintings are a result of that
class. His simple style definitely influences my work. |
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UPTOWN
Acrylic on Birch
35 x 13 ½
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These two
paintings are a result of the joy of seeing protected old
buildings in the shadow of development. I know progress
is inevitable but I truly hope that all the beautiful old
buildings will not be lost. We cannot appreciate our
future if we do not honour our past.
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DOWNTOWN
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35 x 13 ½
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LIBRARY
Acrylic on Masonite
27 ½ x 15
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These
paintings were based on an old Vaudeville backdrop that I
was fortunate enough to see many years ago. They were
first painted on a cabinet and taught as a class. One day
I was looking at the cabinet, and I had the urge to paint
those beautiful old buildings again. I love the softness
and the feeling of the 1800’s. |
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MEETING HOUSE
Acrylic on Masonite
27 ½ x 15
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RIVER
ISLAND
Acrylic on Masonite
27 ½ x 15
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My husband and
I took our Carver down the Trent system and into the St.
Lawrence River to visit our dear friends in the Thousand
Islands. Although we have travelled extensively, I still
consider that trip to be our most enjoyable ever. The
peaceful farms and villages, and the beautiful islands in
the River St. Lawrence have inspired many paintings for
me. I still love to paint the islands as I imagine them
to have been centuries ago. |
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MUTE
SWANS IN WINTER
Acrylic on Masonite
27 ½ x 15
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This is the
second time I have painted these majestic creatures, and
it will not be the last. The first painting of this
handsome pair hangs in the collection of Anne and Lyman
Henderson, and I am so proud. There will be more in this
series. |
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PAINTED LADIES
Acrylic on Masonite
20 ½ x 14 ½
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I have a pair
of reproduction antique dollies from Williamsburg,
Virginia. I was watching my little granddaughter play with
them in the sunshine one day and realized how wonderful it
was that a little 3 year old in the 21st century could get
so much pleasure out of a pair of dolls from the 19th
century. I had to paint them and add another, because
little girls giggle in threes. |
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PERFECT GENTLEMEN
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18 x 12 ½
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Can’t you just
imagine these young chaps at the church tea dance? After
painting the Ladies I felt the boys needed equal time. I
love these little boys who look so uncomfortable having to
behave. |
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OBSERVATORY
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14 ½ x 15
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In the early
l700s on the eastern seaboard of Canada and the United
States there were many towers erected in seaport towns,
for the purpose of watching for approaching ships. When a
ship was sighted they would run up the flag of the country
of origin. All those waiting for goods from that country
would head for the wharf to meet the ship. A clever
system. |
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FROM
THE OBSERVATORY
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14 ½ x 20
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On a painting
trip to New England we visited an Observatory. This
painting is from a picture I took through the viewing
slot. You could no longer see the sea but I painted it as
I imagined it in that romantic time. |
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PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE
Acrylic on Masonite
14 ½ x 20
$450.00
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This is my
favourite tree. I call it the tree of life. I added the
partridge for fun. I like to paint the tree of life for
baby gifts. It is a very old symbol, found in both
mourning pictures and young girl’s needlework from the
1700 and 1800s. |
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INDIAN
CORN
Acrylic on Masonite
14 ½ x
20 $395.00
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I love
everything about fall. Indian corn is as old as the first
nations. It is a beautiful symbol of welcome and
bountiful harvest. This painting is created entirely of
double loaded stroke and line work, perfected through my
love of traditional stroke design, and celebrating my
favourite season. |
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FRUIT THEOREM
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18 x 11
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This is a
reproduction of the old art of theorem painting. Done by
fashionable ladies in art classes, and usually on velvet,
these paintings were very popular in the 1800s. Mine are
a modern version painted in acrylics on masonite, but
still the same old feeling. Fruit and flowers were
popular themes. |
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