EYE CANDY ! ! !

A wonderfully colorful new show is opening at the gallery on Wednesday, March 19, 2008!

Hello, all!

I would like to invite you to my return to the Eastern Ontario
Galleries, with a new show at the Sandra Whitton Gallery in Kingston!
The show is called:

"Colour Candy: Food for the Eyes" which celebrates my love of colour
in strong, bold paintings of realistic and abstract design.

The show opens on March 19th and runs until April 7th, with a "Meet
and Greet" on Saturday, March 22nd from 1 - 4 p.m.

I would love to renew acquaintances with my friends and patrons from
the Eastern Ontario Area, as I have missed my usual Studio Tours.
Please come and join me!

The attached invitation gives you an example of my latest work, as well as the address of the Sandra Whitton Gallery. If you need more
information, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Cheers!

Jennifer
Biography

Jennifer Lawton is a full-time photographic artist and painter who lives just north of Toronto, in Coldwater, Ontario. She taught art and photography for 25 years in locations such as Brockville, Ontario; Canberra, Australia; and Giverny, France, where she continues to teach each summer.

In 1978 Jennifer graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree and from the Art and Art History program at Sheridan College. The following year she graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Western University. Her major was art education with a minor in photography.

During her teaching career Jennifer's passion for art never ceased. She took her painting assignments seriously by completing each assignment herself beforehand and using these examples for her students.

In 1992 which she was teaching art in Australia, she was introduced to an exciting new colour palette of that country's warm tones. This challenged and improved her ability to mix colours and changed her art forever. The ice storm of 1998 is credited with launching her next style of work. When all of Jennifer's houseplants froze, she purchased every last tulip she could find to bring home. The she photographed them and made bright, colourful, oversize paintings from the photographs.

Today, Jennifer's paintings are striking for their strong saturated colours, enormous size and extraordinary views of intimate details. Ther grandeur fills a room. Their joyful colours and shapes can be appreciated from a distance and when examining her art closely you can appreciate her expertise in mixing colours and her skill in applying paint. Jennifer blends her bold hues with subtle colour shifts creating a smooth flesh-like surface. Her work stimulates the senses and challenges one's sense of scale.

Jennifer's art is held in private and corporate collections including a large private medical clinic in the U.S.A. She exhibits her work at a number of galleries, art shows and studio tours each year, and she is pleased to accept commissions to paint a particular subject in her special style. She has published three books of her work and images of her art have been published in magazines, newspapers, journals, newsletters and web sites.

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From March 19th until April 7th, the Gallery will be showing the bold work of Coldwater artist Jennifer Lawton.

Candy, sugar coated gummy's, caramels, and foil wrappers, served as the inspiration for this collection of paintings.

You are all invited to the "Meet and Greet", on Saturday, March 22nd, from 1-4 p.m, where Jennifer's paintings will be accompanied by a colourful array of candy trays, and what the artists calls "tickle sticks"--(candy kabobs).

Hope to see you there!

Rachel and Sandy

Christmas Show 2007 -- November 21 - December 30

253 Ontario St
Kingston Ontario
(613) 531-0968
Wed-Fri 11-6
Sat-Sun 11-5


The artists represented in the Christmas Show are listed below... alphabetically by first name, please scroll down to see all the artists, and a sample of each artist's work and a brief biography or artist statement. The full biography and statement for each artist will be available at the gallery.

Many of our artists will be on site during our Open House, December 1 and 2, 2007 from 11am- 7pm.


Alex Jack Sunday 5-7

Alex Jack was born in Toronto and studied art there in the mid to late 1970's. He moved to rural Ontario in 1990 to allow more time for working at his art. He has shown in group exhibitions since the early 1980's and in solo shows since 1989. These have taken place in Toronto, Kingston and the Quinte area.






Andrea Graham N/A

The art of felt making connects me to the natural world and ancient culture. During the very physical felting and fulling process, I often think of the ancient nomads, particularly the women, and the sacred ritual of felt making that was central to their culture.
I love that I can both sculpt and "paint" with wool fibers. My options are limitless and, with so many choices, at times I do not know where to start. The fibers eventually tell me what they want to be, once I am patient enough to listen. My inspiration is the medium itself and the colours before me, the natural world, my own spiritual journey and the empowerment of women.







Bernard Clark Saturday 4:30-6:30

Kingston based Commercial/Fine Art Photographer Graduate in Fine Arts, (majoring in Photography) from St.Lawrence College in 1986

Fine art work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions... including shows at the Agnes Etherington Art Ctr. in Kingston and the Edward Day Gallery in Toronto.

Images have graced the covers of over 300 magazines in Canada, United States and Mexico.









Carol Lee Riley Sunday 1-3

Carol Lee is a multi media artist living off the beaten path in the woods near Westport. Her muse hangs around the used and broken goods of local garage sales and dumps. These are the fertile playgrounds of her imagination. Looking beyond their colours, shapes, textures and symbolic messages, expanding the possibilities. Everyday objects get transformed into new animation in her assemblages, constructions and collages. Carol Lee allows herself the freedom of continuously experimenting with traditional and nontraditional techniques, setting new challenges and keeping each work of art innovative and exciting.















Carolyn Barnett Sunday 2-4

I specialize in one of a kind, hand loomed knit cardigans and jackets using wool and cotton.
My approach is a blend of classic simplicity and funkiness and I have knitted for all ages from 8 weeks to 80 years, and various theatre productions.















Claudia McCabe N/A

Tarry awhile, O! elusive Muse, and teach me of wonderment.

Be by my side
and paint with me.
Prithee, teach me of trust and patience.
Tell me of soul cravings and courageous heart
of holding on
and letting go
of dreams.
And when the day is done, and brushes still,
pray full my heart with joyful thanks
and hope-filled promise
that we will meet again...
on the morrow.




Erika Olsen By chance
Education1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
Awards
2006 Ontario Arts Council Project Grant for Fish, Water Lilies, rice; 2004 2nd place Award K.A.C juried Members Show , Kingston, On.; 2003 Honorable Mention K.A.C Annual Juried Members Show ,Kingston, On.; 2003 Honorable Mention, O.K.W.A Annual Members Show, Kingston, On.; 2002 Residency Scholarship to Vermont Studio Center for November 2003




Gabrielle Simms Sunday 2-4

Gabrielle Kilian Sims has documented the outline of her changing hand by tracing its form with charcoal on paper, often mimicking the position they are placed by the X-ray technicians. Over time, the treatment of her hands has evolved from quieter and more harmonious imagery to more expressive and stark realizations.













Georgia Ferrell Sunday 2-4

Art and creative activities have always been a part of my life. When I was five or six years old, I learned to do Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art at summer camp, and I still have the tray I painted. When I was seven years old, a teacher gave me some oil paints and a canvas to while away the time waiting for my mother to come and pick me up from school. The rest, as they say, is herstory!

I received a Diploma in Fine Arts from St. Lawrence College, Kingston, in 1984.











J.T. Winik N/A

Frequently incorporating the female form, and with a focus on female sexuality, recurring themes examine the ambiguous space between opposite emotional or physical states. Beauty and ugliness, power and fragility, guilt and innocence, passion and passivity, etc. provide wide ranges in which to explore the connections between these poles.
Most recently, Winik's work takes a closer view of the figure, settling on the face itself, absent of context. A face reveals but it also hides and any face in any moment is a unique and intricate weaving of the lines which connect opposite states. A facial expression is never one thing or another, but a melding of differences.




Jane Darby Saturday 12-2















Jane Teglas N/A

Jane is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art where she majored in textile design. After graduating she remained in Toronto and worked as a design and studio assistant while producing and selling her own woven designs.She returned to her hometown of Kingston Ontario to raise her young family and when time allowed her to pursue her art again, she surprised herself by picking up a paintbrush rather than returning to the loom. She found the process of painting ultimately freeing; evolving from the elements of pattern, colour and texture - her response to simple forms. Her paintings are fresh and optimistic and reflect her high energy level and passion for life!






John Sabourin N/A

John Sabourin was born and raised in the small community of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada. John began experimenting with acrylics in 1989, but became serious about pursuing a career as an artist in 1995 after completing a Fine Arts course with Artic College. He decided to continue formal studies of Art and graduated in 1999 from the Victoria College of Art, Victoria, BC. As a carver, John feels close to his Dene cultural roots.






Judy Sherman Saturday 3-5

After a career as a graphic designer / illustrator, Judy has gone back to her Classical Representational beginnings. She studied Academic Painting and Drawing in Florence,
Italy with a master painter and former director of the Florence Academy of Art.
Her work is shown in galleries and exhibitions in which she has won awards and honourable mentions. Judy paints in a classical style using contemporary subjects with a humorous twist.




Julie Davidson Smith Saturday 12-2

Encaustic artist.












Julie Withrow Saturday 5-7

Julie Withrow has exhibited extensively for the last 20 years. She works in a variety of media including installation work. She is well known for her installation "Daily Papers - Diary of a Radio Junkie" that showed in the Modern Fuel gallery in 2004. She has shown at several public art galleries including the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and the University of Toronto.

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Kevin Christy Sunday 5-7



This style of drawing came to me during a dark time in my life. It was a gift that brought comfort and peace during that time. I am very thankful for it and hope that the drawings bring the same to those that view them.






Laurie Sponagle Saturday 11-1

Born in Brockville, Ontario, Laurie is an honours graduate of the University of Guelph. Specializing in Fine Arts, her studies focused upon painting, drawing and art history. It was during these years that charcoal, known more as a preparatory medium, was utilized for a finished piece of artwork.
In 2000, while working full time, Laurie began the historical window series (entitled Village Window) and the Untitled series depicting the human body. She felt that the medium of charcoal would be the best form of representing the windows and the nudes -- it conveys the feeling of melancholy and loneliness of the days past and allows the modultion of the body's contours with the light and the rich shadows.







Mary Karavos N/A

Mary has successfully been exhibiting her art for over fifteen years.

She worked in Florence, Italy for several years and it is there that she developed her unique style of collage.

Using just small pieces of fine imported papers, Mary creates original abstract and representational images that are colorful, textural and highly detailed.

Her love of color, music, nature and her travels are reflected throughout her artistic journey.

Penny Gorman Sunday 12-1:30

From a large stockpile of architectural material collected by Balleycanoe & co., I select pieces which can no longer be used for its’ original purpose. The media is wide ranging; wood trim, ceiling tin, lightening rod cable, barnboard and hardware. These found objects are the creative starting point for what we call “Archifolk” which is short for architectural folk art.



Rebecca Cowan N/A

Rebecca Cowan is a Kingston printmaker and book artist who has participated in exhibitions in Canada, the United States, South Korea, India and Australia. Her work is included in public and private collections throughout Canada including the National Library of Canada and the Canada Council Art Bank.






Sharon Thompson Saturday 12-2

I have two art practices: plain air landscape and garden painting and abstract painting. They are however, two faces arising from the same concerns. Both are an exploration of my passion for the feeling of space and the experience of light.
The two ‘faces’ influence and nourish each other: the landscape paintings are expressionistically abstracted and the abstract paintings have a distinct landscape feel with their interest in horizontal and vertical.



Shelly Purdy N/A

I design for the romantic, the confident and the sophisticated. I create lavish, elegant jewellery to be worn everyday.
Platinum, gold and silver. Canadian diamonds, gems and original engravings. All rings, earrings and pendants are handmade by my creative team with the finest materials and the greatest care.








Stefan Duerst Sunday 3:00-5:30

Duerst is a master architectural blacksmith studio providing custom design and fabrication of both interior and exterior pieces.
From small hardware to large-scale architectural installations, duerst approaches every piece with unmistakable artistry and technical rigour. Uncompromising attention to detail ensures that finished work is not only beautiful, but eternal.












Su Sheedy Sunday 4-6

My love of wax comes from its ability to conceal. After building layers, I can then excavate down to quietly reveal its own history of colour or embedded objects. I am currently intersted in repetitive pattern or serial work which emphasizes texture and the subtle differences within each frame. Concentrating on the grid and quilting geometry, these familiar linear patterns give reverence to a long history of community and of coming together.






Tammy Shane TBA

Tammy Shane is a graduate of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, where she began her B.A. studies in fine art, and finished at Queen’s University, in the Venice Summer School Program. As a compliment to her fine art Degree, Tammy has taken part in the advanced illustration program at Sheridan College in Toronto; thereafter, beginning her promising career move as an independent artist and illustrator.




Vera Donefer TBA

Vera Donefer has been an artist for over 50 years, and has mastered many different techniques. Beginning as a fashion illustrator in New York City,she moved away from commercial art after arriving in Montreal in 1957. Vera has been a Kingston resident since 1996.
Early on in her career, the colours and textures of natural fibers intrigued her, and Vera became an accomplished off- loom weaver and fibre sculptor,creating many large wall pieces. As well she fabricated baskets from fibre and pieces that incorporated blown glass with the fibre.