The Artists

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 "As an artist, I aim to keep the mystery alive in my work as much as possible. This reflected not only in the questions I ask, but also by keeping an open mind about how art can engage the world. This honesty leads to new discoveries, new accidents, and further engagement with the questions. My work, like the world and people that inhabit it, is multifaceted. Raw, uncomfortable narratives not talked about or socially acceptable."

 Angela Hardy is a Canadian artist whose work includes figurative, portrait, landscape and wildlife, has graced the covers of numerous international magazines, as well as having been featured in international shows like the annual Salon Des Beaux-Arts exhibit at the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground annex of the Louvre in Paris, France. She has appeared on radio and television including CBC, and her art has been the subject of articles in a variety of Canadian newspapers. Her work can also be found in the collections of prestigious North American and European Fine Art collectors. Angela holds an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from NSCAD University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
 

 Katelyn Tippin was raised in St.Thomas,ON.  A graduate of the University of Western Ontario from the Fine Arts program in 2011. Katelyn has worked at the St. Thomas - Elgin Public Art Centre for many years as a Receptionist and Art Instructor. Currently living in London,ON but spending most of her time in her home town of St. Thomas. Katelyn is an emerging artist having participated in many group exhibitions in St. Thomas, London, Port Stanley and Montreal. Painting is her medium of choice working in Acrylic, Watercolour and Oils. Printing has also been a large component of her work with a focus on relief printmaking.  Portraiture has been a consistent focus in her body of work. Continuing to expand her practice in the visual arts her recent style has a focus on watercolour and ink portraits with fabric and lace overlays that almost seem tattooed on the skin. 

  My artwork is a fusion of realism and impressionism. I attempt to create paintings that show a strong sense of light, vivid colour, fluid brushwork and deep emotional content. I strive to evoke in my viewers the same emotions that compelled me to paint the subject.

When I see a subject, I am drawn to paint it because of light or range of textures. Occasionally I'll set up a still life or I will do some on location sketches, but for the most part I work from photo references. I play with the colours, taking out elements I don't like, but I don't clean them up too much. It makes things look more authentic. 

I have always been deeply moved by the power of the arts to touch people and leave them changed. I find it natural to communicate through all forms of art, including music, drama, literature, dance, and the visual arts. 

I love the stuff of art, composition, design, rhythm, movement, form, line, harmony, colour, silence and stillness…and the stories they convey when combined with purpose.

Currently, I am exploring the world of cast glass, a very demanding medium which requires time, patience, skill in science and math, careful planning and a willingness to accept the idiosyncrasies of the kiln gods.

 
Heather Robinson joins Joseph Sawicki in the creation of the art collective that is now gathered.   She has been dipping her toe in the artistic world over the past several years and is passionate about both crochet as well as the medium of collage.   She chooses yarns that are not only beautiful in texture and colour but also practical for everyday use.  Her collage work has been described as slightly edgy with a dash of humour. 

 Cathy Horvath-Buchanan is a Port Stanley artist who works primarily in acrylic paint. Her subjects include landscapes, seascapes, floral, and garden. Cathy's art is the product of her art school education, but more importantly, she credits growing up in a rural setting, and later moving lakeside. Years of observing and recording these scenic landscapes have informed her vision and style, along with her daily art practice and imagination. Cathy captures the source inspiration with photos, sketches, and memory. During the painting process, she looks for imaginative ways to add brighter colors, interesting lines, and mark-making to accentuate elements and rhythms within the view. Cathy's work has been featured in galleries and has sold hundreds of paintings to collectors worldwide.

 As an artist, I strive to constantly grow and develop my skill. I do this through my daily practice of painting, independent study, workshops and intuitive exploration. I have developed a style uniquely my own and inherent in my paintings of florals, still life’s, abstracts and landscapes, are layers of color with an emphasis on form,shape and texture. More recently I have been involved in the exciting process of integrating mixed media and

collage elements, which is fun and wonderfully versatile, and I find it adds a certain depth and interest to my work.

 I am a classically trained silversmith who fuses her love of art and nature on a canvas of precious metal.  My botanically inspired jewellery designs mimic flowers and foliage with great botanical accuracy.  Every creation is unique and  meticulously constructed petal by petal.   When I'm nott working in my jewellery studio in Kitchener Ontario, you will likely find me in the woods, hunting for organic materials I can recreate in silver.