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Linda Barber The Art of Painterly Realism

What exactly is painterly realism you ask? Well, that is how artist Linda Barber of Prince Edward County describes the work she does. Linda originally hails from the pretty little town of Marmora, Ontario. Her post secondary studies took her to the east coast where she studied Fine Art at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB, graduating with a degree in printmaking. After graduating, she moved to the County and has made it her home for more than 30 years now. Visiting Linda at her studio in her beautiful old Colonial home, you are greeted with the charm of this historical place (her husband is the fifth generation on this farm), the beauty in this rural setting and the welcoming bark of their family dog, Benny. It is here at her home studio that she first began her painting and her framing business; both of which are still in operation. Although Linda has painted many works with watercolour; her medium of choice is now acrylic paints and working with a palette knife f

Remembering Jerry F Albert

Jerry F Albert The recent and sudden passing of the well-known Canadian artist Jerry F Albert has stunned the art world in Canada and abroad. Jerry not only leaves behind his family, including his wife of almost 50 years, Susan, his two daughters Kristina (Lloyd) Dyrow and Shanna Albert, and his grandson Andrew, he also leaves behind a legacy in his art. Jerry was born ‘Jaroslav’ in the Medvednica mountain ranges (translated as bear mountain) of central Croatia. He immigrated to Canada, first landing in Toronto but quickly moving on to settle in Frankford Ontario where he grew up. He attended Kemptville College where he met his soon-to-be wife Susan. Jerry made a career as a paper broker, a profession that had him moving from time to time. He lived in Trenton and then Belleville, across the country to Western Canada, family in tow, and then down into Washington State, USA where he lived for many years. Jerry enjoyed travelling, being out in nature, photography, sketching

Paul Chester

A Day in October Paul Chester paints peaceful contemporary impressionist land and waterscapes. Inspired by the natural countryside surrounding his home in Keene, located in southeastern Ontario, Paul celebrates and shares his recollected visions as an emotional experience through his works of art. His early exposure to familial artists in his parents, both painters and his mother also a sculptor, naturally led a nineteen-year-old Paul to pick up his father’s old paint set. He loved It and couldn’t leave it. Inspired and supported, Paul was driven to pursue his own art. “Painting for me is a poetic expression…” With private lessons to start, Paul enrolled in the school Arts Sake in Toronto. In 1982, his ambition took him abroad to study art at the Academy St. Roch in Paris, France. Inspired by the great impressionists, think Monet, the idea was to immerse himself in the art and culture, and secretly he always wanted to learn to speak French. This all-French academy meant

Robert Tokley

The Forest Robert Tokley is an artist who has arrived. Born in Bannockburn in the back seat of his parents Pontiac in front of the doctor’s office they didn’t quite make it to, he had no choice, his life was going to be an adventure. His childhood growing up in the small, artsy town of Madoc was riddled with adventures, accidents and mishaps, all of them leading to a life of expression through art. From being run over by a car as a toddler, to breaking his femur in a three-wheeler accident as an adolescent, his recovery time was spent drawing, painting, it was spent with art. This cat has story after story and nine lives too; from each one of them come new inspiration, renewed desire to create and more experiences than most of us could ever imagine. His adventures led him west to Alberta where he spent some time working in the oil fields. As his luck would have it, he was injured on the job. He found himself out of work, out of money and homeless, living out of his car a

Joyce Burkholder "There's art in them there hills"

Joyce Burkholder The hamlet of Wilno is nestled in the beautifu l, rocky hills of the Madawaska valley and is home to Canadian Wilderness Artist Joyce Burkholder. Many refer to this area as God’s Country , and for good reason- the hills afford breathtaking views of the surrounding forests and lakes, and serve as a natural backdrop for the work of an outdoor artist. Joyce has dedicated the better part of her life to her work, “it has been, and still is hugely fulfilling to be a full-time professional painter of the stunningly beautiful landscape of wilderness Ontario.” Born and raised in Toronto, Joyce attended the Ontario College of Art and Design (formerly known as OCA), an education that was to be just the beginning of a lifetime of learning. In her early 20’s, she made the decision to “get back to the land”, so she headed north, originally settling west of Wilno in the country near Maynooth where she lived for the next 25 years. It was about this time that Joyce found a cot

San Murata and the The Truth about Art

Skating on St Lawrence san-murata.com Anyone who meets San Murata knows that he is someone whom you won’t soon forget. Lively, charismatic and honest; he is certainly a true reflection of his art. He currently lives in the small historic town of Grafton where he loves to paint the beautiful Northumberland countryside. He also enjoys spending time in Quebec during the colder months to paint. The painting on the front cover is a scene from winter, one of the things San says he likes most about Canada, particularly in Quebec. San grew up in Japan, with admittedly a stricter social system, which encourages all children to work hard in school and go to university. San’s father was a banker and wanted his children to be professionals, so San studied at the University of Musashi in Tokyo, and although he says he wasn’t the best student, he graduated with a degree in Economics. He, too, worked at a banking job but it was always his dream to one day be an artist. In the late 60’s