Author Archives: Susan Johnson

We might look a little dazed, but that is because it was a great opening, very well attended, with several sales! The show comes down next week, so if you still want to visit, don’t delay!

 

Our new show is up at the beautiful Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre, and it will be there until May 8th. Our Opening Reception will be from 2 to 5 on Sunday April 3rd, and we invite you all to be there.

We’ve called the show “Elemental”, because that’s what it is. Familiar with Joshua Creek and its peace and serenity, we each visualized how to respond to the natural forces at work here. Each artist has worked to her own elemental imperative, seeking to interpret and portray her own unique environmental view.

Here’s a sample of the work. First, an encaustic from Deborah Dryden:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deb is just back from the west coast, with a new series. Don’t miss this!

 

And a new watercolour from Carol Hughes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Johnston has a lot of new work, and is also offering prints of her oil paintings:

Mary Karavos also has new work, including a beautiful long banner that is difficult to post here: here is one of her collages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean Loney is our glass mosaic artist, and here is one from the show:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leslie Miles has more from her Zen series, a screen print on raw canvas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an oil on canvas from Gail Root’s many travels:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally, a gicleé photograph, altered with coloured pencils and watercolour,  from Susan Strachan Johnson. You can just see the original photograph inset into the upper left corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, if you’d like to see more, you’ll have to come to see the show! Hope to see you at the opening.

 

After the success of the first Octarine Women Artists’ Collective show in 2014, we have decided to do it again!  Our next exhibition, titled Encore!, will take place May 1 – 10, 2015 at Studio 404 in Guelph, Ontario.

In keeping with the Encore! theme, the show will feature all new work by participating artists Deborah Dryden, Carol Hughes, Helen Hughes, Kim Johnston, Mary Karavos, Jean Loney, Leslie Miles and Gail Root.  In addition, this year’s exhibition will take place over ten days, offering visitors more chances to see where each artist’s creative journey has led them during the past year.

The variety of media in this year’s show will also be expanded, with the addition of the intricate paper collage works of Mary Karavos.  (Mary is replacing Susan Strachan Johnson, who is currently taking a medical leave from the group.)  Other works on display will include watercolours, fibre art, encaustic, mosaics, oils, and acrylics.

The opening reception for Encore!, with artists present, will take place Friday, May 1, 2015 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  Show hours are Saturdays 10:00 – 5:00, Sundays 11:00 – 3:00, Monday to Friday 9:00 – 5:00.

This gorgeous oil painting was chosen as the best piece by viewers to the annual Insights Juried show at Wellington County Museum. Many congratulations, Kim!