Final month at the Museum!

Octarine: The Colour of Magic, our 2019 exhibition at the Wellington County Museum and Archives in Fergus, Ontario, has been a great success and we are thrilled with the reaction from the public.  The show will close on October 6, so be sure to see it before then!

Here are a few highlights from this show.

Butterfly Garden, textile art by Anne Smith

Enchantment, oil by Kim Johnston

Leafy Seadragons, oil on canvas by Judy French

Ready for Magic, watercolour by Carol Hughes

Coral 2, mixed media by Susan Strachan Johnson

Retrograde, silkscreen paint on canvas by Leslie Miles

Octarine Heron, mosaic by Jean Loney

Sophisticated Lady, oil by Gail Root

2019 Show

This year’s exhibition features works shaded in octarine, the colour of magic and the pigment of the imagination!

Participating artists are Judy French, Carol Hughes, Kim Johnston, Jean Loney, Leslie Miles, Gail Root, Anne Smith, and Susan Strachan Johnson.

2018 Show

“Momentum” is the title of the 2018 annual exhibition and sale by the Octarine Artists.  The show takes place from May 1 – 31 at the Cafe Creperie, Elora, Ontario.

Participating artists: Judy French, Carol Hughes, Kim Johnston, Jean Loney, Leslie Miles, Gail Root, Anne Smith, Susan Strachan Johnson.

Two Weeks Left!

“A Land for All Seasons” exhibition at the Homer Watson Gallery in Kitchener is on now, and it’s a beautiful show.  There are just two weeks left to visit before the show ends on March 5, 2017.

Here are a few photos of the works in the gallery.

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2017 Show

Great Big Love, oil by Kim Johnston.

Great Big Love, oil by Kim Johnston.

A Land for All Seasons is the title for our 2017 exhibition, which takes place February 5 – March 5, 2017 at Homer Watson House and Gallery in Kitchener, Ontario.  Opening reception is Sunday, February 5 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

The show is a collection of celebratory images of Canada, revealing an exuberant use of colour and a love for landscape.  The styles range from realism to abstraction, and reflect the different ways each artist honours the peace, the openness, and the freedoms of this country.

Participating artists are: Deborah Dryden (encaustic), Carol Hughes (watercolour), Kim Johnston (oils, watercolour and pastel), Mary Karavos (paper collage), Jean Loney (mosaic), Leslie Miles (soft pastels and mixed media), Gail Root (oils and chalk pastel), and Susan Strachan Johnson (fibre mixed media).