Author Archives: Dick Marvin

On the evening of June 17, the opening and awards presentation for the 34th annual Insights Juried Art Exhibition at the Wellington County Museum and Archives took place. Insights 2013 runs till the beginning of September. This years jurors were Video Artist and Teacher Sara Angelucci, Contemporary Artist and Teacher Yael Brotman and painter andContinue reading “Insights: A Juried Exhibition 2013”

While visiting and Plein Air Painting near Calgary last August I received a commission from Jack and Diane Avrill to paint one of the view from the back of their new home just “West of Calgary”. The landscape is beautiful rolling ranch land with the Mountains in the background. We are in the process ofContinue reading “West of Calgary Painting Commission”

After a year of failing health following an unprovoked attack by an off lead German Shepherd in our local park my little painting companion took her leave from us quietly at home on Jan. 28,2013. Daisy travelled with us Plein Air painting from coast to coast in Canada. She chases shore birds on Vancouver Island,Continue reading “Daisy Mae, Jack Russel Terrier: 04.1998 to 02.2013”

See some  of my new small paintings during the Fergus/Elora Studio Tour in the Harris Artist’s Collective Gallery at The Elora Centre For The Arts on Melville Street in Elora Between September 13th and 30th, 2012.

On the afternoon of Sunday Jan. 22, I was among a group who had the opportunity to spend time with the jurors of the (VAM) 34th. Visual Arts Mississauga Show.   They were Art Green, Catherine Beaudette & April Hickox. Google them? They did an absolutely bang up job jurying this show and yesterday Mr.Continue reading “Sunday Afternoon With the VAM Show Jurors”

The Harris Artists Collective is a group of 35 artists working in a variety of media out of the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Recently in an effort to display the work of the artists in the collective in a more meaningful way, the collective was divided into 5 groups.  Starting Jan. 5, 2012 andContinue reading “Seven by Seven”

Robyn in Eden Wins The 34th Annual Visual Arts Mississauga Juried Show. On the 8th or 9th of January I got a call from a woman on the VAM (Visual Arts Mississauga) show committee asking me if I was planning to attend the opening on the evening of January 12.  I explained that Diane (myContinue reading “The 34th VAM Show”

The 54th annual Visual Elements “A New Beginning” Juried Exhibition opened Sept.10 and will run till Nov. 5 at the new City of Woodstock, On. Art Gallery, located in a beautifully renovated early 20th century bank building.  Of the two entries I submitted, my painting “Robyn in Eden” gained entry.  The show was beautifully mountedContinue reading “The 54th Annual visual Elements “A New Beginning” Juried Exhibition Sept. 10 to Nov. 5″

The 32nd. annual “Insights” juried exhibition opened at the Wellington County Museum on June 9 and will run till September 3, 2011.  “Insights” is sponsored by the Elora, On. Arts Council and has become one of the main artistic events of the year.  It’s a difficult show to get into.  There were 294 entries thisContinue reading ““Insights” Juried Exhibition”

Laurie McGaw’s 2011 Annual Portrait Painting Workshop was held on a grey weekend in May one of the studios at the Guelph School of Music.  Several regulars from years gone by and a few new faces were in attendance.  Laurie did a demo on the Friday evening before the workshop that drew in some familiarContinue reading “Laurie McGaw’s 2011 Annual Portrait Painting Workshop”