About My Work
My landscapes start with what I see outdoors en plein air wherever I am. Sometimes just sitting quietly and observing feeds my ideas. We are connected to nature and I aim to express what I see and feel through my work. I want to give a sense of place with my impressions in paint. The Canadian shield, rocks, trees and swamps are all of interest. We all need to understand that even the most still places in nature are the lifeblood of our planet. Working on these themes along with others will enhance my expression of this criticality and how humans interact with the outside world. I am interested in finding ways to use my art to further bring awareness to our impact on our natural world. My work is constantly expanding and changing.
My abstracts works are based on the natural world around me.
The sea, the shoreline and what lies below. Due to climate change, the power of nature is ever more apparent. Erosion and changing shorelines demonstrate the motion and strength of water. My work is my response to these elements.
Previous series include:
A painting trip to the Shetlands that reminded me of the power of nature.
Flowers in my garden had me working on the relationships of colour and shape.
My 3-Tree Mixed Landscapes involved overlapping themes of rural, urban and landscape imagery to create images in layers.
I have painted boats after a one month residency in Newfoundland.
I have painted a rural series influenced by many trips to my grandparents farm in Southwestern Ontario.
I have turned these rural images with old family photos into a series of board games with a nostalgic take.
I have painted a series with a female theme for a show I was invited to in Prague, Czech Republic.
Previous Selected Exhibitions
2023
Wall Candy Noir Festival, Ottawa ON
Buckhorn Arts Festival, Buckhorn ON
Niagara Pumphouse Outdoor Show, Niagara On The Lake
Colour and From Society Members Show, Niagara Falls ON
What Lies Below, Solo Show Joyner Gallery, Niagara Pumphouse
Square Yard Show, Paul Elia Gallery, Hamilton ON
Pelham Festival Of Arts, Fonthill ON
2022
Colour and Form Society Juried Show, Etobicoke
Paula White Diamond Big Ideas Show, Waterloo
Dundas Studio Tour, Dundas
Niagara Pump House Outdoor Show, Niagara On The Lake
Shorelines, Solo Exhibition, Paul Elia Gallery, Hamilton ON
Buckhorn Arts Festival, Buckhorn ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
2021
Colour and Form Online Juried Exibition
John B. Aird Gallery Florals Online Juried Show
Westland Squre Foot Show, London ON
WHAT - West Hamilton Artist Tour, Hamilton ON
2020
Westland Square Foot Show, London ON
West Hamilton Artist Tour - online
2019
Women’s Art Association Annual Juried Show” AG of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
Paula White Diamond Square Ft Show Big Ideas, Kitchener ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Group Show Famous Living Artists, Hamilton ON
Wildwood Landscape Show, Cayuga ON
WHAT - West Hamilton Artist Tour, Hamilton ON
Wildwood Square Foot Show, Cayuga ON
2018
Wildwood Opening Group Show, Cayuga ON
PaulaWhiteDiamond Square Ft Show Big Ideas, Kitchener ON
Grand Opening Show, Wildwood Gallery, Cayuga ON
Art on the Street, Guelph ON
The Scotland Show, Creative Works Gallery, Westdale ON
WHAT - West Hamilton Artist Tour, Hamilton ON
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton ON
Women's Art Association of Hamilton Juried Show, AGH Hamilton ON
Teresa Seaton Gallery, Game On, Burlington ON
2017
Work In Progress, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton ON
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton ON
Julia Veenstra Square Foot Show, Hamilton ON
PaulaWhiteDiamond Square Ft Show Kitchener ON
Cabbagetown Art and Crafts Toronto ON
Waterdown Arts Fest, Waterdwon ON
Cambridge Arts Festival, Cambridge ON
West Hamilton Artists Tour, Hamilton ON
2016
Play Time, Guelph ON
Landscape Paintings by Hamilton LaCloche Country Artists, Hamilton ON
Julia Veenstra Square Foot Show, Hamilton ON
PaulaWhiteDiamond Square Ft Show Kitchener ON
Art in the Park, Milton ON
Dundas Studio Tour, Dundas ON
WHAT - West Hamilton Artist Tour, Hamilton ON
Hamilton Look-Again, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas ON
2015
Julia Veenstra Square Foot Show, Hamilton ON
PaulaWhiteDiamond Square Ft Show Kitchener ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Dundas Studio Tour, Dundas ON
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton ON
West Hamilton Artists Tour, Hamilton ON
Art on the Street Guelph ON
2014
Paula White Diamond
Square Foot and Big Ideas Show, Kitchener ON
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton ON
Fine Art and Music Festival, Niagara Falls ON
Glenhyrst Art Gallery Juried Show, Brantford ON
Art by the Lighthouse, Niagara-On-The-Lake ON
Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto ON
West Hamilton Artists Tour, Hamilton ON
Artworks Oakville Juried Show, Oakville ON
2013
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton ON
Fine Art and Music Festival, Niagara Falls ON
Art on the Street Guelph ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
West Hamilton Artists Tour, Hamilton ON
Visual Art Mississauga Juried Show, Mississauga ON
Burlington Art Centre On-Line Auction, Burlington ON
2012
MIP Art in the Workplace, Hamilton, ON
Art In Action Studio Tour, Burlington ON
WAAH Group Show, Carnegie, Dundas, ON
Schomberg Village Street Gallery Schomberg ON
Art on the Street, Guelph ON
West Hamilton Artists Tour Hamilton ON
Waterdown Artisan & Craft Show Waterdown ON
2011
Arts Hamilton Members Show Hamilton ON
Sunrise Members Show Hamilton ON
Square Foot Show Loft Gallery Clarksburg ON
PaulaWhiteDiamond Square Ft Show Kitchener ON
Schomberg Village Street Gallery Schomberg ON
Art in the Park Oakville ON
Art on the Street Guelph ON
Rejects Propeller Gallery, Toronto ON
Time Frame Alton Mills ON
Sail and Canvas Bayfield ON
Koosch Bistro Westdale ON
Parallel Lines Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton ON
Board Games, Albion Hotel, Guelph ON
International Women Celebrate! AyrSpace, Ayr ON
Art in the Workplace, MIP, Hamilton ON
2010
Arts Hamilton Members Xmas Show and Sale, Hamilton ON Volunteer Hamilton, Hamilton ON
Art in Action, Burlington ON
Square Foot Show, Paula White-Diamond Gallery, Waterloo ON
Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto ON
Art on the Street, Guelph ON
Burlington Arts Centre Arts & Crafts Festival, Burlington ON
Multiples Show, Loft Gallery, Clarksburg ON
Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto ON
Timeraiser, Hamilton ON
2009
One of a Kind, Toronto ON
Art in Action Studio Tour. Burlington ON
Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto ON
Junction Arts Festival, Toronto ON
Art in the Yard, Elora ON
Art on the Street, Guelph ON
Art 2009, Toronto ON
2008
Art and Wine, Niagara on the Lake ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Art on the Street, Guelph ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Afloat Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton ON
Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Sale
Southwest Hamilton Artists Studio Tour, Hamilton ON
2007
Food and Wine Show, Sunrise Gallery, Hamilton ON
Queen Street West Art Crawl, Toronto ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Desmond Juried Show, Ridgetown ON
Southwest Hamilton Artists Studio Tour, Hamilton ON
Festival International Montreal en Arts, Montreal QC
2006
Arts Hamilton Members Xmas Show and Sale, Hamilton ON
Hillebrand Artisans at the Winery, Niagara-On-The-Lake ON
International Art Expo, Montreal QC
Southwest Hamilton Artists Studio Tour, Hamilton ON
Canadian Artists in the Czech Republic, Prague CZ
Toronto Art Expo, Toronto ON
2005
Hillebrand Artisans at the Winery, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON
Cabbagetown Arts & Crafts - Riverdale Park, Toronto ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Southwest Hamilton Artists Studio Tour, Hamilton ON
Toronto Art Expo, Toronto ON
2004
Cabbagetown Arts & Crafts, Toronto ON
The Distillery District Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Port Credit Village Outdoor Show, Mississauga ON
Group Show Wagner Rosenbaum Gallery, Toronto ON
Art by the Yard, Elora ON
Functional & Fine Art, Grimsby ON
Art Walk, Port Credit ON
Southwest Hamilton Artist Studio Tour, Hamilton ON
Solo Show – Launched, Steam Whistle Brewing, Toronto ON
2003
Group Show - Pouch Cove Connections, Pouch Cove NFLD
Group Show - Hamilton Regional Arts Council, Hamilton ON
The Distillery District Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Art in the Park, Oakville ON
Art in the Garden, Elora ON
Solo Show - Rural Roots - Clarington Gallery, Bowmanville ON
Group Exhibit - Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council, Hamilton ON
Solo Show - Up Close but not Personal - Gallery on Five, Hamilton ON
2002
Juried Show of Fine Arts, Clarington ON
Art in the Park - Oakville ON
Juried Group Show - Spring Salon, Grand Valley ON
Members Group Show - Hamilton Regional Arts Council, Hamilton ON
2001
Solo Show - Fressen Restaurant, Toronto ON
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Solo Show - Home Restaurant, London ON
Two Person Show - Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery, Scarborough ON
2000
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto ON
Solo Show - East Revisited - Home Restaurant, London ON
Juried Group Show - Text in Art - Phase II Gallery, London ON
Juried Group Show - Fruit and Vegetable Show - Copps Family Gallery, London ON
Three Person Show - Variegations - Copps Family Gallery, London ON
Residency
2023 Creator in residence, The Weave Shed, Hillswick, Shetland UK
2023 I Made it through the Wilderness, Gibraltar Pt. Artscape, Toronto Island
2015 Spark Box Studio, Picton ON
2010 Hambidge Centre for Creative Arts, Georgia USA
2003 Artists Residency Programme, Pouch Cove NFLD
Awards and Grants
2019 Best Person/Visual Artist Hamilton Community News
2017 Image chosen, Niagara Arts Calendar 2018
2008 Finalist Logo Design King William Art Walk Hamilton
2006 Exhibition Assistance – Ontario Arts Council
2006 Winner - Hillebrand Artists Series Wine Label