Katia Ramdas

I create wildlife-inspired mixed media art, which comes to life by combining nature’s gifts and and everyday objects. By layering botanicals and found materials onto Washi and Kozo paper, I build unique textures that I integrate into my acrylic paintings. While I strive to give a secondary purpose to items destined for the landfill, my […]

Mina Zare

Mina is an impressionist artist specializing in abstract landscapes created with thick oil layers and palette knife techniques. Based in the Niagara Escarpment, she draws inspiration from the surrounding wildlife and natural beauty, working from her seasonal studios. With a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Design, Mina has also worked in Municipal Planning in […]

Peter Dušek

Peter Dušek is a Canadian artist and gallerist based in Hockley Valley, Ontario. He runs the Peter Dušek Gallery in Creemore. His work uses photography to explore minimalist and abstract approaches to landscape, water, snow, and rural scenes, often using techniques such as long exposures and spatial compression to distill our world down to their […]

Pencils, Paper, and Nature

Online Nature Journaling Classes Grab your sketchbook and join us on a virtual exploration to discover and journal Ontario plants and animals. Sketching is a wonderful tool to connect with nature in personal and creative ways. In each class, we practice sketching techniques while journaling our observations of nature from original photo and video footage. […]

Shelly Ives

Shelly Ives is a visual artist based in Orangeville, Ontario. She is a graduate of the Illustration program at Sheridan College, where she developed a strong foundation in drawing and visual storytelling. Following her studies, Shelly applied her creativity across a range of disciplines, working as a muralist, sign painter, and graphic designer. She has […]

Lynn Gilbank

For many years I have been creating pictures using textiles as fabric. With many layers of different fabrics and textures I create pictures that evoke a realistic or impressionistic feel. My style continues to evolve playing with different techniques and processes. One of my pieces won the Viewers’ Choice Award at the Headwaters Art Gallery […]

Colin McNairn

Author and Poet

Fabienne Good

Fabienne Good is an artist/designer/maker/educator who grew up on a farm in Dufferin County and followed her passion of art & design through OCAD University in Toronto. She then moved to Europe to complete a Masters in Fine Arts with a joint major in Education and Public Art. Fabienne has spent over 15 years living […]

Roslyn Levin

I have been a Japanese Brushstroke (sumi-e) artist for 50 years. My work is treasured in collections world-wide. I teach sumi-e and have written a book on how to paint in this medium, “The Brush Dances”, which is available anywhere on a print-on-demand basis in print and e-book formats. I paint primarily nature – birds, […]

Erika Batdorf

Erika Batdorf is an international artist who has been performing, directing and creating award-winning performance in 14 countries for decades at venues such as The Troy Museum and the Bergama Theatre Festival in Turkey, LitLive and Prthvi Theatre in Mumbai, Venice Biennale, Italy, Luminato in Toronto, Salihara International Theatre Festival and the 7th International Women’s […]