‘The Entertainers’ entertained with love songs for Valentine’s Day on Saturday. It was great fun. They then went on to Town Square and hopefully found a large audience in spite of the weather. It’s not too late to book them for a Singing Valentine – only $ 60.00, or purchase something over $ 200. from our Flowers that Last show and they’ll sing for free!
'The Entertainers' in the gallery on Saturday
It’s 11 am here in Oakville and the snow has stopped. The events in Town Square are apparently continuing as planned. Click here for the full schedule and come out and enjoy! In the gallery our colourful floral show continues with our special gift with purchase and I have been told that we will have a special concert today by a quartet from The Entertainers before they head to Town Square to entertain from 3 – 3:30 pm! You can book your own Singing Valentine from The Entertainers for only $ 60.00 or buy flowers that will never wilt and die at our show and get the Singing Valentine for free.
We’re pretty excited about our visit to Naoko’s studio tomorrow in preparation for our show this spring.
Will keep everyone updated on dates and images!
We had such a good time on Saturday! Daniela was tending bar and almost no one refused our chocolate martinis. Thanks again to TAG Vodka who sponsored the refreshments. TAG is made right here in Oakville with no additives and a low carbon footprint. Good to know.
We caught up with lots of clients we hadn’t seen since before Christmas and we also welcomed some new clients to the gallery who were doing the Downtown Oakville ‘taste and tour’. It’s fun and we seem to luck out with good weather every year. Jennifer Walton’s work attracted a lot of interest. We included this one in our Flowers that Last show. (Look closely – there are wild flowers in the background!)
Points and Spaces 17, 2000, Oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches, 41 x 41 cm (2)
Come and enjoy Downtown Oakville tomorrow. Take a gallery tour in the afternoon and enjoy refreshments and special events at each one. On exhibit is our annual Flowers that Last show – just the thing to brighten your day! Hope you will join us from 2-4 – or anytime. Here’s just one of the beautiful works on display
Blue Flowers in Late Afternoon Shadows # 2, 2009, Acrylic on panel, 12 x 36 inches, 30 x 91 cm
The exhibition for Lila doesn’t open until March 1, but the AGM has now posted more info about some of the exciting events that they will hold during Lila’s show. We included a link in our newsletter which was e-mailed Jan. 27, but click here to read the press release.
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As many of you know, the Super Bowl takes place on Sunday Feb. 5. We’ve got our own Super Bowl happening in the gallery window! It is Jennifer Walton’s wonderful painting depicting a group of children playing football on a snowy field.
Superbowl Sunday, Toronto, 2009, Oil on canvas, 28 x 42 inches, 71 x 107 cm
The set of Canada AM has a new look and not only have they chosen a painting by Janice Mason Steeves for the set, but they also selected 10 sculptures by our artists including David Thai, Dorothy Wilde, Marguerite Broten, Shane Norrie, Don Dickson, Barbara Anderson and Willie Anicic. We’re thrilled!
Poem Series 1084, 2010, oil and wax on canvas on panel, 36 x 48 inches, 91 x 122 cm
The biannual Kingston Prize is Canada’s only portrait competition, featuring contemporary paintings and drawings of Canadians by Canadian artists. An exhibition of the 30 finalists for this year is on view at the ROM until January 29, 2011. The competition is organized by the Kingston Arts Council, and the exhibition presented in cooperation with the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the ROM. Our own Jennifer Walton is a past finalist for the Kingston Prize. We are looking forward to new work by Jennifer very soon.
The new painting by Heather Horton, ‘Clothesline, Fogo Island’ is now here and in the window. Click here to see it online, but it is even better ‘in person’ so please come in and have a look.
