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REFLECTION: OUR ROOTS AND OUR TIMES
A Colour and Form Society, Members' Exhibition.
A visual artist statement of life, values and art; reflecting one’s roots.
This exhibition theme links to the Colour and Form Society’s 70th Anniversary celebration in December 2022. With its foundations in diversity and creative freedom,the Colour and Form Society promotes independent expression in art.
This show representing the artwork of 53 of our members was exhibited at the Beaux Arts Gallery in Brampton from April 6 - 30, 2022.
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Our juror for this Members' Exhibition was CFS member Stephanie Schirm.
Her reflection on the show:
"This is a wonderful show based on "Reflection" during our challenging times; it was difficult to make decisions on winners, as there are so many magnificent pieces to choose from. I based my decision process on design, composition and technique. What made the final impact were the accompanying statements which each artist supplied."
To read the juror's individual comments on each prize-winning artwork,
please click on an image to view it in Expanded mode.
FIRST PRIZE
Golnaz Khadivi Zand
NICHOLE
ARTIST'S STATEMENT My painting is inspired by the narrative of a Jamaican immigrant woman. She relocated to Canada with her children in order to pursue work and a better life. Prior to her arrival, she viewed Canada as a utopia and her attitude toward the new world is radically different. Her mind has a frame in which all colours can be realized separately, but the actuality of the world is quite different.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "Not only is this a striking piece; demonstrating pristine traditional oil technique combined with contemporary colour and pattern applications. Khadivi’s accompanied statement sealed the deal."
NICHOLE
ARTIST'S STATEMENT My painting is inspired by the narrative of a Jamaican immigrant woman. She relocated to Canada with her children in order to pursue work and a better life. Prior to her arrival, she viewed Canada as a utopia and her attitude toward the new world is radically different. Her mind has a frame in which all colours can be realized separately, but the actuality of the world is quite different.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "Not only is this a striking piece; demonstrating pristine traditional oil technique combined with contemporary colour and pattern applications. Khadivi’s accompanied statement sealed the deal."
SECOND PRIZE
Carol Walthers
LOVE BEGAN WITH YOU
ARTIST'S STATEMENT ‘Love Began With You’ is the beginning of a letter that I imagine writing to my late mother. Even though she is no longer with us I am guided by the beautiful person that she was. More and more I see the wisdom of her gentle, passive and loving ways.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "This piece struck me first thing as I walked into the space, as it intrigued me compositionally and by the wording; having me to want to know more. Wonderful technique in using watercolour to achieve an art deco style. And the heart warming statement that the artist supplied made the" Love began with you" that much more powerful."
LOVE BEGAN WITH YOU
ARTIST'S STATEMENT ‘Love Began With You’ is the beginning of a letter that I imagine writing to my late mother. Even though she is no longer with us I am guided by the beautiful person that she was. More and more I see the wisdom of her gentle, passive and loving ways.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "This piece struck me first thing as I walked into the space, as it intrigued me compositionally and by the wording; having me to want to know more. Wonderful technique in using watercolour to achieve an art deco style. And the heart warming statement that the artist supplied made the" Love began with you" that much more powerful."
THIRD PRIZE
Anne Hoover
RESTLESS
ARTIST'S STATEMENT I walk the fine line between abstract and realism while painting the figure. The marks and the pose reflecting emotions; both conscious and unconscious, feelings of passion, joy, excitement – and at times, inner turmoil and anxiety; acting as a mirror - a reflection of living in this time.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "Visually a very powerful piece. The composition, choice of colour and brush stokes of this piece defiantly screams restlessness. I am sure we all had experience this restlessness at one point during the pandemic, or as artists who are in constant flux with themselves to accomplish a new direction; both are made reference to in the Artist's statement."
RESTLESS
ARTIST'S STATEMENT I walk the fine line between abstract and realism while painting the figure. The marks and the pose reflecting emotions; both conscious and unconscious, feelings of passion, joy, excitement – and at times, inner turmoil and anxiety; acting as a mirror - a reflection of living in this time.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "Visually a very powerful piece. The composition, choice of colour and brush stokes of this piece defiantly screams restlessness. I am sure we all had experience this restlessness at one point during the pandemic, or as artists who are in constant flux with themselves to accomplish a new direction; both are made reference to in the Artist's statement."
HONOURABLE MENTION
Kelly McNeil
MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS, A-CHASING THE DEER
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the Deer"; from a poem by Robert Burns. It was over 200 years ago that my father's people came from Scotland to settle in the Cape Breton Highlands. My girls go back every summer and the heart, music and culture of those settlers still exist strong.
JUROR'S COMMENTS Strong piece where the visual supports the vision of the artist, through the interaction of the sisters and nature. Wonderful compostion and colour application."
MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS, A-CHASING THE DEER
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
"My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the Deer"; from a poem by Robert Burns. It was over 200 years ago that my father's people came from Scotland to settle in the Cape Breton Highlands. My girls go back every summer and the heart, music and culture of those settlers still exist strong.
JUROR'S COMMENTS Strong piece where the visual supports the vision of the artist, through the interaction of the sisters and nature. Wonderful compostion and colour application."
HONOURABLE MENTION
Catharina Goldnau
LACE
ARTISTS'S STATEMENT My work is inspired by objects of utility, past or present. The round bowl-a universal containment object is as much a utilitarian as it speaks to the beauty of a simple form, reinterpreted with custom clay. It retains its delicately textured surface in the fire, the essence of the object preserved.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "This is a magnificant piece and intriguing through it's colour and form. It is reminiscent of the first vessels man created, imperfect yet perfect. "
LACE
ARTISTS'S STATEMENT My work is inspired by objects of utility, past or present. The round bowl-a universal containment object is as much a utilitarian as it speaks to the beauty of a simple form, reinterpreted with custom clay. It retains its delicately textured surface in the fire, the essence of the object preserved.
JUROR'S COMMENTS "This is a magnificant piece and intriguing through it's colour and form. It is reminiscent of the first vessels man created, imperfect yet perfect. "
OUR MEMBERS' EXHIBITION
REFLECTION: OUR ROOTS AND OUR TIMES
A visual Artist Statement of Life, Values and Art
April 6 - April 30
Beaux Arts Gallery, Brampton, Ontario
To view an artwork, click on it to display the full size along with its information:
title, medium, price and the artist's statement.
Thelma Amos
Amelia
Acrylic
NFS
STATEMENT:
As a non-representational piece there is no intention of recognizable evidence of the world, and yet in reflection, it can be viewed not only as a segment of one’s artistic journey, but of one’s life as well - flat sections next to layered junctions, bright areas juxtaposed with dark, and periods of calm followed by chaos.
Acrylic
NFS
STATEMENT:
As a non-representational piece there is no intention of recognizable evidence of the world, and yet in reflection, it can be viewed not only as a segment of one’s artistic journey, but of one’s life as well - flat sections next to layered junctions, bright areas juxtaposed with dark, and periods of calm followed by chaos.
Raquel Aurini
Sundown
Oil On Canvas
$575.
STATEMENT:
“Sundown” reflects how we spend our time once the season allows us. Every year we gaze upon nature as it has a healing effect on us. It’s a Canadian ritual to spend time at a cottage or camp, looking at a picture much like this one.
Oil On Canvas
$575.
STATEMENT:
“Sundown” reflects how we spend our time once the season allows us. Every year we gaze upon nature as it has a healing effect on us. It’s a Canadian ritual to spend time at a cottage or camp, looking at a picture much like this one.
Janet Baker
All Dressed Up With Someplace To Go/Remember When
Multi-media Assemblage
NFS
STATEMENT:
This piece looks back to a simpler time, to childhood, to dressing up for a new experience, perhaps an outing, or first day of school—as a reflection on being young, on uncertainty, on mixed feelings of both excitement and apprehension. In my mind it could be sub-titled, “The Universe Will Unfold”.
Multi-media Assemblage
NFS
STATEMENT:
This piece looks back to a simpler time, to childhood, to dressing up for a new experience, perhaps an outing, or first day of school—as a reflection on being young, on uncertainty, on mixed feelings of both excitement and apprehension. In my mind it could be sub-titled, “The Universe Will Unfold”.
Monica Burnside
Ice Creams Are Cool
Oil
$800.
STATEMENT:
My oil painting entitled "Ice Creams are Cool" reflects back to my childhood days when my parents, brother and I made many family outings together. I used a photograph made by my father as my reference for the painting. I was born in Koln, Germany and when I was two years old, we emigrated to Toronto and became Canadian citizens.
Oil
$800.
STATEMENT:
My oil painting entitled "Ice Creams are Cool" reflects back to my childhood days when my parents, brother and I made many family outings together. I used a photograph made by my father as my reference for the painting. I was born in Koln, Germany and when I was two years old, we emigrated to Toronto and became Canadian citizens.
Lynden Cowan
Naptime
Oil
$750.
STATEMENT:
Naptime shows a little red fox that I came upon in the woods near my studio, dreaming and reflecting on life around him.
Oil
$750.
STATEMENT:
Naptime shows a little red fox that I came upon in the woods near my studio, dreaming and reflecting on life around him.
Jan Creelman
No one Told me it Would Lead to This
Multi media batik
$750.
STATEMENT:
Within this series, I explored what would happen with dye and wax on watercolour paper. By leaving my roots (on fabric) and what I knew behind, I chanced it and really didn’t recognize the person who emerged on the other side. No one told me it would lead to this.
Multi media batik
$750.
STATEMENT:
Within this series, I explored what would happen with dye and wax on watercolour paper. By leaving my roots (on fabric) and what I knew behind, I chanced it and really didn’t recognize the person who emerged on the other side. No one told me it would lead to this.
Susan Mandel Davidson
101 Years & Growing
Acrylic and mixed media
$1180.
STATEMENT:
My roots in Canada started when I married an amazing Canadian. He introduced me to Canada’s possibilities through its foods, arts, politics and sciences. The latter would save my life. I live where safe insulin production began 101 years ago. This visual eavesdropper reflects on her Canada in this mixed media painting.
Acrylic and mixed media
$1180.
STATEMENT:
My roots in Canada started when I married an amazing Canadian. He introduced me to Canada’s possibilities through its foods, arts, politics and sciences. The latter would save my life. I live where safe insulin production began 101 years ago. This visual eavesdropper reflects on her Canada in this mixed media painting.
Mary Anne Dente
My Happy Place
Oil
NFS
STATEMENT:
It all began as a child with daytrips and cottage visits, sketchbook and paint box in hand. Thus began my appreciation of the majestic trees, rocks and waterways of the Canadian Landscape and the desire to communicate its power and vibrancy. Further inspired by the many artists I have met, instructors or fellow painters, I continue to find the outdoors my starting point, My Happy Place.
Oil
NFS
STATEMENT:
It all began as a child with daytrips and cottage visits, sketchbook and paint box in hand. Thus began my appreciation of the majestic trees, rocks and waterways of the Canadian Landscape and the desire to communicate its power and vibrancy. Further inspired by the many artists I have met, instructors or fellow painters, I continue to find the outdoors my starting point, My Happy Place.
Betty Drebot
My granddaughter
Oil on Canvas
NFS
STATEMENT:
“My Granddaughter”, a portrait of my adopted granddaughter, Emma, born 2 months early on a Christmas Eve weighing 3 ½ pounds. My daughter spent every day during Emma’s 2 months stay in the hospital, struggling for her life. I fell in love with her the first time I laid eyes on her tiny body and we have remained close ever since. I am so proud to have this strong determined lovely young woman in our family.
Oil on Canvas
NFS
STATEMENT:
“My Granddaughter”, a portrait of my adopted granddaughter, Emma, born 2 months early on a Christmas Eve weighing 3 ½ pounds. My daughter spent every day during Emma’s 2 months stay in the hospital, struggling for her life. I fell in love with her the first time I laid eyes on her tiny body and we have remained close ever since. I am so proud to have this strong determined lovely young woman in our family.
Mary Elizabeth Duggan
Rocks With Mussels
Acrylic
NFS
STATEMENT:
Plein air artists experience one constant — change. In 2019, I painted the Fundy shores. Every cycle of tide exposed the sea bed scattered with new evidence of the fragility of life. That was a reminder; respond with paint to the ‘here and now’ or miss the moment forever.
Acrylic
NFS
STATEMENT:
Plein air artists experience one constant — change. In 2019, I painted the Fundy shores. Every cycle of tide exposed the sea bed scattered with new evidence of the fragility of life. That was a reminder; respond with paint to the ‘here and now’ or miss the moment forever.
Nathalie Freniere
Dawn of a New Day
Oil
$960.
STATEMENT:
Mother Earth is the source of life. Our everyday behavior allows us to honor her greatness and her life sustaining energy. Dawn of a New Day reminds us that not only do our roots stem from deep within her, is a reflection of our times and, future in time.
Oil
$960.
STATEMENT:
Mother Earth is the source of life. Our everyday behavior allows us to honor her greatness and her life sustaining energy. Dawn of a New Day reminds us that not only do our roots stem from deep within her, is a reflection of our times and, future in time.
Martha West Gayford
Katima
Oil On Canvas
$5000.
STATEMENT:
I am one person with only one voice. So it is with each human being. In these horrific times of the brutal Russian aggression against the Ukraine the single voices of millions of individuals have joined together in an inspiring cry for compassion, for humanity. My portraits are a search for this humanity.
Oil On Canvas
$5000.
STATEMENT:
I am one person with only one voice. So it is with each human being. In these horrific times of the brutal Russian aggression against the Ukraine the single voices of millions of individuals have joined together in an inspiring cry for compassion, for humanity. My portraits are a search for this humanity.
Doug Geldart
Summer Sky
Watercolour and pastel
$475.
STATEMENT:
Our Canadian roots include life on the water and four seasons as played out under ever changing skies that can stop us in our tracks to reflect upon the wonder of nature. In this tumultuous time of conflict, clouds are passing peaceful sentinels.
Watercolour and pastel
$475.
STATEMENT:
Our Canadian roots include life on the water and four seasons as played out under ever changing skies that can stop us in our tracks to reflect upon the wonder of nature. In this tumultuous time of conflict, clouds are passing peaceful sentinels.
Priti Girgla
Blue Cow and Red Leaf
Mixed Media
$650.
STATEMENT:
Since the earliest times, humanities have been on the move, striving for betterment in their lives. They move in search of new opportunities in new lands. This painting is a reflection on the coming to new lands, from the land of birth to the adopted country, setting down roots and making it your home.
Mixed Media
$650.
STATEMENT:
Since the earliest times, humanities have been on the move, striving for betterment in their lives. They move in search of new opportunities in new lands. This painting is a reflection on the coming to new lands, from the land of birth to the adopted country, setting down roots and making it your home.
Catharina Goldnau
Lace
Ceramic
$900.
STATEMENT:
My work is inspired by objects of utility, past or present. The round bowl-a universal containment object is as much a utilitarian as it speaks to the beauty of a simple form, reinterpreted with custom clay. It retains its delicately textured surface in the fire, the essence of the object preserved.
Ceramic
$900.
STATEMENT:
My work is inspired by objects of utility, past or present. The round bowl-a universal containment object is as much a utilitarian as it speaks to the beauty of a simple form, reinterpreted with custom clay. It retains its delicately textured surface in the fire, the essence of the object preserved.
Ronald Greig
Keep the Change
Oil
$1200.
STATEMENT:
The last couple of years have been a challenge for many and businesses are no exception. I am thankful to those who persevered through the hardships and still put on a happy face when serving their customers. I am hoping that this painting 'Keep the Change' reflects that gratitude.
Oil
$1200.
STATEMENT:
The last couple of years have been a challenge for many and businesses are no exception. I am thankful to those who persevered through the hardships and still put on a happy face when serving their customers. I am hoping that this painting 'Keep the Change' reflects that gratitude.
Nadia Gurkova
Sunset in the Fields
Oil on canvas
$800.
STATEMENT:
What helps me through difficult times is a simple practice of gratitude. Being happy about the most basic things; sunsets, fresh breeze, parents, children, and spring flowers. Sounds too simple to work, but it does. The sun is always shining.
Oil on canvas
$800.
STATEMENT:
What helps me through difficult times is a simple practice of gratitude. Being happy about the most basic things; sunsets, fresh breeze, parents, children, and spring flowers. Sounds too simple to work, but it does. The sun is always shining.
Diana Hillman
Winter Flight #3
Oil
$900.
STATEMENT:
This painting (done in 2021) is based on a series of photographs I took in 2019 - before the pandemic. And yet, to me it evokes the feelings many of us have experienced during the last two years; isolation, loneliness and melancholy. “Our times”.
Oil
$900.
STATEMENT:
This painting (done in 2021) is based on a series of photographs I took in 2019 - before the pandemic. And yet, to me it evokes the feelings many of us have experienced during the last two years; isolation, loneliness and melancholy. “Our times”.
Anne Hoover
Restless
Acrylic
$450.
STATEMENT:
I walk the fine line between abstract and realism while painting the figure. The marks and the pose reflecting emotions; both conscious and unconscious, feelings of passion, joy, excitement – and at times, inner turmoil and anxiety; acting as a mirror - a reflection of living in this time.
Acrylic
$450.
STATEMENT:
I walk the fine line between abstract and realism while painting the figure. The marks and the pose reflecting emotions; both conscious and unconscious, feelings of passion, joy, excitement – and at times, inner turmoil and anxiety; acting as a mirror - a reflection of living in this time.
MaryLou Hurley
WinterBirch
Mixed Media Mosaic
$1200.
STATEMENT:
When I think of my roots, my mind turns to time spent in un-spoilt nature in the fields and forests of my youth. Often alone, I would lie on my back, daydream and study the clouds. In a forest, sitting under a tree I found a mystical sense of belonging.
Mixed Media Mosaic
$1200.
STATEMENT:
When I think of my roots, my mind turns to time spent in un-spoilt nature in the fields and forests of my youth. Often alone, I would lie on my back, daydream and study the clouds. In a forest, sitting under a tree I found a mystical sense of belonging.
Holly Hutchison
Silent Transport
Acrylic on canvas
$250.
STATEMENT:
"Silent Transport" is based on one photograph (taken by me) of the colours and textures of the mausoleum wall in the Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England. It’s about my longing for my ancestors, to touch them, listen to their stories, bask in the love of generations, and to gain their knowledge about, and wisdom for, triumphing in trying times.
Acrylic on canvas
$250.
STATEMENT:
"Silent Transport" is based on one photograph (taken by me) of the colours and textures of the mausoleum wall in the Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England. It’s about my longing for my ancestors, to touch them, listen to their stories, bask in the love of generations, and to gain their knowledge about, and wisdom for, triumphing in trying times.
Anne Jackson
Radiant Blue
Oil on Panel
$625.
STATEMENT:
“Radiant Blue”. Created with multiple layers of vibrant, transparent oil colour, Radiant Blue is a declaration of strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Joyful brilliance provides contrast to darker times; past challenges are blurred and smoothed into the ongoing flow and bright hope for the future.
Oil on Panel
$625.
STATEMENT:
“Radiant Blue”. Created with multiple layers of vibrant, transparent oil colour, Radiant Blue is a declaration of strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Joyful brilliance provides contrast to darker times; past challenges are blurred and smoothed into the ongoing flow and bright hope for the future.
Golnaz Khadivi zand
Nichole
Oil
NFS
STATEMENT:
My painting is inspired by the narrative of a Jamaican immigrant woman. She relocated to Canada with her children in order to pursue work and a better life. Prior to her arrival, she viewed Canada as a utopia and her attitude toward the new world is radically different. Her mind has a frame in which all colours can be realized separately, but the actuality of the world is quite different.
Oil
NFS
STATEMENT:
My painting is inspired by the narrative of a Jamaican immigrant woman. She relocated to Canada with her children in order to pursue work and a better life. Prior to her arrival, she viewed Canada as a utopia and her attitude toward the new world is radically different. Her mind has a frame in which all colours can be realized separately, but the actuality of the world is quite different.
Aeri Lee
Days of Life
Mixed Media & Oil
$250.00
STATEMENT:
Reflecting on my life, there have been times of joy and sorrow as well as peace and adversity. The life of an artist who can express these daily inspirations through painting is the best choice for my life. I expressed the days of my life using various colours.
Mixed Media & Oil
$250.00
STATEMENT:
Reflecting on my life, there have been times of joy and sorrow as well as peace and adversity. The life of an artist who can express these daily inspirations through painting is the best choice for my life. I expressed the days of my life using various colours.
Angela Lipscombe
Traffic Jam
(Ireland)
Acrylic
$650.
STATEMENT:
Pausing to look back on a gentler time of my life that has carried me through many a gloomy day with humour and creativity. Can a bump in the road not be a moment of quiet ponder that provides us with a gentle prod to let the useless things of life go and embrace what lies ahead.
(Ireland)
Acrylic
$650.
STATEMENT:
Pausing to look back on a gentler time of my life that has carried me through many a gloomy day with humour and creativity. Can a bump in the road not be a moment of quiet ponder that provides us with a gentle prod to let the useless things of life go and embrace what lies ahead.
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