Artist Profiles
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Jennifer Caie has painted since she was a girl. She grew up on the prairies, loving the wind and big skies. After marrying her husband Rob in 1988, they relocated to Northwestern Ontario, where fields turned into waves of water and the big sky turned into Sunset Country. They have three adult boys. Jennifer spends a portion of her day gathering inspiration from the outdoors, seeing a painting in especially those low light magic hours. |
Lee is a landscape artist, painting primarily in acrylic He retired in 1995 and dabbled in art for many years, only beginning to take it seriously about 9 years ago. He has landscape paintings in numerous private collections in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. Lee is largely self-taught, although he has annually attended the five-day Arts West Artists’ Retreat held at the Riding Mountain Conference Center in Manitoba for the past eight years. He has been influenced by artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, the Group of Seven, the Impressionists, etc. He is a founding member of a small local art group that holds one or two exhibitions each year. He has also had a painting accepted into a Juried Exhibition at the Douglas Family Art Centre In Kenora, Ontario He lives in Sioux Narrows, Ontario, on beautiful Lake of the Woods, and paints in his own studio. |
Lucy is a self-taught artist and photographer. Lucy has always done some form of art over the years, however, since moving to Red Lake, and with the encouragement from a friend, she decided to expand and explore her passion for art. She works in various mediums including acrylic, water colours and alcohol inks. Her new found love is resin. Lucy shows her work on a regular basis in Red Lake's own local art show, 'The Artist's Nook'. Her ideas come from her own photos and the beautiful wilderness that surrounds her in Northwestern Ontario. |
Rhonda (Bobinski) Beckman left Red Lake, Ontario, after high school to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree, then continued on to receive her Bachelor of Education Degree at the University of Manitoba. She then taught Visual Arts at RLDHS for almost 20 years while continuing to make her own art on the side. In 2014, Rhonda established herself as the sole proprietor of The Clever Corvid Art and Art Workshops, where she runs artistic workshops for all ages and abilities in the community and beyond. She can also be found at local festivals and on Facebook, peddling her creative wares that are inspired by the beautiful nature that surrounds her. Rhonda is now on a big, life adventure, working towards a studio to share with you in the wilderness of North West Ontario. Follow along by checking out https://theclevercorvidsfarmhousestudio.com and subscribing to her newsletter. |
Brenda Drager is a multimedia artist who is best recognized for her love of vibrant colour. She didn't start creating until later, when her children were older and she had sold her retail business. She started taking art classes and workshops to build her confidence and knowledge. She has an affinity for the abstract and work that is a little "messy" looking. There are very little intricate details in her work. Brenda has no formal education by takes a few workshops per year in Canada and the USA. She has worked in acrylic, water colour, encaustic, pastels, alcohol ink and collage. Brenda finds the endless array of techniques and mediums helpful at keeping her engaged and interested. She finds the gathering of artists stimulating and exciting. Her head is always full of new art ideas and subjects. She has participated in a few local art exhibits and has her work handing locally. Her philosophy is that everyone should own at least one original piece of art that they love to look at and reflects who they are, even if it is a very small piece. |
Bill McFarlane has been making art since childhood. In 1967, he enrolled in the Commercial Art Program offered at Winnipeg's Technical Vocational High School. Shortly after graduating he entered the field of graphic arts, a career he was actively involved in for thirty years. Upon selling his printing operation in 2002, he set out to pursue his passion for visual art. He has since graduated with a BFA First Class Honours from the University of Manitoba. Besides being an accomplished printmaker, Bill transitions easily between drawing and oil painting. He takes inspiration from the ways in which various aspects of the human condition impact on both our fellow humans and the natural world. Bill currently works out of his studio in Nestor Falls, Ontario. |
Kiefer Floreal is a 23 year old potter who was born in Kenora, Ontario. Growing up, Kiefer moved around attending schools in Canada and the United States but he always felt at home when he would return to northern Ontario to visit family and fish Lake of the Woods. Pottery started in high school while living in Seattle and he continued to practice under established potters while also exploring the medium himself. Inspired by the traditional Japanese art form Gyotaku, which consists of printing fish on rice paper, Kiefer decided to experiment with printing fish on his pottery. After much experimenting he found a method that left detailed fish prints displayed on his pots. Today, Kiefer has found Dryden, Ontario to be home and he continues to make unique forms and functional vessels with prints of full fish and fish tails. He prides himself on printing fish that he catches locally and legally. |
The painter Anthony (Tony) Sepers was born in the Netherlands in 1945, immigrated to Canada with family in 1957 to Guelph Ontario, where he finished both primary and secondary education .After studying commercial art in Brantford he moved to Montreal to continue his practice as an independent fine artist He moved back to the Guelph area 2 years later to continue his life as an artist in a one room school house near Fergus. Having studied and worked as a billboard painter, the influence of the industry and the love of letters continue in his work. In 1974 entered the University of Guelph where he received his honours BA in fine art. In the year 2000 he moved to Bergland in Lake of the Woods Township to continue his practice as a fine artist full time. |
Cynthia is an artist who enjoys exploring her creative side and experimenting with different media and techniques. Most recently she has developed a passion for painting in acrylics, with an affinity for using bold colours. She describes herself as having no particular "style". She enjoys when her creative process is truly organic and unfolds as she works. She finds inspiration in life around her, and in the beautiful works of others. She loves trying new things and developing her abilities as an artist. |
Cheryl strives to capture the emotion of the natural world that surrounds her. By manipulating the physical characteristics of powdered glass, she is able to convey emotions reflected in the landscape. Cheryl has studied and been selected for artist in residency programs in the United States, Norway and Scotland. She began exhibiting in 2007. Her work has been in exhibitions, including a recent solo installation at numerous art galleries throughout North America and the United Kingdom. In 2014, Cheryl was a finalist in the Salt Spring National Art Prize (2015 & 2017), and her work was selected for the Canadian Craft Biennial at the Art Gallery of Burlington. Cheryl has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants from Craft Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Recently she received a Chalmers Fellowship to study Genetic Memory as it relates to her work. |
Don is a photographer and enjoys the abstract nature of nature itself. He focuses on the elements of nature as well as the elements of design. Don's passion is on the element of texture, which with structural flow and direction and colour generates a theme and grants us a view of action and reaction. This reveals the way our world functions. These two examples reveal the nature of water as an abstract image of water flowing on land and the storm scene as how water reveals its presence and behavior as a gas in the atmosphere. Always infinite possibilities in minute revelations or as shown in the images as a more grand dramatic presence. |
Harriet is a photographer and all-around creative individual. In 2012, The Art Gallery of Sudbury and the Red Lake Heritage Centre hosted her solo art show. The art show focused on fashion and included much collaboration with various artists and friends. She has been shooting photos of people, travel, everyday objects, textures, and nature for 20 years. She enjoys photography because it can capture a moment in time, and allows her to enjoy that moment over and over again by looking at prints. Currently, she is experimenting with making ceramics and photographing these as well. |
Lori is biologist by training and currently works as a manager with Ontario Parks. She lives with her two small children, husband and dog on McKenzie Island, Ontario. She has always created art; her most recent exploration has been experimenting with wood and resin to create jewelry and sculpture. She is currently working towards an online store where pieces will be available to view and purchase. Lori is no stranger to the Northwestern Ontario Art Show scene. She has participated in four of the Red Lake Art Shows, held by the Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre. |
The six months of stark winter in Lake of the Woods has led Pippi to choose colour as a primary theme. There are vibrant hues, where others see grays and browns. Seeking always the unusual characteristics of light and colour, Pippi creates works of art that intend to evoke fond memories of places and feelings of great joy. It is a challenge to turn familiar objects into interesting compositions so that the observer can view them with fresh eyes. Pippi particularly enjoys the light and the way it moves and flashes over objects. Pippi always starts the same, first painting the canvasses in red or yellow in order to create a complex surface and glow that invites repeated study. Each work is a study in layers, stencils, image transfer, paint and resin. |
Growing up in the wilds of Northwestern Ontario, Lou's childhood was spent playing in the beauty of the Canadian Shield. From an early age Lou pursued art and craft finally arriving to the brush after she retired from a nursing career. Lou took to water again and travelled the world on a boat where she found painting suited the confines of limited space. Her travels found their way into her work. Using acrylic paint and mixed media, she brushes bright colours from other worlds into her patchwork of shapes. Lou's aim is to capture reality in an abstracted, colourful exploration of what is - to what could be. She starts by laying down marks, papers and paint on panels, often sanding back and repainting until the layers allow her feelings to push through. From there she develops a direction that takes her to a sense of excitement, place and gratitude to be able to do what she loves. |