Elected Members
Monica Orrling
SCA, CFS
Mississauga, Ont
Oil and watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Monica works primarily in oil and watercolour. Using depth of colour she captures the intensity of her subjects. Most recently she has been focusing on bold, large, colourful florals in oils and letting her love of nature to guide her with her watercolours. With depth of layering, vibrant colours and translucent paints she creates flow and movement within her paintings.
Eileen Oswald
CFS, PAC, MPAC
Mississauga, ON
Mixed Water Media, Pastel, Oil and Printmaking
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The various media are used to express the emotions caught in the moment. This may be shown as realistic landscapes, abstracts, and impressionistic.
Margaret S. Pardy
SSA, SCA, OSA, CFS, SOVA
Brampton, ON
Scratchboard Wildlife Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
As a wildlife artist, Margaret strives to show animals as they truly are, with a more dramatic representation which she has found through working with Scratchboard.
Pam Pols
CFS
Brampton, ON
Acrylic Expressionist Landscape Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Pam is an aficionado of impressionists – the influence of light on a scene. She loves the bright colour, yet also the subtleties of quiet colour combinations.
Marie Antoniette Prospero
CFS, TWS
Etobicoke, ON
Acrylic, Watercolour, Mixed Media
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marie delights in the colour and light in the world around us and shares that love in her paintings of children at play and landscapes abstracted or realistic, near or far.
John W. Reid
CSPWC
Mississauga, ON
Landscape Watercolour
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I have painted in oils acrylics pen and ink but watercolour is my favourite medium. Sketching on sight whenever possible is my favourite thing to do.
Doreen Renner
OSA, SCA, CSPWC, CFS, FSWS
Mississauga, ON
Acrylic and Watermedia
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Doreen’s paintings reflect an internal response to her surroundings and nature’s everyday events. She enjoys challenging herself by pushing boundaries using water media to create unique and compelling images.
Joyce Reynolds
CFS
Burlington, ON
Abstract Acrylic Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I use colour, form, and texture to capture the essence ofnature and non-objective inspiration.
Carol Robinson
OCAD CFS
Toronto, ON
Acrylic and Collage
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carol's paintings oscillate between abstraction and representation. They are visceral and layered addressing feminism, environmentalism, social equality and humour. Always experimenting with color and form, her joy is the journey.
Olaf Schneider
CARFAC, CFS
Mississauga, ON
Fine Artist
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Olaf’s first influence was by his grandfather. Painting large scale billboards from 1986 for Mediacom, Olaf acquired a strong practical foundation that would become integral to his work today.
Lynne Schumacher
CFS, OSA, SOVA
Brampton, ON
Oil on canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lunne studied art at Central Technical School in Toronto under Doris McCarthy. Her paintings aim to pull the viewer into another world.
Catherine Shane
CFS
Oakville, ON
Whimsical, abstract paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Canadian artist working in acrylic to create whimsical abstract paintings often telling a story with a touch of humour. “Make Your Walls Laugh”.
Barbara Shaw
CFS
Guelph, ON
ACRYLIC,WATERCOLOUR, GRAPHITE, TEXTILE AND FOUND ITEMS
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Today the world is being dramatically impacted, with our environment under life-threatening attack. The paintings I create in my studio and "en plein air" are my way of giving voice to these environmental and social issues, the heartbeat of the planet we call home.
Lesia Shipowick
SCA, CFS
Milton, ON
Non-Objective and Abstract paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Change is a constant in Lesia’s paintings which proliferate with spontaneous form, diversity of colour and abundance of detail. They elicit personal interpretation and a closer look.
Janet Simmons Sweet
Janet Simmons Sweet
Guelph, ON
Landscape Oil Paintings on Canvas
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Janet paints her emotional connection in an impressionistic style, using dramatic lighting to emphasize the heightened moment. Multiple canvases are often strategically assembled to elevate the narrative.
Michael Deborah Skoff
OSA, CFS
Etobicoke, ON
Oil with gold leaf paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michael celebrates the extremes of beauty, both rough and delicate. Her work centers on the moment space cracks and splits as the golden treasure beneath is unearthed and set free.
Anne Sutton
CFS
Milton, Ontario
Acrylic Landscape Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Natural elements of the landscape inspire Anne’s contemporary acrylic paintings and explore such themes as the shapes and colours created by the play of light on moving water.
Joanna Turlej
OCAD, CFS, OSA
Oakville, ON
Paper Collage Paintings
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Joanna creates her images on canvas, using repurposed magazine papers, Japanese papers and tissues, and her own painted papers. She combines abstract with distorted realism to create a thought-provoking narrative.
Sheila Vander Wier
CFS
Brampton, ON
Oils
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sheila’s inspiration comes from the beauty of God’s creation. Her ability to capture this beauty with oils on canvas allows her to share this with others.
Suzanne Walsh
CFS
Toronto, ON
Abstract, Non-Objective
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Suzanne paints primarily with a broad brush across many narratives. Nature and the wider universe are a strong influence in the artistic process.
Susan Irons-Ware
BFA, BEd, TWS, CFS, ECOAA
Gravenhurst, ON
Watercolour and Oils
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Susan draws on the natural environment for subject matter in her art. Focusing on the complexities found in nature, her work looks at both close up and the panoramic.
