Norma MacEachern

Norma MacEachern is a “work in progress “.

She was raised on a farm, and has always been a keen nature lover.  She enjoyed working in the fields, and just being outdoors in general.

She is one of 12 children. and has always been social and outgoing which served her well in her career of 36 years.

When Norma retired seven years ago, she found it difficult to adjust to all the spare time on her hands.

Norma has been interested in art since an early age and was encouraged to expand on the knowledge of drawing and perspectives.

She enrolled in Art at high school and enjoyed it but there really was nowhere to go with it when you live in a rural area.


Norma joined the Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio and slowly filled her time with some workshops and joined the KAGS Outdoor Painters Group.

The Group gives her the opportunity to visit various places throughout Peterborough County where she can draw and paint with other like minded artists who enjoy creating art on location.










She is “playing “with the various media, working in pen and ink, oil, acrylic, pencil and watercolour.

In the last couple of years she has been teaching beginner classes in acrylic, which she enjoys.

"Slow but sure", that is her motto. You cannot rush great things, therefore she is “A Work in Progress“.

Ron Desjardine

Ron Desjardine lives in the Peterborough area.

He is primarily a watercolour artist who enjoys interpreting rural landscape features and cityscapes with energetic brush strokes.

He frequently uses bold colour and contrast to saturate a picture with a liveliness that takes advantage of the mercurial features of watercolour.

He paints with several groups in the area and shows his work several times a year.

He can be reached at: rondesjardine@gmail.com

Emil Varga

Emil's images portray the beauty of flowers, the tranquility of evening sunsets and visions of Ontario landscapes captured in watercolour and mixed media in a semi-realistic style.

He was born in Cornwall, Ontario and he has lived in Peterborough, Ontario since the early 1940’s where he attended several public schools, followed by high school at Kenner and PCVS.

After which he was offered a drafting apprentice ship at C.G.E., later transferring into product and design engineering.

Forty two years later, when Emil retired and decided to pursue a life long interest in the arts.

He is self taught, but has taken workshops from many notable artists.

"As far as creating a piece of art is concerned, I would say that as I am working on a project (in the solitude of my workshop with my classical music playing), the mood, which is serene and peaceful, seems to be almost spiritual and when finished, I am amazed at what I have accomplished. Because I did not start my painting full time until my retirement, I recommend to all budding artists study and read as much as possible because it is never too late to start a creative journey."

Bonny Windover

Bonny is a long-time resident of the beautiful Buckhorn area.

She lives in a log home that she built together with her husband Nelson, and they raised their two daughters there.

When her children were young Bonny began painting as a hobby.

She loves gardening and paints beautiful flowers and wonderful landscapes in watercolour and pen and ink.

Bonny is inspired by the local scenery and wildflowers and her gardens.

During her teaching career she enjoyed teaching art as well as other subjects in the primary grades.
















She was involved with the first Buckhorn Wildlife Festival Show.

Bonny belongs to the Buckhorn Artists' Group and the Lakefield Art Groups.

Shades of Summer Show

Today was another bright and sunny day and a great turn out at the show with as on all Sundays is only a half day..

 Three more originals were sold from Pat Harvey, Barbara McGregor, and Diane Collins with small items sold by Irene Smith.

The hours for our show are:

11 Aug 13 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
12 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
15 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
16 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
17 Aug 13 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
18 Aug 13 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Thomas W. Young

"TOM" to his friends has spent the whole of his career as an Integration and Test Manager on the Canadarm 1 and Canadarm 2 for the Space Shuttle and the Space Station respectively, earning two Silver Snoopies and the NASA Public Service Medal in the process.

His main hobby in the early early years was Bonsai, the art of miniature trees, of which he had a large collection. There was a natural link to Japanese Brush Calligraphy and Painting which he pursued until he discovered Watercolour in 1988.
















Tom's natural ability for engineering drawing was helpful initially and after two years he began to master the use of water, a difficult task. Since then after many lesson and workshops he has developed his own style, mainly consisting of bright colours and transparency. Never afraid of a challenge he is always ready for a fresh approach to any subject, from traditional to surrealism. Tom's work is present in many private collections.

Irene Smith

Irene was born and raised in the picturesque town of Millbrook and lived in Peterborough while raising her family.

She has always enjoyed spending time outdoors surrounded by the beauty of nature; after camping for many years on the shores of Buckhorn Lake, the family decided to design and build their permanent home there.



















Irene has always had an interest in art and began painting in 1985. Her glowing oils and tranquil watercolours capture the magnificence of the local landscape, the splendour of a summer garden and the character of the animals she creates. When not working in oils or watercolours Irene finds the time to work on architectural renderings in pen and ink or in pencil.