JoAnne Connell Northey

JoAnne Connell Northey is a nurse who has worked in many different areas, from hospitals in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Switzerland and Germany, to a nursing agency then a doctor's office in Peterborough.

She has enjoyed painting in watercolour for a number of years, having taken classes and workshops locally. Each painting is an original, done from sketches on location or from her own photos.

Each piece of pottery is hand done on the wheel, and unique.

She has her own art studio and pottery studio that her husband built into their house near Peterborough.

She belongs to the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio, the Buckhorn Artists' Group, and the East Central Ontario Art Association.

Lorraine Ryan

Using the arts to express myself is a real joy. I grew up in Lakefield, alongside the Otonabee River. Growing up in the 40s, a wonderful time, when you just enjoyed the outside clean air and rivers and all the wonderful scenery around us. Now I am to put some of this enjoyment down in the arts field. Watercolour, pen and ink,acrylic, mixed media, and photography. I enjoy it all...

I started with folk art, when the children were growing, Learned about colour and how to use your brushes from Helen Belsey at the tea room in Keene. We got to bring home a finished piece at the end of each day. That was a real bonus. Later joined the Folk art guild in Peterborough. Lots of great friends to paint with and learn new techniques.
















Moved on to many other artistic outlets, Richard Haymens courses at the Peterborough School of Fine Art, Barb Holtz classes in Lakefield, George Elliots night school drawing courses..and many more..I still try to take as many classes as possible when time permits. You are never to old to learn, especially when it is fun.
Now I belong to the Buckhorn Artists' Group and the Kawartha Outdoor Painters, both great groups with lots of friends with like interests.

I have really enjoyed my journey as an artist, you are never finished learning in this life, and the arts field is a pleasant way to enjoy nature and all the wonderful people along the way.

If you wish to view more of her work please click on Lorraine Ryan

The Lindsay Gallery's Annual Juried Art Show of Fine Arts/Visual Arts

Barbara McGregor and Susan Sydney had both of their submissions accepted to the Annual Juried Show at the LindsayGallery

The Opening Reception is on 08 July 10 from 7-8:30pm. and the show runs from 02-30 July 10.




















Susan Sydney's painting Aurora Borealis won an Honourable Mention in the show.

Group Members Exhibitions for July

Various members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group will be exhibiting their works at the following shows during the month of July:

Sasquatch Art Center, 12 First St., Keene, Ont.
01-31 Jul Five Friends
Diane Collins and Lorraine Ryan

The Lindsay Gallery, Lindsay, Ont.
LindsayGallery
02-30 Jul Annual Juried Art Show of Fine Arts/Visual Arts
Opening Reception 08 Jul 10 from 7-8:30pm.
Barbara McGregor and Susan Sydney

Settler’s Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
09-11 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival
Susan Sydney and Tom Young

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
11 Jul - 05 Aug People, Places and Things
Opening Reception 11 Jul 10 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Eastern Ontario Labrador Retriever 10th Anniversary Specialty and Limestone Kennel Club Dog Show, Kingston, Ont.
24-25 Jul
Susan Sydney

Helen Sheppard

Nature abounds beyond the window of Helen Sheppard's studio nestled on the shore of Stoney Lake in the Kawarthas. Here lies the source of this talented landscape and floral artist's inspiration.

Carefully framed oils and watercolours depict the rugged natural surroundings of the lake she loves. Here snow, rock, water, tree and sky exhibit their unspoken splendour through the touch of this artist's hand. She shows her love of the subject which is sensitively reflected in each of her floral paintings

Beside exhibiting in the May and August shows with the Buckhorn Artists' Group, Helen also exhibits her work in June in Norwood, at Crowe's Landing in July and in August there is a another show on Juniper Island. Helen has also displayed her work at the Peterborough Theatre Guild and she is often one of the featured artists at the Douro-Dummer Library.



















This tireless artist has also exhibited her work in a number of galleries throughout the area and she is an award recipient from the Buckhorn School of Fine Art.

Although Helen's work is mostly of landscapes and flowers, the first painting she completed was of St. Peter's on the Rock, a church on an island in Stoney Lake, which was sold to a man who lives in Scotland.

Her paintings are cherished by patrons from Germany, France, Scotland, Czechoslovakia and Hong Kong, to the United States and throughout all of Canada.

She has completed many commissioned pieces and with invitations to a variety of art shows her work is in demand. Helen says to her amazement she once sold a painting before the oil had time to dry.

Sophia Kosak

Sophia came from a small country farm, in Pine Ridge, Manitoba, which is "birds Hill Provincial Park" today. She has been interested in drawing and creating, since grade school. Making posters, for school and community functions. For several years, other commitments were the priority and painting had limited time.

However, in the past few years, she has returned to her passion, for painting. Watercolour being the choice for a new beginning. Other mediums are certainly interesting challenges. Sophia devotes all her attention to whatever subject or medium she may be working on.

Sophia has enjoyed classes from "Thistledown Collegiate" in Toronto, Ontario, "Sir Sanford Fleming College" in Lindsay, Ontario and "Buckhorn School of Fine Art" in Buckhorn, Ontario.

She is an active member of the "Buckhorn Artists' Group" and the "Kawartha Artists'".

Her work is often seen in an ongoing display, at the "Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio" in Peterborough, Ontario.

If you wish to view more of her work please click on Sophia Kosak

Group Members Exhibitions for June

Various members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group will be exhibiting their works at the following shows during the month of June:

Sasquatch Art Center, 12 First St., Keene, Ont.
30 May - 26 Jun On the Small Side Miniature Art Show and Sale
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Susan Sydney

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
06-24 Jun Spring into Summer
Susan Sydney

Norwood Legion Hall –Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
22-26 Jun Norwood Annual Art Show and Sale 2-5pm
Helen Sheppard, Susan Sydney and Tom Young

Art in the Garden, Peterborough, Ont.
GardenRoute
25-26 Jun Griffin's Greenhouse, 3026 Lakefield Rd., Peterborough, Ont.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, and Susan Sydney
25-26 Jun Horling's Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Rd., Lakefield, Ont
Tom Young