Group Members Exhibitions for December

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
04-23 Dec 11 & 04-12 Jan 12 Christmas
Opening Reception 04 Dec 11 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at the shows.

Group Members Exhibitions for November

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
30 Oct – 17 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, and Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at the shows.

Group Members Exhibitions for October

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
30 Oct – 17 Nov Outdoor Painters' Group Show
Opening Reception 30 Oct 11 from 1-4pm.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, and Susan Sydney

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
18 Aug - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, and Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at the shows.

Group Members Exhibitions for September

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

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
18 Aug - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Susan Sydney

Fenelon Falls Fairgrounds, Fenelon Falls, Ont.
KawarthaArtsFestival
03-04 Sep Kawartha Arts Festival
Susan Sydney

Peterborough Riverview Park and Zoo, Peterborough, Ont.
IPAPO
10 Sep 9th Annual Worldwide Artist Paint Out, International Plein Air Painters Organization
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Susan Sydney

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
11-29 Sep Fall Show
Opening Reception 11 Sep 11 from 1-4pm.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at the shows.

Last Day of Shades of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today was the final day of the Shades of Summer Art Show in Buckhorn. Dianne Collins sold a painting  both Diane and Lorraine Ryan sold some small items.

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

The art show continues with eight originals sold from Heather Grant, Irene Smith, Diane Collins, Bonny Winbdover and Helen Sheppard. Small items were purchased from Tom Young and Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

The art show was a little busier today with Diane Collins selling and original and Jo-Anne Connell Northey selling pottery. Many small items were purchased from Tom Young, Barbara MacGregor, Bonnie Windover, Lorraine Ryan and Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today at the art show three originals were sold from Barbara McGregor and Diane Collins. Pottery was sold by Jo-Anne Connell Northey and small items from Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

21st Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

Barbara MacGregor sold an original and Jo-Anne Connell Northey sold pottery.

The hours for our show are:

10 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today was a very slow day with only fourteen people visiting the show. There were no sales.

The hours for our show are:

09 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

10 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

It was a fairly quiet day today. Jo-Anne Connell Northey sold pottery and small items. Small items were also purchased from by Heather Grant and Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:

08 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

09 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

10 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Shades Of Summer Art Show and Sale

Today was a rainy day with hard downpours and thunderstorms. Although not many people attended the show Jo-Anne Connell Northey sold pottery and small items were sold by Bonnie Windover.

The hours for our show are:

07 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

08 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

09 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

10 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show

Today is the first day of the 21st Annual Shades of Summer Show. The show was well attended considering the heat of the day.

An original was sold by Barbara McGregor and pottery by Jo-Anne Connell Northey. Small items were purchased from Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Helen Sheppard.

The hours for our show are:

06 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

07 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

08 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

09 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

10 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Group Members Exhibitions for August

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

St Matthews Church, Buckhorn, Ont
BuckhornArtistsGroup
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show
Rebecca Bilcox, Diane Collins, Jo-Anne Connell Northey, Heather Grant, Penny Little, Barbara McGregor, Lorraine Ryan, Helen Sheppard, Irene Smith, Susan Sydney, Bonny Windover and Tom Young

MacKelvie Gallery, Keene, Ontario
PioneerVillage
18 Aug - 06 Oct Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Keene, Ont.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan,and Susan Sydney

Please come out and enjoy the artwork displayed at the shows.

Buckhorn Artists' Group - A Brief History

The Buckhorn Tuesday Painters was formed in 1987, when several like-minded artists decided to meet together and paint in St. Matthew's Church Hall in Buckhorn, Ontario. Since then the group has evolved and expanded from the original ten members and beginning in 1989 some of the members formed the Buckhorn Artists’ Group and have offered their art to the public at their annual shows.

The Group held its first show and sale on Victoria Day Weekend in 1989. After another successful show the following year they decided to hold a Thanksgiving show and sale as well. They continued to run two shows a year until 1990 when the Group members decided to hold a summer show in August for the first time.

Enchantment an original collage by S. Sydney.

All shows are held in the St. Matthew's Church Hall in beautiful downtown Buckhorn, where visitors can view the works of twelve to fifteen different artists. If you have a chance to be in Buckhorn this year, it would be a great opportunity to drop into one of the 2011 shows.

The Victoria Day Weekend show, called "Among Friends", is held in May, the "Shades of Summer" Show and Sale will be held this year from 06-14 August 2011.

Here's a glimpse at the members of the Buckhorn Artists' Group and what their specialties are...

- Susan Sydney: has been exhibiting her work since 1982 and works in all media except oils and egg tempera. She enjoys doing animal portraits, wildlife, still life, floral, landscapes and mechanical. Recently she has started experimenting with abstracts and collages.

Winter Whimsy an original watercolour painting.

- Irene Smith: began painting in 1985. She paints landscapes, animals and floral in oil and watercolour. She also does architectural renderings in pen and ink or in pencil.





Pink Serenade an original oil painting.

- Helen Sheppard: is well known for her oil and watercolour paintings of Stoney Lake where she resides. Although most her work is of landscapes and flowers, she is often commissioned for paintings of St. Peter's on the Rock, a church on an island in Stoney Lake.


The Turtle Pond an original oil painting.

- Heather Grant: paints in oils, watercolour, pen and ink, pastels, graphite pencils and charcoal, she also carves in wood and does traditional rug hooking. Heather likes to do landscapes which often feature wildlife and buildings in her work, as well as still life and floral paintings.

Old Barn an original oil painting.

- Barbara McGregor: paints in oils and acrylics, but her favourite medium is watercolour. Scenes using water as a focal point are her favourite way of expressing her love of the Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton areas.



Forgotten Barns an original watercolour painting.

- Bonny Windover: paints mainly in watercolour and sometimes adds pen and ink details to her paintings. Her delicate paintings are usually of still life, landscapes and floral.






Forgotten Days an original watercolour painting.

- Penny Little: does most of her oils, watercolours and sketches from her home on Gilchrist Bay where she offers for sale greeting cards, paintings and sketches. She accepts commission work of cottages and local scenes.



Painted Turtle an original acrylic painting.

- JoAnne Connell Northey: has enjoyed painting in watercolour for a number of years. Each painting is an original, done from sketches on location or from photographs she has taken. She has her own art studio and pottery studio and each piece of pottery is hand done on the wheel, and unique.


Farm Sunset an original acrylic painting.

- Tom Young: started with Japanese brush calligraphy and painting which he pursued until he discovered watercolour in 1988. He has developed his own style, mainly consisting of bright colours and transparency. Tom is always ready for a fresh approach to any subject, from traditional to surrealism.






Crucifixion an original watercolour painting.

- Diane Collins: she began at an early age entering high school art competitions and won awards. Once she retired in 1998 she returned to painting for pleasure and relaxation with each piece being a "new adventure".








The Rose Door an original watercolour painting.

- Lorraine Ryan: started with folk art and learned about colour and how to use your brushes. From there she progressed to watercolour, pen and ink, acrylic, mixed media, and photography; all of which she thoroughly enjoys.




Petunias an original watercolour painting.

- Rebecca Bilcox: is the newest addition to the Group; she chooses to paint a wide variety of subject matter in watercolour. Many of her paintings are rich and vibrant, full of strong contrasts which show her easily recognized style.


Maple Leaves an original watercolour painting.

Rebecca Bilcox

Rebecca Bilcox chooses to paint images of things that evoke emotion, that are near and familiar. She paints a broad spectrum of subject matter, particularly of nature and its landscape from places across Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park and our eastern Provinces.

A self taught artist, with an intuitive style, she paints her watercolours with a fine detail, expressive style and rich tones. Her paintings reflect an intensity, passion and characterization of the subject matter.

Classes and workshops with several professionals in the beginning helped me to refine her technical skills, which allowed her, as an individual, to develop her unique and now recognizable style. She continues to participate in private showings, art shows and juried shows throughout the year.

She holds active membership in the ECOAA, Oshawa Art Association and the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington.

Through the years she has organized, planned and provided support to may art festivals and showings.

Her paintings can be found in many private and public collections across Canada, United States and Japan.

The Friends of Algonquin Park in 2008 selected a painting she had donated of Autumn Leaves to be displayed on note cards, note pads and coffee mugs.

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:

The Norwood Skillet, 4247 Highway 7, Norwood, Ont.
01 June - 31 July
Diane Collins and Lorraine Ryan

Norwood Legion Hall – Branch 300, Corner of Alma and King Street, Norwood, Ont.
01-03 Ju1 Norwood Annual Art Show and Sale 10-4pm
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan and Susan Sydney

Settlers' Village, Bobcaygeon, Ont.
SettlersVillage
15-17 Jul Bobcaygeon Fine Arts Festival
Susan Sydney and Tom Young

Barbara McGregor

Barbara McGregor's first attempt at painting was with the Willowdale Group of Artists. She dabbled in oils and acrylics, but it wasn't until she moved to the Kawarthas that she was introduced to watercolour as a medium.
It was love at first sight. She loves the way the colours blend on the paper and happy accidents occur.





Barbara has been developing her skill by taking many workshops with such renowned artists as Gordon MacKenzie, Al Poolman, Edwin Matthews, Brenda Milner. Her love of the Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton is reflected in her paintings. Scenes using water as a focal point are a particular favourite way of expressing her desire to create peace and harmony in her surroundings.
Her pictures are in private collections in Canada, U.S.A. and Europe.

Groups 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:

The Norwood Skillet, 4247 Highway 7, Norwood, Ont.
01 June - 31 July
Diane Collins and Lorraine Ryan

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
05-23 Jun Temperatures Rising
Opening Reception 05 Jun 11 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney and Tom Young

Art in the Garden, Peterborough, Ont.
GardenRoute
25-26 Jun Griffin's Greenhouse, 3026 Lakefield Rd. 10am - 4pm
Diane Collins and Lorrain Ryan
25-26 Jun Horlings Garden Centre, 3056 Lakefield Rd. 10am - 4pm
Susan Sydney and Tom Young

Last Day of Among Friends Show

Today is the final day of the Art Show at St. Matthew's Church in Buckhorn and it was once again warm and sunny although the storm clouds did roll in later in the day bringing rain and a thunderstorm.

Attendance was down considerably from previous years, but three paintings were sold from Heather Grant and Bonnie Windover as well as smaller items from Irene Smith, JoAnne Connell Northey and Bonnie Windover.

Looking forward to our Shades of Summer Show which will be held 06-14 August 2011.

Among Friends Art Show

Today is the half day at the Among Friends Art Show and Sale.

Many of the people who attended church this morning stayed to view our artwork.

This year with the price of fuel there seems to be a lot less boat traffic going through the locks than on previous years, but we still had almost the same attendance as we had yesterday.

Seven paintings have sold from Heather Grant, Rebecca Bilcox and Bonny Windover and some smaller items from Diane Collins and Bonny Windover.

I hope you will be able to come out and visit the show either today or before it closes tomorrow.

The hours for our show are:
22 May 10 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
23 May 10 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show and Sale

With this being the first nice day without rain there were lower numbers than on previous years but we still had a good crowd come out to visit our show.

Today was the opening of our show and we were greeted with a warm and sunny day instead of the rain and thunderstorms the weatherman had been forecasting.

One of the photographers from Lakefield Herald came in to cover our show and took photographs of the art exhibited and some of the members of the Group.

So far three original paintings have sold from Irene Smith, Helen Sheppard and Jo-Anne Connell Northey, as well as a number of smaller items from Bonny Windover and Diane Collins.

The hours for our show are:
21 May 10 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
22 May 10 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
23 May 10 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Among Friends Art Show and Sale

Today we are getting the show set up for the 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show and Sale to be held at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Buckhorn, Ontario.

The Church is going to hold their plant and bake sale tomorrow as they did last year. Most of us will be either getting plants or baked goods, and in some cases both.

We hope you will be able to come out and enjoy our art at some point over the Victoria Day weekend.

The hours for our show are:
21 May 10 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
22 May 10 - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
23 May 10 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Mary Diane Collins

Diane was born in New Brunswick and grew up in Peterborough where she lives with her husband Peter.

Influenced by her Grandmother, an artist in Nova Scotia, she began at an early age entering high school art competitions and was recognized with some top awards.

There was little time for Art while raising her family and working, but after retiring in 1998 she now has time to pursue her passion. She has taken many courses and workshops with Richard Hayman, Gary Chapman, Edwin Matthews and recently with Stirling Edwards of North Carolina.

She is a member of the Buckhorn Artists' Group and the Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio in Peterborough which includes a group of Outdoor Painters.

Painting for pleasure and relaxation with each piece being a "new adventure". Her work has sold to Art enthusiasts across Canada.

Group Members Exhibitions for May

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
01 May - 12 May 11 Once More From The Top
Opening Reception 01 May 11 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

St. Matthew's Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
21-23 May 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show
Rebecca Bilcox, Diane Collins, Jo-Anne Connell Northey, Heather Grant, Penny Little, Barbara McGregor, Lorraine Ryan, Helen Sheppard, Irene Smith, Susan Sydney, Bonny Windover and Tom Young

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.

Group Members Exhibitions for March

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
27 Feb – 10 Mar Miniaturia
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, Sophia Kosak and Susan Sydney
13-31 Mar Figuratively Speaking
Opening Reception 28 Mar 11 from 1-4pm.
Susan Sydney

Spring Art Show, Pine St. Centre, Norwood, Ont.
12-13 March 12-4pm.
Diane Collins and Lorraine Ryan

Group Members Exhibitions for February

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
27 Feb – 10 Mar Miniaturia
Opening Reception 27 Feb 11 from 1-4pm.
Diane Collins, Lorraine Ryan, Sophia Kosak and Susan Sydney

Group Members Exhibitions for January

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

Kawartha Artists’ Gallery, Peterborough, Ont.
KAGS
05-22 Dec & 03-13 Jan 11 Christmas Show
Opening Reception 05 Dec 10 from 1-4pm.
Diane Collins and Susan Sydney

Art Shows for 2011

St. Matthew's Church, Buckhorn, Ont.
21-23 May 23rd Annual Among Friends Art Show
06-14 Aug 21st Annual Shades of Summer Art Show