I paint as often as possible and my subjects are land/seascapes and wildlife, created in my home studio from photographs captured on location. I have had the good fortune to have travelled to many places, back to the U.K. on many occasions and across Canada (from west to east; to the Arctic (where I travelled on 2 separate occasions, once singly and then as part of a group of artists – Arctic Quest). I have travelled to the U.S.A; Italy; France; Budapest and Vienna garnering all kinds of images and treasured memories along the way.

I was inspired to paint Arctic subjects-Polar Bears and Ice-bergs and also enjoy painting people’s pets, wildlife and land/seascapes. My winter images have been frequently selected by The Printing House for their annual Christmas Card Fund raising charities and have also been published in The Scarborough Mirror; Toronto Star and the American Artist Magazine.

I have exhibited in many galleries in places that I have visited and been blessed with many awards and certificates of Merit of which I am very proud. My artwork is part of a Permanent Collection in Victoria B.C. and Speleto, Italy.

My painting mediums are acrylic, watercolour/pen & ink and is depicted in a representational style.

ARTIST CV:

CITIZENSHIP: Canadian & U.K. (Born Hampshire, England)
PAINTING MEDIUMS: Oil, Acrylic & Watercolour
PAINTING SUBJECTS: Land/Seascapes: Florals: Wildlife; Portraits

EXHIBITIONS (JURIED):
Toronto Watercolour Society (TWS) 2008 – 2017 (inclusive)
Art Guild of Scarborough – 1985 – 2019 (inclusive)
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre – Studio Gallery – 2007: 2008: 2012: 2015
Toronto Art Expo – 2006 – 2009 (inclusive)
Casa Loma – Art at the Castle – 2008
Gibson Centre, Aliston, ON – 2008
Gallery at ‘The Club at Bond Head’ – 2006: 2007: 2008
Bluffs Gallery – Toronto – 2007
McMichael Gallery, Klienberg – 2006 & 2007
Varley Gallery – Artists’ Odysseys – The Arctic – 2006
Hummingbird Centre of the Performing Arts – 2006
Lions Art Show – Cobourg Waterfront  Festival – 2003 – 2006 (inclusive)
C.S.P.W.C. (Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour) “Open Water” 2004
E.C.O.A.A. – Barrie; Etobicoke; Meaford; Belleville; Algonquin Park; Brockville College
C.O.A.A. – Hamilton Art Gallery; Etobicoke Civic Centre – 2015 – 2018
Scarborough Civic Centre, ON – Rotunda

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
ARCTIC QUEST TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS & GROUP EXHIBITS
Iqaluit: Yellowknife: Penn State Coll. USA: Alaska; Calgary, AB; Cobourg, ON
Vancouver Maritime Museum – Permanent Collection
Westmount Gallery, Toronto – 2007/08/09
Gallery at ‘The Club at Bond Head’ 2006, 2007 & 2008
Barber Gallery, Guelph – 2007: Columbus Centre, Toronto 2007
Gallery on the Grand – Waterloo 2006
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg 2006
Arts & Letters Club, Toronto – Arctic Quest 2006 & 2007
T.D. Centre – Toronto 2006: Georgina Art Centre – Sutton: Ottawa 2006
Win Henstock Gallery – Oakville 2006
Markham Theatre – ARCTIC ARTISTS
JD Carrier – Columbus Centre, Toronto 2009 & 2010
Spoleto – Umbria – Italy – 2010 Canadian Artists – Permanent Collection

OTHER EXHIBITS:
Agincourt Library – Toronto
Bluffs Gallery, Scarborough
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre; 2013; 2015
Dentistry – Liverpool Road, Pickering – 2008: 2013: 2015
Gallery Wall – Gold Picture Frame, Toronto – 2010; 2014
McKay House/Gallery, Unionville – 2016, 2018 & 2019
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg

AWARDS:
TWS – City of Toronto Volunteer Award – 2013 & Signature Membership – 2012
TWS – Dorothy Blefgen Memorial Award – Best use of Colour – 2011
Member Emeritus – S.A.C. – Outstanding Volunteer Performance – 2002
Scarborough Arts Council – Grand Prize – Adult Category – Poetry – 1997
Recreation, Parks & Culture – Arts Administration – 1993
‘Awards of Merit’ from Professional Peers (including the late Doris McCarthy)

ART EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS:
Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Ontario
Cedarbrae Collegiate (continuing education): Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Bridgewater Retreat – Tweed, Ontario; Elora School of Art – Ontario
Geneva Park, Orillia: E.C.O.A.A. 2011 – 2019
TWS: Watercolours by June Martin – W/C Society of America

ART TOURS:
Italy – 2010
Canadian Arctic & Greenland – 2005 & 2006
Quebec: PEI: Nova Scotia: New Brunswick: Newfoundland – 2003 & 2006
Alberta: British Columbia – 2007 & 2009
Western Hebrides, Scotland: Paris, France; Budapest; Vienna

AFFILIATIONS (ALPHABETICALLY):
The Art Guild of Scarborough
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
East Central Ontario Art Assoc.
Scarborough Arts Council (Member Emeritus)
Toronto Watercolour Society

COLLECTIONS: Corporate & Private Collections in Canada; USA; South Africa; Taiwan; Italy & the UK

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