Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. However, yesterday I went to the opening of a new show at the Belleville Library Gallery. It was put on by a group of artists from "north of seven" meaning north of highway seven in the Madoc area of Ontario. I assume it is a play on words from the famous Canadian "group of seven" painters who also loved to paint "en plein air".
The group consists of Lee Mitz, who started the group by inviting some local artists to paint with her, outside at her farm. They then branched out to include other scenic areas in Hastings County. Poul Thrane is a well-known local artist who paints mostly on location outside. He is in his eighties, but that does not seem to slow him down at all. Above is a recent painting he has done. I think it is Lee Mitz painting in the background.
Other members of the group showing their work at the John M Parrott gallery are Jan Coombs, Cynthia Solomon, Sandi Warren Marrow, and Kim Klaver. I hope I haven't missed anyone.
Susan Holland, the gallery curator, did an amazing job of hanging the works so that they blended very well and one work led you on to the next .
