Artists
Below we have listed many of our talented artists, who were kind enough to donate their time, and make our festival the success it has been.
Sadiq Ali
I am a retired architect and worked in different countries in the East, West, and Middle-East. During my Architectural career I always painted landscapes and portraits on commissions or as a hobby.
I am not limited to one particular subject or one medium. I like to paint everything around me in variety of media. I have been participating in "Paint the Heartland" for the last 10 years. I absolutely love it and never want to miss it.
To visit Sadiq's website, click the link below:
Sadiq Ali
I am a retired architect and worked in different countries in the East, West, and Middle-East. During my Architectural career I always painted landscapes and portraits on commissions or as a hobby.
I am not limited to one particular subject or one medium. I like to paint everything around me in variety of media. I have been participating in "Paint the Heartland" for the last 10 years. I absolutely love it and never want to miss it.
To visit Sadiq's website, click the link below:
Sadiq Ali
Lynda Rae Burke
She earned a diploma in Interior Design from Fanshaw College in London, Ontario. She took one year of Fine Arts at Georgan College in Barrie, Ontario. She has taken courses in watercolour, printmaking, fashion illustrating, architectural perspective, and airbrush from Ontario College of Art, Ryerson Polytechnic in Toronto, and from Alberta College of Art in Calgary. She also attended workshops at Sunbury Shores in St. Andrews.
She worked in various areas of interior design until discovering architectural illustrating which she pursued for the next ten years. Then she married in 1989, and had two children, she has been painting full time ever since.
She has shown locally at Marba Art Gallery, Gallery Connection, Sue Laurence Spa, La Centre Communitaire Saint-Anne, the Playhouse Gallery, Centennial Building, Café DuMonde, Regency Rose Café, and Gallery 78. She has also shown at Laura and Andrew McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville, Seacoast Gallery, St. Andrews, Dr. Walter Chestnut Library, Hartland, O'Toole Gallery, Grafton, and Gallery Rat in Queenstown. She markets prints and originals at the Soldiers Barracks summer boutiques and at the Christmas Arts & Crafts Market.
Her painting is influenced by Monet, and they portray a love of flower shapes and colour, natural woodlands, and homey architectural interiors and exteriors in a natural setting. She has participated in life drawing since college and enjoys painting figure studies and portraits of her children. She likes to catch the light, which gives her paintings a special warmth and brightness, allowing the colours to "sing".
To visit Lynda's website, click the link below:
Lynda Rae Burke
She earned a diploma in Interior Design from Fanshaw College in London, Ontario. She took one year of Fine Arts at Georgan College in Barrie, Ontario. She has taken courses in watercolour, printmaking, fashion illustrating, architectural perspective, and airbrush from Ontario College of Art, Ryerson Polytechnic in Toronto, and from Alberta College of Art in Calgary. She also attended workshops at Sunbury Shores in St. Andrews.
She worked in various areas of interior design until discovering architectural illustrating which she pursued for the next ten years. Then she married in 1989, and had two children, she has been painting full time ever since.
She has shown locally at Marba Art Gallery, Gallery Connection, Sue Laurence Spa, La Centre Communitaire Saint-Anne, the Playhouse Gallery, Centennial Building, Café DuMonde, Regency Rose Café, and Gallery 78. She has also shown at Laura and Andrew McCain Art Gallery, Florenceville, Seacoast Gallery, St. Andrews, Dr. Walter Chestnut Library, Hartland, O'Toole Gallery, Grafton, and Gallery Rat in Queenstown. She markets prints and originals at the Soldiers Barracks summer boutiques and at the Christmas Arts & Crafts Market.
Her painting is influenced by Monet, and they portray a love of flower shapes and colour, natural woodlands, and homey architectural interiors and exteriors in a natural setting. She has participated in life drawing since college and enjoys painting figure studies and portraits of her children. She likes to catch the light, which gives her paintings a special warmth and brightness, allowing the colours to "sing".
To visit Lynda's website, click the link below:
Lynda Rae Burke
James Buxton
James Buxton is from Bristol, NB where he has his studio: Birch Street Studio. He has been an artist for over 25 years. He is inspired by nature and prefers to work with wood, metal, and acrylic.
James Buxton is from Bristol, NB where he has his studio: Birch Street Studio. He has been an artist for over 25 years. He is inspired by nature and prefers to work with wood, metal, and acrylic.
Suzan Carsley
Suzan Carsley, interior designer by profession, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Environmental/ Interior Design) from Pratt Institute in 1973. She fell in love with the medium of watercolour after seeing an exhibition by Ming Ma in Montreal in 1992. "I was attracted by the vibrancy of his work- something I have never seen before with watercolour".
Suzan studied with Ming Ma from 1993-1997. "He explains watercolour as the fine line between chaos and control. It is a constant battle on the paper but a joy to behold when one succeeds."
For 18 years, Suzan travelled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to paint in the exquisite Mexican light.
Suzan moved to the Woodstock area from Montreal in 2011 and is semi retired from the interior design profession. Her passion for watercolour now manifests itself in the captivating New Brunswick landscape.
A member of the Woodstock Art Club, Suzan's work can be seen at the O'Toole Gallery and Celtic Fox Coffee House in Grafton, or by appointment at her studio in Bedell.
To visit Suzan's Facebook page, click the link below:
Suzan Carsley
Suzan Carsley, interior designer by profession, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts (Environmental/ Interior Design) from Pratt Institute in 1973. She fell in love with the medium of watercolour after seeing an exhibition by Ming Ma in Montreal in 1992. "I was attracted by the vibrancy of his work- something I have never seen before with watercolour".
Suzan studied with Ming Ma from 1993-1997. "He explains watercolour as the fine line between chaos and control. It is a constant battle on the paper but a joy to behold when one succeeds."
For 18 years, Suzan travelled to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to paint in the exquisite Mexican light.
Suzan moved to the Woodstock area from Montreal in 2011 and is semi retired from the interior design profession. Her passion for watercolour now manifests itself in the captivating New Brunswick landscape.
A member of the Woodstock Art Club, Suzan's work can be seen at the O'Toole Gallery and Celtic Fox Coffee House in Grafton, or by appointment at her studio in Bedell.
To visit Suzan's Facebook page, click the link below:
Suzan Carsley
Judy Daye
Judy Daye is from Florenceville-Bristol, NB. She has been an artist for over 25 years. She is inspired by landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and abstract art. She enjoys working with oil, acrylic, and watercolour.
Judy Daye is from Florenceville-Bristol, NB. She has been an artist for over 25 years. She is inspired by landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and abstract art. She enjoys working with oil, acrylic, and watercolour.
Susanne Hansen
Susanne Hansen is from Woodstock, NB where she has her studio: Malerlcosten Studio. She has been an artist for over 50 years. She is inspired by life and the beauty that surrounds her. She enjoys working with watercolour, oil, acrylic, pen and ink, and pastel.
Susanne Hansen is from Woodstock, NB where she has her studio: Malerlcosten Studio. She has been an artist for over 50 years. She is inspired by life and the beauty that surrounds her. She enjoys working with watercolour, oil, acrylic, pen and ink, and pastel.
Phillip Harrington
Phillip resides in Grafton, NB. He has been an artist for over 15 years. He enjoys working with charcoal and pencil and paint. He finds nature very inspiring and likes to be challenged when it comes to his work.
Phillip resides in Grafton, NB. He has been an artist for over 15 years. He enjoys working with charcoal and pencil and paint. He finds nature very inspiring and likes to be challenged when it comes to his work.
Jean Haywood
A native of Burlington, Ontario, Jean moved to New Brunswick in 1976. She resides in Victoria Corner with her husband Robert.
Inspired by her high school art teacher Robert Bateman, Jean began a life long ambition of pursuing her love of art. Through the past several years she has been dedicated to developing her skills and style.
Watercolour and pen and ink are her choice of medium. Jean enjoys experimenting with different and varied techniques. She has studied under artists as Ray Butler of Saint John and Art Cunanan of Ontario.
Her love of nature constantly inspires her to weave natural environment into her artwork to showcase the beauty of New Brunswick.
To visit Jean's Facebook page, click the link below:
Jean Haywood
A native of Burlington, Ontario, Jean moved to New Brunswick in 1976. She resides in Victoria Corner with her husband Robert.
Inspired by her high school art teacher Robert Bateman, Jean began a life long ambition of pursuing her love of art. Through the past several years she has been dedicated to developing her skills and style.
Watercolour and pen and ink are her choice of medium. Jean enjoys experimenting with different and varied techniques. She has studied under artists as Ray Butler of Saint John and Art Cunanan of Ontario.
Her love of nature constantly inspires her to weave natural environment into her artwork to showcase the beauty of New Brunswick.
To visit Jean's Facebook page, click the link below:
Jean Haywood
Marlene Kay
Born in Québec, Marlene eldest of a family of seven, showed a great interest for art at a very early age.
At twelve, she received a paint by number kit for Christmas and it wasn't long before the numbers were replaced by her own colours and strokes. Her imagination and creativity soon took over. The touch of the brush on the canvas fascinated and transported her.
Self taught until the age of 22, Marlene took classes with Armande Langelier a student of Francesco Yacourto, to perfect her technique with perspective and brush effect. She was instrumental in the creation of the "Association du Pain de Sucre" and she participated in several group exhibitions between 1977 and 1980. She also had 2 solo showings, sponsored by the Caisse Populaire Desjardins.
In 1984 she travelled to Europe and participated in a group exhibition with "Art au Féminin" and the year after that with a solo showing for the Canadian German Friendship Club. Over 60 pieces of her work were purchased, her canvasses are now spread all over Europe, Canada, and the United States.
Painting, poetry, and sculpture are but one for this artist without frontiers, even when they had to take second place because of other priorities, raising her children and having a career in communication. But, with her children all grown up and now retired, Marlene wants to dedicate herself to art in all its forms and to the teaching of drawing and painting to children and adults.
She uses her own Gallery: Galerie D'Art L'Envol/ L,Envol Art Gallery to teach and help promote local artists and their works.
Born in Québec, Marlene eldest of a family of seven, showed a great interest for art at a very early age.
At twelve, she received a paint by number kit for Christmas and it wasn't long before the numbers were replaced by her own colours and strokes. Her imagination and creativity soon took over. The touch of the brush on the canvas fascinated and transported her.
Self taught until the age of 22, Marlene took classes with Armande Langelier a student of Francesco Yacourto, to perfect her technique with perspective and brush effect. She was instrumental in the creation of the "Association du Pain de Sucre" and she participated in several group exhibitions between 1977 and 1980. She also had 2 solo showings, sponsored by the Caisse Populaire Desjardins.
In 1984 she travelled to Europe and participated in a group exhibition with "Art au Féminin" and the year after that with a solo showing for the Canadian German Friendship Club. Over 60 pieces of her work were purchased, her canvasses are now spread all over Europe, Canada, and the United States.
Painting, poetry, and sculpture are but one for this artist without frontiers, even when they had to take second place because of other priorities, raising her children and having a career in communication. But, with her children all grown up and now retired, Marlene wants to dedicate herself to art in all its forms and to the teaching of drawing and painting to children and adults.
She uses her own Gallery: Galerie D'Art L'Envol/ L,Envol Art Gallery to teach and help promote local artists and their works.
Ann Kittredge
I am a mixed media artist and I teach drawing, design, and printmaking courses for the University of Maine and Presque Isle. I came late to the formal study of art. I often say that I had a "first life" in science, studying and teaching biology and science for many years. My art often reflects this background. I continue to be fascinated by the connections which I observe between art and science, and much of my imagery arises from a lengthy consideration of issues and phenomena which reside in that area where science, art, and spirituality overlap.
Most recently I have been making mixed median works built with collage, ink, paint, and other media over large intaglio prints (etchings). Working with predetermined imagery and a variety of media poses interesting problems, the creative solution of which probably appeals to my scientific background. The repeated use of intaglio images serves to emphasize a theme while visually uniting the individual pieces in a body of related work. At the same time, the layering of images and media speaks to the levels of meaning, reflecting the physical, intellectual and spiritual concerns which inspire my work.
I am a mixed media artist and I teach drawing, design, and printmaking courses for the University of Maine and Presque Isle. I came late to the formal study of art. I often say that I had a "first life" in science, studying and teaching biology and science for many years. My art often reflects this background. I continue to be fascinated by the connections which I observe between art and science, and much of my imagery arises from a lengthy consideration of issues and phenomena which reside in that area where science, art, and spirituality overlap.
Most recently I have been making mixed median works built with collage, ink, paint, and other media over large intaglio prints (etchings). Working with predetermined imagery and a variety of media poses interesting problems, the creative solution of which probably appeals to my scientific background. The repeated use of intaglio images serves to emphasize a theme while visually uniting the individual pieces in a body of related work. At the same time, the layering of images and media speaks to the levels of meaning, reflecting the physical, intellectual and spiritual concerns which inspire my work.
Michael McEwing
Michael McEwing is a visual artist and art educator. Born in Campbellton, NB. Michael spent most of his early years in Fredericton where he developed a keen interest in the visual arts and music at a very young age.
He is a recent BFA graduate (2006) from Mount Allison University. He also holds a BEd degree, majoring in Secondary Arts (Fine Arts) and a BA degree majoring in Multimedia Studies-- both from UNB.
Michael has recently exhibited his works in various solo and group exhibitions in Fredericton, Sackville, Hartland, and Florenceville. He continues to work in a variety of art mediums, including oil painting, acrylic painting, mixed media painting, and various forms of printmaking.
Michael's work is represented by Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts in Fredericton and Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville. His first solo exhibition was in the W. W. Craig Gallery in Hartland in 2005.
He currently resides in Woodstock, NB, where he works out of his home studio and teaches high school fine arts. He is a founding member of the River Valley Arts Alliance (RiVA).
To visit Michael's website, click the link below:
Michael McEwing
Michael McEwing is a visual artist and art educator. Born in Campbellton, NB. Michael spent most of his early years in Fredericton where he developed a keen interest in the visual arts and music at a very young age.
He is a recent BFA graduate (2006) from Mount Allison University. He also holds a BEd degree, majoring in Secondary Arts (Fine Arts) and a BA degree majoring in Multimedia Studies-- both from UNB.
Michael has recently exhibited his works in various solo and group exhibitions in Fredericton, Sackville, Hartland, and Florenceville. He continues to work in a variety of art mediums, including oil painting, acrylic painting, mixed media painting, and various forms of printmaking.
Michael's work is represented by Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts in Fredericton and Fog Forest Gallery in Sackville. His first solo exhibition was in the W. W. Craig Gallery in Hartland in 2005.
He currently resides in Woodstock, NB, where he works out of his home studio and teaches high school fine arts. He is a founding member of the River Valley Arts Alliance (RiVA).
To visit Michael's website, click the link below:
Michael McEwing
Japheth McKinney
Japheth is a self taught artist with a wide range of interest and styles, gaining recognition across New Brunswick for his passion and willingness to create custom pieces. His work can be found at the Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery and other gift shops across New Brunswick as well as Prince Edwards Island.
His main focus is in creating handcrafted polymer clay pieces, starting with blocks of coloured polymer to blend and construct jewelry, figurines, ornaments, custom wedding cake toppers, wedding favors, and other gifts. He regularly creates custom pieces and works with clients to create a piece that captures the idea that they have in mind, or even need to hep visualize.
To visit Japheth's website, click the link below:
Japheth McKinney
Japheth is a self taught artist with a wide range of interest and styles, gaining recognition across New Brunswick for his passion and willingness to create custom pieces. His work can be found at the Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery and other gift shops across New Brunswick as well as Prince Edwards Island.
His main focus is in creating handcrafted polymer clay pieces, starting with blocks of coloured polymer to blend and construct jewelry, figurines, ornaments, custom wedding cake toppers, wedding favors, and other gifts. He regularly creates custom pieces and works with clients to create a piece that captures the idea that they have in mind, or even need to hep visualize.
To visit Japheth's website, click the link below:
Japheth McKinney
Gladys Neilsen
Gladys lives in Centreville, New Brunswick, situated in the beautiful Saint John River Valley. Nature is a wonderful teacher; the panoramic landscapes and beautiful gardens of Canada's Picture Province are the inspiration for many of her original designs.
Gladys designs and teaches from her home studio, her more traditional books and packets are marketed under Village Designs. You will find her designs in many painting magazines, in both English and French.
Since recently taking some classes in abstract painting, this has been her focus and passion. The use of vivid, transparent colours makes designing one-of-a-kind pieces so much fun.
As a certified Professional Demonstrator, Teacher and Juried member of the N.B. Craft Council, Gladys has taken many classes to study art techniques and theory. As a teacher, she aims to ensure the success of each student by inspiring their creative side and endeavours to make learning a relaxed and fun experience.
To visit Gladys' Facebook page, click the link below:
Gladys Neilsen
Gladys lives in Centreville, New Brunswick, situated in the beautiful Saint John River Valley. Nature is a wonderful teacher; the panoramic landscapes and beautiful gardens of Canada's Picture Province are the inspiration for many of her original designs.
Gladys designs and teaches from her home studio, her more traditional books and packets are marketed under Village Designs. You will find her designs in many painting magazines, in both English and French.
Since recently taking some classes in abstract painting, this has been her focus and passion. The use of vivid, transparent colours makes designing one-of-a-kind pieces so much fun.
As a certified Professional Demonstrator, Teacher and Juried member of the N.B. Craft Council, Gladys has taken many classes to study art techniques and theory. As a teacher, she aims to ensure the success of each student by inspiring their creative side and endeavours to make learning a relaxed and fun experience.
To visit Gladys' Facebook page, click the link below:
Gladys Neilsen
Irene Tompkins
Irene Tompkins is from Mount Pleasant, NB. She has been an artist for as long as she can remember, but she has been specifically focusing on her art for the last 30 years. She is inspired by beautiful things, bright colours, flowers, and scenery. She prefers to work with pastels, oil, and watercolour.
Irene Tompkins is from Mount Pleasant, NB. She has been an artist for as long as she can remember, but she has been specifically focusing on her art for the last 30 years. She is inspired by beautiful things, bright colours, flowers, and scenery. She prefers to work with pastels, oil, and watercolour.
Sylvie Tremblay-Laforest
Sylvie Tremblay-Laforest lives in St-André, NB. She has been an artist for over 30 years. She is inspired by children, flowers, birds, and landscapes. She enjoys working with oil, watercolour, pastels, as well as acrylic and texture.
Sylvie Tremblay-Laforest lives in St-André, NB. She has been an artist for over 30 years. She is inspired by children, flowers, birds, and landscapes. She enjoys working with oil, watercolour, pastels, as well as acrylic and texture.
