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Wendy Russell

Wendy Russell was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario. After spending seven years in Alberta, she moved with her husband and three children to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. After 12 years in Nova Scotia, she relocated in July 2007 to Barrie, Ontario.

Primarily a self taught artist, working in acrylics and water colour, Wendy Russell enjoys the process of drawing and spending time developing the composition of each work. She paints the natural world, landscapes,seascapes and stylized florals.

She has been influenced by the works of Canadian artist, Lawren Harris (1885-1970), for his bold and vigorous depiction of the Canadain landscape. She is also influenced by American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

Wendy Russell's works are in corporate and private collections across Canada and the United States. Wendy also volunteered as the coordinator at the Cole Harbour Library, N.S.

Current Exhibition

The Pratice of Art

When: Wednesday October 8, 2008

Featured Artist: Wednesday Night Drop In Sessions

The Practice of Art - the Art of Practice

Learning to paint is a demanding process and persistent practice is a key element in that process.

The Barrie Art Club is pleased to offer the opportunity for aspiring artists to develop their skills in a series of weekly sessions commencing Wednesday October 8th 2008

This 10 week program, held each Wednesday evening from 7.00-9.00pm at the Barrie Art Club gallery, will emulate methods employed in classical art training.

Artists will have the opportunity to practice making black and white copies of selected paintings. This exercise allows students to focus their full attention on the distribution and modulation of values, which helps them get a full understanding of tonal composition.

A selection of sculptures will also be available. The goal of learning to paint a sculpture, reducing a complex three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface while re-creating the illusion of depth and volume, helps to distil and master essential principles.

This series is available free of charge to members of the Barrie Art Club and at a cost of $5.00 per session for non-members.

The Barrie Art Club provides a friendly, supportive and non-judgemental environment for artists from beginner to advanced. The single aim of this series is to provide an opportunity to practice our art.

This program has been made possible in part by a grant from Trillium.

Alan Gibbs Barrie Art Club 304 Dunlop Street West Unit 17

Barrie Ontario

www.barrieartclub.com

Vortex

When: Saturday November 1, 2008

Featured Artist: Members Show

This exciting exhibit features a wide range of interpretation on the subject. Each work with its own creative viewpoint and distinct features.

This show runs through January 1st, 2009.

The opening for this exhibition is November 9th 2008, 1 to 3 pm.

Artist Passage

When: Saturday November 1, 2008

Featured Artist: Carol Mueller

Carol was born in Montreal Quebec
and spent most of her life in the Montreal area.

As a young child Carol expressed her love
of nature in early drawings and photographs.

She moved to the Caledon area with her husband
and children in 1990 where she worked as a
studio photographer.

Here with the encouragement of friends Carol
started to paint in watercolour.

Now retired and living in Barrie Ontario, she
pursues a growing passion for painting
while still maintaining a love for wildlife
photography.

The opening for this show will be Novenber 9th 1 to 3pm.
Carol's exhibit will run until January 1, 2009

Contact the Artist at carolmueller@sympatico.ca
(705) 719-6097

David Lloyd

When: Saturday November 1, 2008

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