Since moving to NOTL in 2015, Ronald has been working in painting, collage, sculpture and photography. The thinking behind all of these mediums is the same. Balance, beauty, desire, humour and character grace the work. Ronald uses “upcycled” found pieces and uses them with his own created pieces.
Our Professional Artists
Julie is a Niagara based artist that creates contemporary semi-abstract landscape paintings. Her paintings are intuitively textured and created in layers that are inspired by the colours and movements in nature.
Ron Clavier was born in Montreal in 1948. He attended McGill University, and earned a bachelors degree in psychology, with a specific focus on the relationship between science and the arts.
Marilyn’s paintings are a celebration of nature and a recognition of the healing properties that its beauty offers us. In our frenetic world of today, the artist feels that this is more important than ever, and that beauty can serve as an uplifting reminder of the preciousness of our planet.
Darren has illustrated dozens of books and has done many notable portrait commissions. He has shown in galleries in Toronto but has been away from painting for a number of years and is now glad to be part of the Collective, as he journeys back to his painting roots.
Cathy is a representational artist working almost exclusively in the pastel medium. Her impressionistic scenes often depict a particular viewpoint of a scene with a focus on the play of shapes, the patterns of light, line, or movement.
Born and raised in the Hamilton-Burlington area as well as in Sudbury, Rick taught for 30 years for the Halton Board of Education in both elementary and secondary schools. He spent 20 of those years teaching Art for grades 2 to 13, as well as photography and computer graphics at the secondary level.
Brad Eyre is a Niagara-based artist whose recent work focuses on the juxtaposition of organic forms with geometric constructions. Each work evolves from a process which is more intuitive than intellectual – abstract paintings are created using hands and pressure to reveal a fluid, organic movement of paint.
Many different elements have contributed to Lynne’s artistic direction: She studied art at universities in Calgary, Quebec City and Montreal, and she has taken courses with prominent figurative artists. Additionally, her travels to places such as Mexico, India, Kenya, Turkey, Morocco and Chile have influenced her colour palette.
Patricia works in acrylic, watercolour, mixed media and collage. She considers herself a colourist, impressionist. Pat’s love of colour, movement, pattern, line and texture can easily be identified in each piece of her work.
Retiring in Niagara, Susan decided to study stained glass at a local college as a hobby. It soon went far beyond and led to displaying in galleries, wineries and art shows.
Julia Kane Studios
Originally identified as a gifted artist in school, Julia continues to enjoy inspiring workshops and open studios given by many leading artists. She embraces the different styles of watercolour, vibrancy of acrylics and mixed media as well as contemporary poured resins. Julia is embracing a new experience in fused glass and painting with glass paste.
Having lived and traveled all over the world, Lorraine’s artistic influence came from places she had seen and the art education she received from noted artists. She now calls Niagara-on-the-Lake home where she teaches art and participates in art associations. Her work is currently represented by ArtSpace 106 Gallery.
Sandra currently works in acrylics & oils. She is presently enjoying realism and re-discovering the essence of common household objects with a specific interest in reflected light on glass.
Dennis is primarily a self-taught contemporary mixed media artist, with a foundational background in architecture and landscape design.
I paint to allow viewers to enjoy and experience the subject matter in their own way. I work in oil paints with brushes, painting knives, coloured pencils, and oil pastels.
The artist uses acrylics on a variety of mediums and finds wildlife to be the most interesting subject in his paintings.
Rosie began painting in earnest, when due to an illness, she found herself at home with free time. Creative energy is a wonderful healer and an avenue to focus positive energy. It was also a way to personalize her own home with the beauty of bold and vibrant colors.
Karola Steinbrecher is a Canadian fine art painter based in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Her award-winning pieces are lively and expressive, delivered in very intense colors, on exciting, rich backgrounds.
Tim Sullivan is a full-time artist displaying his work in many of the local art shows in Niagara on the lake, Fort Erie and the Pelham Art Festival as well as in galleries in Niagara on the Lake, Fort Erie and Toronto.
Nancy’s paintings capture the beauty around her. She is currently focusing on contemporary portraiture and figurative work. It gives her great pleasure seeing her paintings come to life using bright vibrant colours in a loose impressionistic style. Nancy is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Born and raised in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Lynn Weiner has been a resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake since 2014.
Lynn uses multiple layers of colour in acrylics to enhance the perception of three-dimensionality and create highly realistic paintings. She is a member of the Society of Canadian Artists and the Federation of Canadian Artists. Her work is in many private collections in Canada and the United States.
Susan began her career as a graphic artist and calligrapher in Toronto and her company Art Tech produced illuminated manuscripts, diplomas, and documents for universities and corporations as well as book designs for Canadian publishers.
My work has evolved from a life-long passion for art, a keen interest to preserve nature and learning new things. It is created for the joy of creating and for the sharing of that joy.