Froid d'Art

Fiery and Icey Pines by Katherine Muir Miller

This painting was a fun project for me. When asked to participate in a new venture organized by Perth Tourism for the Festival of Frost and Ice, I was up for a new challenge.

The subject matter I chose was one of my very first paintings when starting with acrylics, my dancing Pines. I used my very older painting that is currently owned by my youngest son. It has always been a favorite of mine, and this would begin to define my love and passion for Canadas Pine trees.

Its set in a fiery sky symbolizing the strength and endurance of these trees across Canada.

The underlayers hold deep blues and green as well as the trunk with burnt umbers and splashes of color hitting the bark. The base layers and color are important as they depict how genuine and strong these pines are no matter the weather elements. The pines continue to hold their beauty and individuality no matter their exposure.

Layers of snow and ice burden the pines, adding weight like no other throughout the colder days of winter, yet still, they are so beautiful and strong looking. I love how they always look like they are dancing. 

"Hi, I'm Tori C. Studio! I'm an artist who dabbles in painting, sketching and digital art. I've always loved expressing my creative side, and have just recently started a small side business selling my prints and originals. 

Peggy Schenk – aka Pegmeisterart – is a self-taught artist living in Perth, Ontario and she creates art full-time after retiring from a career in banking. Her sketches are in pen, ink, watercolor and color pencils and she sketches either on location or from reference photos she takes herself. Her favorite things to draw are architecture; and living in this area with its abundance of heritage buildings provides her a lot of inspiration. As well, she enjoys sketching lively and busy street scenes and storefront shops. Her art portrays the simple beauty that is in everything around us.

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As a youth, Wendy spent many hours outdoors exploring Ottawa’s green space, local creeks, and woodland areas. She was keenly interested in nature and spent much of her time sketching and painting wildlife. After obtaining her university degree and working in the high-tech industry, she felt a powerful pull to follow her childhood dream of being a wildlife artist. She traded in her high-tech career and committed herself to wildlife art full time in 2007.

Her creative process starts with an idea, camera, and sketchbook, gathering reference material. She’s known for her realistic style and lifelike quality in her paintings. Her award-winning work has shown internationally and hangs in many private collections. Dedicated to nature and committed to preserving wildlife and their habitats, her work has and continues to help raise funds for a variety of conservation organizations. She is an associate member of the Artists for Conservation Group and she hopes to share the beauty and value of nature through her art.

Whizz-Bang-Zoom! by Joe and Kayleigh Prodonick

"There is no wrong way to do art. As long as the art you create makes your heart happy, then that's all that matters." This is what we always tell our daughter. And what a wonderful, freeing, limitless idea that is. That means you can do anything, try anything and improve on anything you want. And this is how we approach our artistic endeavors, it is done for the simple enjoyment of creating art from the heart. It's doesn't mean everything will turn out perfectly, but it doesn't make it bad either. And who doesn't love a little bit of whimsy? 

Perth Tourism staff created this Perth street scene after a snow storm.

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