An award winning painter who paints in oil, en Plein aire. My purpose is to record life,on canvas, as it happens. To peacefully draw attention to changes to our beautiful world. All paintings are originals, no duplicates. Commissions welcomed.
E-mail: tilston188@yahoo.com
Artists who paints in oil en plein aire. Member of the three member Plein Aire Cottage Artists. Members: Mary Rose Holmes, Violetta Chandler and Helen Tilston
Helen, Violetta and Mary Rose "Our Island Welcomes You" a triptych one panel painted by each artist
The Art Gallery of Ontario, located in Toronto, received a visit from yours truly this week.
The building was re- designed by world famous Canadian born architect, Frank Gehry and houses among it's 80,000 pieces, the artwork by the famous Canadian painters known as "The Group of Seven", whose paintings fetch millions at auction.
Lawren Harris Centre Street,Toronto
Franklin Carmichael, Autumn in Orillia
JEH MacDonald, Algoma Forest
Fred Varley, Stormy Weather Georgian Bay
A.J. Casson Winter on the Don
Arthur Lisner, A September Gale, Georgian Bay
AY Jackson, North Shore Lake Superior
The Groupies:
Housed at the AGO is the art work of Canada's famous "Group of Seven"
The Group of Seven were a group of Canadian landscape painters in and around 1920, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y Jackson, Fran Johnston, Arthur Lismer, JEH MacDonald and Frederick Varley Tom Thompson(died in 1917) ) and Emily Carr were also closely associated with the Group of Seven, though neither were ever official members. The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings of the Canadian landscape, painted plein air. They travelled to remote areas of Canada to paint. Tom Thompson, a favourite died while out in his canoe, painting. His cause of death is unknown, some say he drowned, others believe he was killed.
Tom Thompson
A Lawren Harris painting "Baffin's Bay" fetched $3,500,000. at auction recently.
You are heartily welcome, Helen Tilston
Beach trail on a sunny afternoon by Violetta
Boats at rest, Mary Rose
As many of you know, I am "a Groupie, I belong to the three member group called the Plein Aire Cottage Artists, and, like the group of seven, we paint en plein aire. In hindsight, we feel we should have picked an easier name, but were rushed to choose when Fox TV approached us and wanted to feature our art and cause in a short documentary. See below
Lorol with her dog Sterling (Note Lorol's previous dog was named Hardy aka Lorol & Hardy)
Our " Strand Holidays Girl's Night Group" which started more than thirty years ago is a group of eight woman who all worked in a sales capacity at the now defunct Strand Holidays. We get together about three times a year and usually have one weekend away each year. This past weekend took us to Lorol's home in the country. Lorol is a great friend, an outstanding and generous host, whose home reflects her joy for life. Lorol's has been Editor of several travel and hospitality publications. She is an Event Planner and currently working in the entertainment industry. She is probably the funniest person I have ever met. She has the most unique and recognizable laugh. She has had a big influence on the lives of our group. She taught me to drive. Jennifer is a Buyer(contracts hotel rooms and ground handling) for a large tour operator and her destinations include Cuba, Panama, Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands. Toni represents hotels in North American and Europe. Patti works for a travel company that offers trips to such places as Antartica, Gallapagas, South America, China,Russia etc.. Lesley is an IT specialist with one of the oldest travel companies in existence.
We dined
Jennifer, Lorol, Lesley, Toni and Patti
We shopped
Jennifer, Toni, Patti, Lorol and Lesley
We went horseback riding (extreme horseback riding!)
Helen, Lesley and Jennifer
Angie our Wrangler, Jennifer, Lesley and Helen
We read, danced, sang and laughed some more.
My reading corner
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If these walls could talk
We sang along with to Dean Martin
Bonnie who resides in Vancouver, Norma who lives in Palma de Mallorca and Nancy had conflicting plans and were unable to join us.
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