BEMUSED
Shannon Reynolds
An Exhibition of oils on cradled panels
September 6 to September 20, 2025
Meet the Artist: Saturday September 6th
*1:00 to 3:00pm
This is a preview
Sales begin at 10:00 am on Saturday September 6th, in person, by phone or email
Email villagestudios@wightman.ca or 519 271-7231
Regular Hours: Wednesday to Saturday 10:00am to 4:00pm
Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm*
*CLOSED SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7th
BEMUSED: FINDING MY WAY BACK TO THE MUSE AT VILLAGE STUDIOS STRATFORD
Bemused—an artist’s statement or state of an artist?
I’m seldom at a loss for inspiration in the studio. But this year, the unrelenting news of the day was quelling my drive to paint. My familiar muses—my garden’s flowers, my trove of inherited domestic treasures, the small luxury of winter fruit—seemed like trite relics of a vanishing reality. I turned to my dwindling stock of oranges and painted some subtly allegorical still lifes whose meaning would probably be missed by a casual viewer. I turned to the barnyard animals I see on my country drives as fodder for visual animal fables. Finally, I returned to my life drawing group at Gallery Stratford where, weekly, a diverse collection of artists gather to draw from a live model in an endeavour that seems so understated but is actually a testament to our free society. And with this realization, the muse had returned. My subjects this year may seem disparate but they reflect a journey from confused bemusement back to the muse.
Have You Heard?!, 24 x 24", oil on cradled panel, Framed $2500
The Sky is Falling!, 24 x 36", oil on cradled panel, Framed $3500
Little Donkey, 6" tondo, oil on cradled panel, Framed $400
Lake Victoria Stratford, 8 x 8", oil on cradled panel, Framed $500
Abigail with Fan, 11 x 14", oil on cradled panel, Framed $690
Linda with Arm Overhead, 16 x 16", oil on cradled panel, Framed $1120
Spring Collection, 8 x 8", oil on cradled panel, Framed $500
Off the Table, 12 x 9", oil on cradled panel, Framed $550
A Shadow Over Oranges, 12 x 16", oil on cradled panel, Framed $840
Previously Exhibited & Included in this Exhibition
Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, 16 x16” , oil on panel, Framed $1120
Two Swans and Buoy, 24 x 24” , oil on panel, Framed $2500
Lemons and Brass Coaster, 14 x 18", oil on cradled panel, Framed $1100
Daylily and Lemons, 16 x 20", oil on cradled panel, Framed $1400
Lemon Chiffon: Tree Peony in Crystal Bowl,
18 x 24", oil on cradled panel, Framed $1730
Early Spring Narcissus with White Tulips, 12 x 12", oil on cradled panel, Framed $600
