Shannon Reynolds

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