Congratulations Leslie Watts!

Congratulations to Leslie Watts. Leslie's portrait of Pamela Newel Sellers was selected for inclusion in The BP Portrait Award 2013 Exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery in London, UK. The exhibition will be on display at The National Portrait Gallery in London, England from June 20th to September 15th, 2013. It will then go on tour and be at the Aberdeen Art Gallery from November 2013 to February 2014 and the Wolverhampton Art Gallery from March 2014 to June 2014. This year there were a total of 1,969 entries of which 55 were selected for exhibition. Leslie is the only Canadian out of the fifteen countries represented in the exhibition.  Last year more than 255,000 people saw the exhibition in London.

We presently have five portraits by Leslie on view and for sale at Village Studios and they will be included in her opening and show April 27th to May 10th.* The portrait of Pamela Newel Sellers is done in Egg Tempera on Panel, as are the portraits in the store.  Please contact the store for any inquiries.

* See poster below for details on the opening.

Leslie Watts Opening

Please join us on Saturday evening, April 27th or Sunday afternoon*, April 28th to see the newest work by Stratford artist, Leslie Watts. Leslie will be in attendance both days. The show will not be ready for viewing until Saturday night at 7:00. It will remain up until May 10th. For more information please contact the store.
Please note that the gallery is normally closed on Sundays at this time of year.

Annual

Custom Framing Sale

20% Off

Custom Framing

&

Plak Mounting

January 18th to February 9th

Still Life

David Sharpe  Onions and Garlic; Oil on canvas

David Sharpe  Onion and Garlic 2; Oil on canvas

Leslie Watts  Strawberries on a Silver Plate; Acrylic on canvas

Leslie Watts  Peppers in a Silver Dish; Acrylic on canvas

Leslie Watts  Pear; Egg Tempera on panel

Art for Christmas

Just in time for Christmas shopping we have some new Leslie Watts still life work. Each picture is on a 5 x 7 inch board and painted in egg tempera. They are matted and ready for giving. For anyone who loves Leslie's work these are the perfect addition to their art collection, and just the right size to sneak into any space.

David Sharpe Exhibition

On Saturday evening November 3rd, we will be pleased to open a two week show of recent work by Stratford artist David Sharpe. You can see the work and meet the artist on the Saturday night from 7:00 - 9:00 or on Sunday, November 4th from 11:00 - 3:00. The show will continue until November 16th. Join us and see what David has been painting this summer.

Mary Philpott

We have great new vases, plates and platters, cups and bowls by local potter, Mary Philpott. We also have a good stock of her trademark tiles in various sizes.

Michelle Salter

 Local artist, Michelle Salter's  newest works are in encaustic, also known as hot wax painting. This is a very old method of painting and is done by adding coloured pigments to beeswax and applying the hot wax to a prepared board or canvas. In Michelle's work she uses a combination of beeswax, damar resin and oil paint. Michelle likes the encaustic medium for its luminous colours, its lustre and its highly textured surface, all of the qualities visible in the two works shown here.  

Vases

 Andrea Vuletin $92.00, $42.00, $48.00

Mary Philpott $135.00, $35.00

Scott Barnim $210.00

Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde $55.00, $40.00, $80.00

Tanya Zaryski $120.00 each

Mark Lewis $410.00

Brad Jesson $160.00, $64.00, $130.00