What's Happening in the Annex

AUGUST 2022

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HOSTED BY  Erika Squires
WILD SEASONS​
Follow this photographic journey with me through the four seasons; moments captured in the wild. Every season has its beauty and I enjoy photographing all of them equally. From the quiet wonder of winter to the rebirth and rejuvenation of spring. To the long, hot days of summer to the colour and awe of autumn.
 
I photograph wildlife ethically, meaning I do not use bait, or calls nor do I chase or harass animals in any way. If I feel my presence is disturbing my subject, I will leave the area. I am very patient and quiet when I am in the field, and I go out alone most times. I find that if I sit quietly, my subject does not feel threatened, and continues doing what they were doing. I feel this approach is very important to share, as there are many photographers who need guidance in this area. All of these images are taken of animals and birds in the wild.
 
Thank you for taking time to see my work. I hope you enjoy it and can feel my deep love for nature in all its breathtakingly beauty!!

SEPTEMBER 2022
HOSTED BY  Buckhorn Artists' Group
AMONG FRIENDS  
The Group will also be having their second art exhibit at A Place for the Arts in Bancroft, Ontario from 31 August through to 25 September, with six of their members exhibiting.  Come see their artwork. A variety of medium and something for everyone to love. 
  • Susan Sydney has been drawing and painting since she was a young child. She enjoys doing animal portraits, wildlife, still life, floral, landscapes and mechanicals. Recently, she has started experimenting with abstracts and collage.
  • JoAnne Connell Northey has enjoyed painting in watercolour for a number of years. She also creates unique pottery in her studio.
  • Diane Collins began at an early age entering high school art competitions and won awards. 
  • Norma MacEachern works in pen and ink, oil, acrylic, watercolour, graphite and coloured pencil.
  • Sue Flanagan dabbles in all painting materials originally with watercolour, then switching to acrylic and in the last few years has worked with wool needle felting, oil, and mixed media. 
  • Emil Varga portray the beauty of flowers, the tranquility of evening sunsets and visions of Ontario landscapes captured in watercolour and mixed media in a semi-realistic style.

OCTOBER 2022
HOSTED BY  Henry Melissa Gordon
ONCE WE WERE BIRDS

Once We Were Birds symbolizes Henry Gordon’s journey as a long-time student of dreaming. These drawings and paintings explore dreaming as a dance between our collective human consciousness and our individual consciousness. Henry channels mysterious, layered images, allowing this process of artmaking to be ‘random but not random’ (the idea that every thought, feeling, and action is impactful, and comes from and returns to the vast web of interconnection). The images represent the Earth’s inhabitants in relationship as they continue to dream their shared past, present and future together. Henry draws also from a fascination with the process of unfathomable, unknowable cosmic evolution, as well as the small passing moments of each day. These images are visual poems.

NOVEMER 2022
HOSTED BY  John Christie
​Group Plain Air Show​