The Fox by M.L.Holton

... It's always fun to look back at older paintings to see what has and hasn't changed in the way that I paint. I remember painting this one back in 2011.

There was a secretive and beautiful fox that lived at the front of the property, in a den in the lakefront bank. In the eight years that I lived there, I only saw the fox twice. Once, during the early part of my residence, and once, near the end.  During the intervening eight years, I was always aware that the fox was there ... secretive ... and beautiful.

Seems a fitting image to welcome Autumn, 2017 ...

The Fox by M.L.Holton, 2011

'Women's Art Association of HAMILTON' opens at the Women's Art Association of CANADA, Toronto, August 6th, 2011 -

 

 23 Prince Arthur Avenue

Toronto, ON M5R 1B2
contactus@womensartofcanada.ca
More info, directions: 416-922-2060
(Video tour of the WAAC house/gallery )

Wonderful opportunity to see select works of members of the Women's Art Association of Hamilton at The Women's Art Association of Canada in Toronto. Located in the heart of the City at Bloor & Avenue Road, this charming converted house-to-gallery is easy walking distance to trendy Yorkville, the Royal Ontario Museum, Gardiner Museum & the architecturally complex University of Toronto campus. Many fine eateries & pubs in the area. LOTS to see, do & consider. 'Celebrate Summer' & the WAAC 125th Birthday: make a day of it! Exhibit opens Saturday, August 6th, 1:30-4:30 and runs until August 30th. Admission FREE.

  Busy Cumberland Avenue in Yorkville, stone's throw from gallery.

I have one older oil painting n this show: 'The Passage'. This work interprets my many good years of exploring the northern lake district of Georgian Bay, in Ontario, Canada.

'The Passage'
For Sale. Contact moi for details.

McMaster Innovation Park, Exhibit 5: Art in the Workplace - CLOSING July 14th, 2011 - Don't miss it!

 'The Passage' by Margaret Lindsay Holton included in group show - 

'Exhibit 5: Art in the Workplace'

at McMaster Innovation Park

effective March 17th, 2011. 

GRAND OPENING 
including
Valeska Ramsay's Fine Art Collection  

Thurs, March 31st, 4:30pm - 7:00 pm. 

Running until July 14th, 2011
- one month left !! - 

FREE ADMISSION

175 Longwood Road South
West Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Sales Contact: - (905) 667-5500

Map & Directions, link here. 
 ...

Aftermath: Great party!

Valeska Ramsay surrounded by Mac art students

Participating artists - in the back holding up my book!

David Braden with my new fine art book

sample of works in exhibit

The Guest of Honor: Valeska Ramsay
... a Great Dame ...

'PHOTO-OP 2011' - John B. Aird Gallery - - - 900 Bay Street, Downtown, Toronto, CA

 'Toronto Thru Summer Screen' - 1/1 - Pinhole by mlholton

Opening this Thursday, May 5th, 'Photo-Op 2011' exhibits excellence in photographic art practice as part of the city-wide CONTACT Photography Festival for the month of May. The CONTACT 'theme' this year is 'Figure and Ground' exploring the intimate & complex 'relationship' we have with our environment. 

Jurors - Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario & Simon Glass, a Toronto-based photographer & the Associate Dean, Faculty of Art at OCAD University - viewed 263 images from 125 artists. The 3rd Annual Juried photography at the Gallery features 37 original artworks by emerging and professional photographers. Of the 37 items included for exhibition, I've got TWO pinholes in this show. (Yeh me!!! - sample above)

Show officially opens May 3rd with an Opening Reception on Thursday May 5th, 6-8pm. Exhibition closes Friday, May 27th, 2011. So, if you have a chance, do pop on in to this one! Lotsa fun for everyone!

Gallery Open: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm. 

Closed on statutory holidays.

Streetview of Aird Gallery, 900 Yonge Street in Macdonald Block

Birdseye View of John B. Aird Gallery, from famed TIFF Sutton Hotel

John B. Aird Gallery

900 Bay Street
(Macdonald Block)
Toronto
M7A 1C2

 (The John B. Aird Gallery is located on the first floor of the Macdonald Block, an administrative office building in the heart of Queen’s Park, the seat of the Government of the Province of Ontario. The Macdonald Block is situated at the corner of Bay & Wellesley in downtown Toronto. The building and gallery are wheelchair accessible & can be reached by public transit. Buses run regularly from several subway stops, north/south along Bay Street and east/west along Wellesley Street. The closest subway stop is the Wellesley station. After exiting the station, walk west along Wellesley to Bay and enter the Macdonald Block, on the south/west corner, via the Bay Street entrance ... ) 

For more gallery info, link 'here'

'Small is Good' @ The Print Studio, Hamilton. Opens April 8th, 2011 - EXTENDED!

'Small is Good'

 ... displays the work of various artists from all over Southern Ontario. All artwork is priced at $100 to encourage purchase. Proceeds will go to support a facility that provides artists with a working space, specialized equipment, tech support, professional development and resources.

I've put in a small pinhole ... sample above. 

More mlh pinholes 

& general pinhole information - here.

More info about the gallery exhibit - here.

Just learned that this exhibit has been extended.
So, if you missed it in April, put it on
the roster for MAY ... :)

SPRING Art Sale - Art Gallery of Hamilton, May 5-8th, 2011

Enjoy a dazzling selection of ORIGINAL art from emerging & established artists displayed in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Pavilion and outside in the Irving Zucker Sculpture Garden. Wonderful Spaces.

FREE ADMISSION.

Thursday, May 5: 12 noon - 9 pm
Friday, May 6: 12 noon - 9 pm
Saturday, May 7: 12 noon - 5 pm
Sunday, May 8: 12 noon - 5 pm

Yes, I am in this one too. 

Six of my famed photo-collages.

Various sizes, various prices. 
Check out sample here.

Opening Reception: Wowzaa! Quite a show!
Double-click on image to enlarge ...

Art Gallery of Hamilton

More info: map & directions here. 

Dundas Valley School of Art, Spring Auction & Reno Celebration - April 30th, 2011

Dundas Valley School of Art

presents its
41st Annual Art Auction 

Saturday April 30, 2011 - 7pm

 @ Renovated Dundas Valley School of Art

Bid on over 1200 original works of art by

established & new artists & estate items. 

Oils, Pastels, Watercolours, Sculpture, Pottery, Jewellery.

as well as this small photo-collage by  me.

'Sleeping Apple'

All items will be beautifully showcased,

in a fitting tribute to
the late great Trevor Garwood Jones'  

newly renovated school .
(Link: Hamilton Spectator Overview.)

 
FREE PREVIEWS
 Thursday April 28 & Friday April 29, 9am - 9pm.
 Saturday, April 30th, 9am - 4pm
 Silent Auction bids accepted during these hours
Auction Admission - $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

 
Dundas Valley School of Art 

21 Ogilvie Street, Dundas, Ontario

DVSA event wepage here  

Two 'Must Attend' Events in the Hammer, February 2011

 From mlh's 'Bruce Trail' photo collage series

 

Friday night, Feb25th, 7pm

The Bay Area Restoration Council 

4th Annual 'Wine Tasting & Silent Auction'. 

 @ The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club

Enjoy an appetizing array of nibbles
and bid on their extensive auction items. 

Tickets $40.  

ALL Proceeds support Bay Area Restoration Council

and its work to restore & protect Hamilton Harbour 

(Note: Tickets CAN be purchased at the door )

More info here - www.hamiltonharbour.ca

And, Opening on
Sunday, February 27th, 2-5pm
 The Women's Art Association
of Hamilton - (WAAH)
115th Annual Juried Show 

Art Gallery of Hamilton, Fischer Gallery

123 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario.
FREE ADMISSION
(Runs until May 15th, 2011)

Established in 1894 and formerly a branch of the Women's Art Association of Canada, the WAAH is one of the oldest cultural groups in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. The WAAH provides a venue for women artists and art-supporters to share their appreciation of visual arts and to further support the arts within Hamilton. This includes fundraising for scholarships, prizes, hosting lectures, and exhibits. More info here - www.womensartassociationofhamilton.com

 

'The Clearing' - oil on board, 2010 - by mlh

On display at AGH, until May 15th, 2011

Art Gallery of Hamilton Talk & Slide Tour with mlh - February 17th, 2011

I have been invited to 'speak' about 'my life as an artist' after the Women's Art Association of Hamilton's meeting at the Art Gallery of Hamilton on Thursday, February 17th, 2011. 1 pm, for one hour. Free.

It is my intent to do a quick 'overview' of my 35 years of production with periodic digressions ...

Beginning with my typeface design, 'Lindsay', sold to Letraset England in 1980, I'll then move into the two decades of Canadian fine furniture design & construction, followed by an overview of my painterly evolution from the age of fourteen, and my later involvement with pinhole photography and most recently, photo-collage work and fractal design. Interspersed throughout will be side-bars to my published efforts, including the two books of poetry, 'Bush Chord' and 'On Top of Mount Nemo', and the novels, 'Economic Sex' and 'The Gilded Beaver by Anonymous'. (Possibly digression might include the experimental documentary, 'In the Eye of the Hunter'.) I also hope to 'launch' my latest book, 'CANADADA: A Painter's Nature' at that time.

It should be fun. As I am 'self-taught', I go at it all a bit differently then most. I will try to keep you entertained!

Location: Jean & Ross Fischer Gallery on the Main floor. Free. Hope to see you there!

Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada