Monday, November 5, 2012

Capture Oakville 12: Oakville Camera Club



OPENING RECEPTION:  
Friday, November 23rd
7-9pm - FREE
Oakville TOWN HALL
Showing until January 2013. 

   In the Fine Art category -  
...  'Paint by Pixels' ... 
by yours truly 

The Oakville Camera Club hosts the 6th Annual Photography Exhibition, Capture Oakville 2012 * bringing together artists and art lovers from all over the GTA. 90 images will hang in the North Atrium of Oakville's Town Hall. Entrance is free and Open to the public. Oakville's Melissa Bel is playing live! Drinks are $4. Catering is complimentary.  Join us to celebrate local photographers and the town of Oakville *

Date: Friday, November 23rd, 2012
Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road
Time: 7:00pm

Update, Nov.24th: Great OPENING!! Lots of variety!

 Update Dec 3rd, 2012: 
Thrilled to have my image selected  
by the Town of Oakville  
for the Spring/Summer 2013 edition of 
their Parks &aRecreation Guide. 
25,000 copies will be distributed ...  woohoo ... :)
 Coming soon!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

MLH Fall FUN Raiser! on-line Auction - Join in the FUN!

Prince William Visits Alberta, 2011: Blind to the Tarsands
( Oct 26th Update: GREAT NEWS!! My pinhole photographs have been featured in Fall/Winter issue of Hamilton Arts&Letters Magazine. woohoo! )

It's been a great, hot and BUSY summer. .... As I mentioned in my spring newsletter, I am now planning a 'private' MLH Fall FUN Raiser on-line Auction. To that end, I am offering you TEN unique MLH artworks:

3 memorable oil paintings by yours truly
3 riveting pinhole photographs
3 of my ever-popular photo-collage images

and, to start, ONE large black & white framed giclee print
of a fantastic view of the western end of Lake Ontario

Hosted by the reputable 32 Auctions Inc, this secure custom-tailored PRIVATE AUCTION will give you the chance to 'bid' on these TEN items for the NEXT FIVE(5!) days. Fun, eh? Take note: the on-line auction STARTS at 9AM, Thursday, Oct 25th and CLOSES at 10PM on Tuesday, October 30th.

You can VIEW all items anonymously. When ready to bid, you MUST register on the site to place your bid. Your name & email will remain private throughout the process. Payments can be made by credit card (via Paypal), OR, if you prefer - you can pay me directly, but you MUST BID on the auction site. I have chosen this route to save YOU money. Just think, it is possible that you could own an original MLH item at 50% off retail.

Join the MLH Fall FUN RAISER! on-line Auction - HERE 

 Once the auction closes, the pick-up or delivery of my TEN art works will be organized directly with the final winning bidders. I can deliver items within a 50 km radius of Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. Otherwise, a Shipping & Handling fee will apply.

In closing, the advent of the internet in our lifetime has resulted in a tumultuous social transformation. The challenge, for me, as a mid-career artist from Southern Ontario, Canada, is to not only remain 'current' but 'critical' of the global issues that are increasingly impacting all of us at the local level. As one of millions of species, we are in the beginning of a necessary & bumpy 'transition' to a more sustainable relationship to our Planet Earth. It is a transition that not only requires global Good Will but impassioned Positive Thinking at the local level. We're ALL twirling on this globe together!

And Fall is now upon us in the northern hemisphere of this continent. It is a wonderful time of year to look at new colours, new shapes & new ideas - sooooo -

Join the MLH Fall FUN RAISER! on-line Auction - HERE

Have Fun! - And THANK YOU!
Very best - Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay Holton
Golden Horsehoe Artist & Author
On Twitter, LinkedIn and Wikipedia.

 p.s. If you're not interested in the admittedly 'better investment' of the on-line Auction, I have also put up some items from my NEW 'WhiteOut' series on my FineArtAmerica PRIVATE GALLERY. Samples shown below. --- And many thanks to all! xo mlh

'White Out Series', 2012 by m.l.holton




Monday, October 22, 2012

Country Roaming: Fall Shots 2012


 Misty Morn ...
 Burlington Skyway Bridge from Kerncliff Park

 Harvest Time 

 Back Steps

 Miller's Wheel 

 Autumn Reflections on Rocks in Stream 

 Bronte Creek - South End

 
 Salmon Fishing, Bronte Creek

 Bird Habitat

 Milkweed Landscape

... hey, contented pigs napping in the autumn sun ... 

ENJOY  the Fall... :)

Monday, October 15, 2012

Monday, October 8, 2012

Douglas Coupland: Gets it Right Again ...

As I mentioned earlier this year, I intend to post links to other items and artists of current interest. When I saw this 'poster' from Douglas Coupland's latest exhibition, 'Slogans from the 21st Century' at the Daniel Faria Gallery, I just went 'yup' ....

Exhibited at Daniel Faria Gallery, Toronto.






Coupland will next 'appear' at the Serpentine Gallery in England for their inaugural 'Memory Marathon'.
Running next weekend, oh, I'd LOVE to be there for that one!

Friday, September 28, 2012

New Pen & Photo Series: 'White Out'


'Garden Portal' - by m.l.holton
Very excited by this new work - 'The White Out Series: 2012' 
A quixotic photographic journey into gardens.
Available at the end of October. 
More images coming soon ... 

If you like, and want to learn/see more, 
please add yourself to my 'newsletter'.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Mayor's Cabaret, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Sept 29th

Mayor Rick Goldring of Burlington, Ontario, Canada is hosting the Mayor's Cabaret this Saturday, Sept 29th, 8pm. 

Featuring Lighthouse, The Arrogant Worms and local talent of varying genres. In addition to an entertaining show, there will be a cocktail reception, a silent auction, a live auction, and to conclude the evening, a post-show "sweets" party with an opportunity to meet and greet with the Mayor. Proceeds from the evening will support The Burlington Performing Arts Centre as it continues to present performances that inspire and delight.  

 Dress code: polished casual. More info and tickets here;

 I have donated my well-liked photo collage - 'Sleeping Apple' ... all for a worthy cause.



Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Art Gallery of Hamilton's SUPER AUCTION, Oct 23rd


The Art Gallery of Hamilton is having a SUPER Fundraising AUCTION on October 23rd, hosted by Sotheby's of Canada, at the gallery. Some really FANTASTIC items are available for purchase. Don't miss out. Featuring Bush, Braque, McEwen, Pudlat, Ensor, Riopelle, Astman, Whiten, Urquhart, Bateman Morrisseau and yah me - Holton - among many others. (See: Lot 125 - my ever-popular pinhole image, 'Granny's Lounger' (2005) - with a list value of $1200 (Cdn). Kindly note: this is NOT a digitized 'ink jet' print, but rather, a paper-print pulled from a paper-negative, shot with a home-made pinhole camera, made by yours truly. Yes - It is Rare AND Original.) 


As a warm-up prelude to the BIG one, three on-line auctions are also happening via the AGH.
More info here:   http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/superauction.php 

To purchase tickets, pre-register and obtain absentee bid forms for the SUPER AUCTION, please call 905.527.6610, ext. 248 or email arlene@artgalleryofhamilton.com.


PREVIEW: 
Super Auction Live Exhibition ON VIEW 
September 22 through to October 23rd.  
Check it out!