DVSA's 42nd Spring Auction, April 14th 7pm

 'Mind's Eye' Photo Collage donated by m.l.holton / Popular Choice at 'Memory's Shadow' Solo Exhibit

Dundas Valley School of Art
presents
42nd Annual Art Auction
Saturday, April 14, 2012 

Starts at 7 pm

Over 1200 original works of art from established & new artists

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

Wonderful Works!

Free Previews: 

Thursday April 12 & Friday April 13, 9am – 9pm
Saturday, April 14, 9 am – 4 pm
Silent Auction bids accepted during these hours

Admission is $25 in advance, $30 at the door

21 Ogilvie Street, Dundas, Ontario
905•628•6357

More about the DVSA, here

Exhibit 8: Spring Collection - Art in the Workplace @ McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

'Northern Lake Light'  (2011) - FOR SALE  

Please join serious artists & zany collectors 

(and/or zany artists & serious collectors)

at 

Exhibit 8: Art in the Workplace

 'Spring Collection' - Reception  

    When?  Wednesday eve

March 28th, 7-9pm
Where?  The Atrium @ MIP

175 Longwood Rd S., Hamilton

Wine & Cheese. Great Crowd. Wonderful Art.

Exhibit runs from March 28 to July 12th, 2012 

80 talented & diverse artists - over 100 pieces of art for purchase!

Also, upstairs from the Atrium, beguiling
PORTRAITURE from the BENSEN FAMILY COLLECTION   

  

    Directions/more info: here

(NB: Free Parking in lot to the EAST of MIP.)

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A few photos from the Opening Reception of March 28th, 
including some riveting early Canadian portraits 
from the fabulous BENSEN Collection ... 

My favorite two paintings:: Timothy Eaton, Grandson of retail titan Timothy Eaton,
painted by by Maurice Codner in 1930 - 
(Timothy Eaton was founder of Eatons Department Store, an icon of Canadian retail) -
and a charming Mrs. Woodhouse, painted by Nathanial Dame, circa 1750.
In both instances the depiction of 'character' and use of colour are exquisite.

 

The Crowd at McMaster Innovation Place.

 

Third fav portrait of the evening:  my pal 'Petey'
in front of my landscape on the ground floor of the Atrium at MIP.

Black & White Digital Photography Samples

 

Note: the above montage was done as a single item. 

Click on the image once & it SHOULD fill your screen for better viewing.

Clicking on individual images will NOT enlarge them separately. 

If interested in purchasing a single shot from this montage, please contact the artist

Thanks.

Two New Oil Paintings - Winter Magic & Snow Stars

It's been a rotten WINTER all round:  little snow, no ice, no blistering winds, or sustained frozen temperatures. There has been little back-breaking digging: no frozen breath, dribbling noses, frosted fingers or cold toes. There's been no crunchy steps on crispy mornings, no delightful snowflake swirls or crystal clear starry skies.  In short, no blissful white magic. I have missed it. Still, the mood, the feeling, the underlying sense of it all lingers deep within this 'canajun' psyche. Thus, these two new oils revere what hasn't been: WINTER'S MAGIC. - Enjoy.

 'Winter Magic'

 'Snow Stars'

Both items are FOR SALE. 

Contact the artist.

Stellar Sunrises over Lake Ontario

We may have had little ice and snow this year, 

but we have had some spectacular sunrises ...

Bay Area Restoration Council - SILENT AUCTION

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Bruce Trail - No.2  by mlholton

Donated to the BARC Silent Auction- SOLD

 The Bay Area Restoration Council  

is having a Fund-raiser  

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

7pm Doors Open - 'til 10ish

at the

Royal Hamilton Yacht Club.

Ticket's $40 each, includes appetizers & wine/beer tastings

with great live music by jazz & blues Juno-nominated, 

Harrison Kennedy. 

The above photo-collage is my donation to this worthy cause. 

Help CLEAN UP THE BAY

(aka Hamilton Harbour) 

Tickets, more info, map:   here

 Royal Hamilton Yacht Club circa 1900's

Mid February - Before & After

 Made this little icon at 8:30am. Glorious fun.

Within 4 short hours it was alllll gone ...

Winter really has been poopy thus far. 

BUSH CHORD: Poems & Pinhole Photography ...................... Now available as E-Book on Amazon.ca

FINALLY, 

the SECOND edition of my ever popular 

2006 poetry & pinhole photography book:

  BUSH CHORD 

 E-Book. 

Front cover pinhole image: 'Grand Blue Spruce'

One of the Greatest Speeches EVER Made

Winter Wonder - January 2012

 

 All in all, it's been a rather lame winter thus far in the Great White North .... still, periodically, there are moments of sheer bliss. The following shots were taken last Saturday. Six points for anyone who can name the location ...