The Wellington Artists’ Gallery and Art Centre on County Road 29, southeast of Fergus is inviting families to its third Gallery Fest on Sept. 4.
Everyone is invited and asked to bring their children and grandchildren.
There is a special afternoon planned for children’s enjoyment and appreciation of the arts. Those activities will run from 1to 4pm.
While children are having fun with artist volunteers, visitors can browse through the gallery. Besides fine arts, the gallery is presenting, on the lower level, gift items under $100.
Then, from Sept. 4 to Oct. 4 Beryl Dawson will be a featured artist
Dawson is a self taught painter of realism. Working with oils, watercolour, or mixed media she endeavours to make every piece of work, through exacting detail, a tapestry of lifelike, natural colour and form. She paints on many different surfaces, including steel gold pans from the Yukon, pieces of shale, glass, and textile. Her current project is her Canadiana series depicting scenes from coast to coast.
Represented in her portfolio are endangered historic buildings, flora and fauna and landmark landscapes of different regions of the country. Regardless of the subject, the results are dramatic, vibrant and correct in detail often making viewers ask if it is a painting or a photo.
The opening reception of her exhibition is Sept 4 from 2 to 4pm. Also from Sept. 4 to Oct. 4, Pat Armstrong will be the guest artist at the gallery
Armstrong is a self taught watercolour artist who paints the nature, particularly flowers, butterflies, and garden scapes. She loves the softness and fluidness that can be achieved with watercolour while still capturing in great detail the many delicate and ever changing features of a single flower.
She also creates note cards from her paintings which she personally signs. Perhaps the pieces for which she is best known are her hand crafted marble tile coasters, which now have found their place in many local homes.
They are created from images of her original watercolours.
She will be on hand at the opening at the gallery on Sept. 4 from 2 to 4pm.
The Wellington Artists’ Gallery and Art Centre is located at 6142 County Road 29. For more information, visit the web at www.wellingtonartistsgallery.ca, or phone 519-843-6303.
