Goossens, Todd, Franks, Axon, Groulx, DeBelleval: discover them all
By
Mark Schadenberg
Do
you know what encaustic is in the world of art?
Even
someone who knows zero about paint (oils, acrylics or water colours) and a
pallet, is aware of other art forms – pottery, sketching, weaving, photography,
engraving, stained glass . . .
Correct
me if I’m wrong, but encaustic is when you create a picture using coloured
melted wax that can be shaped with a small-tip spatula (not sure of exact
terminology) to have the end product of an almost 3D art display.
Why
am I talking about a wax build-up?
The
sixth annual Oxford Studio Tour is May 4 – 5, both days 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For
details contact (519) 842-6151 or see their site www.oxfordstudiotour.ca or Tourism
Oxford (www.tourismoxford.ca). It
must be said that the tour’s website includes pictures, links and maps to each
artist.
Plan
a visit to Tillsonburg Station Arts Centre (41 Bridge St, 842-6151), Tillsonburg’s
Annandale House (30 Tillson Ave), Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (125
Centennial Lane in Victoria Park), Highlander Studios (654 Dundas) in Woodstock
or one of the other 17 locales, to the efforts and creations of as many as 45
artisans based in Oxford County.
Artists
abound in Oxford – Deb Beard, Lianne Todd, Cathy Groulx, Bruce Hartley, Keri
Axon, Pat McFarland, Michael DeBelleval, Cathy Bingham, Paulette Robertson, Julie
Hawkins, Rhonda Franks, Fran and Earle Barr, and Kate Innes. Many of the
destinations on the tour are the actually workshops/studios of the artists.
Giving credit where credit is due: Sue Goossens of Otterville is
not only a very successful painter, but a spokesperson and organizer for this unique
cooperative. Goossens (suegoossens.ca or 879-6352) has appeared on Rogers TV (http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?lid=237&rid=15&gid=110877)
to promote this two-day tour and it has expanded every year in its existence,
adding five artists to its new total of 45 for 2013.
The
Sue Goossens website nicely and succently describes here inspiration: "Watercolours
are a means of creative expression. Everything
starts with my camera - capturing the composition. I
enjoy the process of observing my surroundings and interpreting them on a blank
piece of watercolour paper."
As
the www.oxfordstudiotour.ca site says: 'Discover the Visual Arts of Oxford
County.’
As
Sue Goossens says in promoting the tour: “Oxford County, located in southwestern
Ontario, is bursting with talented artists and artisans.”
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The Sentinel-Review story link:
http://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/2013/04/23/more-artists-in-oxford-studio-tour
The Tillsonburg News link: http://www.tillsonburgnews.com/2013/04/23/oxford-studio-tour
A Realtor who always promotes Oxford County:
Mark
Schadenberg
Sales
Representative
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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