MMFI GALLERY HOURS: Monday to Friday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

November’s Exhibit:

”For the Love of Our Painting”
by the Students of Lyndia Baird-Wellwood

Opening Reception:

Thursday, november 12th at 2-4 PM

WHY WE LOVE PAINTING

Anna MacNeil

I enjoy the creative process of creating with paint. It is a forgiving medium. Painting is mind-calming and freeing.

Bonnie (MacEachern) Keddy

My love of art was fostered by my mother. She loved people, nature, art and creativity. Over the years I’ve enjoyed sketching, oil, acrylic, chalk pastel and watercolor classes. I feel myself when I am painting and happy to express with others who inspire me. Encouraging you all to be brave and try something new.

Judi Kinsman

I love my art as it is my thing I do for me. In thinking I realize the painting I like most not all ways the best or most popular with others. They are either personal to me or a challenge I manage to overcome. I am my own worst critic. Finding a creative, fun and supportive group is the biggest plus.

Kate Messer

I have always had a creative mind but never thought I could be an artist. I could never draw anything that satisfied my desire to be “good”. In the past years, I have learned and tried my hand at watercolour painting and chalk pastels, both quite different mediums and not without challenge. I have an affinity for watercolors through my father who was an incredibly talented artist. I recall many hours as a child sitting watching him and likely taking in some of his techniques. I use some of his paintbrushes and “stretch” my own paper on boards he to use. I have a lot to learn and hope that someday I can be as good as him.

Starr Caines

I had always been drawn to watercolour paintings. While I love the look of loose watercolour, I tend to paint in more detail. In a busy world slowing down to paint is a relaxing escape.

Sue King – Darby

I like painting because I love to create something that will express my talents that I inherited from my English grandfather, Edwin “Jack” Turner. I also enjoy working with lots of colour and watching the canvas come alive. When I am painting, I leave behind my everyday worries.

Sybil Flemming

Water, clouds, plants….all fill my head with nature. Painting challenges me to capture something I saw one fleeting moment, urging me to play with color and shapes.