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PORDs

Maurice Snelgrove

Maurice Snelgrove

I have been painting watercolours on paper and canvas for more than 50 years, both in my studio and plein-air on location during my extensive travels from coast to coast to coast in Canada, including the Yukon, the Nunavut Arctic, the Northwest Territories, Newfoundland, Greenland, Europe, the USA and

Kim Atkins

Kim Atkins

I am a landscape painter and I like to work directly from the subject. Plein-air painting gives me a chance to sit and look at a subject over a period of time. I work in oils, often starting with a drawing or a small watercolour. Oil painting is a

Kat Palmer

Kat Palmer

Landscape painting is about all the senses for me. How does a natural setting makes one feel? It can take me a while to decide on a focus for a painting as I take in the colour and mood of the place. I’m drawn to the amazing colour found

Heidi Burkhardt

Heidi Burkhardt

The source of inspiration can come from my surroundings. Driving to me is like watching good cinematography. There is an ever-changing delight for the eye in Nature. My favourite road trip is on Hwy 17, from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay. By contrast, I hate driving through Industrial

PORDS — Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

Gallery X is proud to present the PORDS, an exhibition coming from the brushes of four outstanding artists who have been plein air painting together for over forty years. These artists have painted all over Canada and many places abroad. Their works have a sincere quality of style and commitment,

About the PORDS

About the PORDS

Our choice of theme for this inaugural show reflects our enthusiasm in painting the natural world. To enjoy plein-air painting is to arrest the moment, “stop the car, this is where we should paint!”. To convey the energy and excitement or the quiet and calm of these settings, is