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New Connections by Canadian Artist Shelley Beach
Canadian artist Shelley Beachhas added new and exciting items to the www.MadeInHaliburton.ca website just in time to act as inspiration for your spring decorating projects. Take a look and see if there is something there that you simply must have.
Imagining Spring 1 by Shelley Beach Canadian Artist
We are pleased to announce that Shelley Beach has had two paintings accepted to the juried exhibition Aquavision 2012 that is put on by the Toronto Watercolour Society. The Exhibition is from November 7th to November 19th with an artist’s reception on November 8th from 6:30 to 9:30. Congratulations to Shelley!
Canadian Artist Shelley Beach's painting titled "Balancing Act"
Canadian painter Shelley Beach's painting titled "Tag Along Bay"
Here are pictures of the two paintings:
Shelley Beach is very pleased to have some of her artwork chosen by Charity Cards for their Christmas card collection this year. Five of her images are available to purchase with proceeds going to the Children’s Wish Foundation!
Please check out this link below and see card #’s 12204, 12205, 12206, 12207 & 12208
Kudos to Shelley for being involved in such a wonderful fundraising activity.
Come in to the gallery anytime Monday July 16th between 9:30 and 5:30 and meet Shelley Beach as she works on a watercolour painting. Feel free to discuss her techniques and what inspires her. Take a look at her award winning painting that is hanging in the gallery.
We have a growing list of artists who will be “in residence” so to speak on particular days of the summer months … take note of the dates and come in whenever you like! Artist-Schedule1
Born on a Lake of Many Winds by Shelley Beach
O Sacred Lake by Shelley Beach
Take a look at these new additions to the www.MadeInHaliburton.ca online Gallery: These original watercolour paintings, by Canadian Painter Shelley Beach, were part of a collaborative exhibition at the Rails End Gallery, in the village of Haliburton, with poet Lea Harper, called “Lake of Many Winds”. Shelley Beach’s paintings, coupled with Lea’s magical lyrics represent a strong connection to this very special place: Kennisis Lake, in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario, Canada.
Sundrunk Chalice of Lake by Shelley Beach
Working with fluid, water-based materials provides a means of expressing the magic that Shelley feel while living on this lake. Shelley states, “Living on the lake is a gift, a peaceful sanctuary that lights my spirit.” One can feel the lighting of the spirit as one contemplates her paintings.
Two of the paintings were entered into the juried show by the East Central Ontario Art Association Exhibition and “O Sacred Lake” won honourable mention.
O Sacred Lake
Canadian artist Shelley Beach had the two paintings shown in this post accepted to a juried show put on by the East Central Ontario Art Association. O Sacred Lake (depicted to the left) won an honourable mention in the show with the following comment from the jurror: “Transitions of paint in this watercolour creates and evokes spirituality that really works with the colour palette, shape of the painting and title.” These paintings were originally part of an exhibition called “Lake of Many Winds” which was a collaboration with poet Lea Harper — the title “O Sacred Lake” comes from Lea Harper’s poetry.
Sundrunk Chalice of Lake
Shelley lives on a lake in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario Canada and is obviously inspired by the scenery that surrounds her. She has been connected with the Highlands since 1984 when she and her husband purchased their cottage. Shelley spent every summer and most weekends at the cottage since 1985. She and her husband always dreamed of living here full-time and thus built a permanent home in 1993 which they moved to permanently in 2008.
Shelley is an active member of the Haliburton Highlands arts community and serves on the board of the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands. She is also a silver level signature member of the Toronto Watercolour Society.
In addition to painting Shelley loves to teach others her art. She has recently taught an acrylics course at the acrylic workshop for the Port Perry Artist’s Association and a watercolour workshop for Brushstrokes in Bobcaygeon. She is a regular instructor for the Haliburton School of the Arts and has some courses coming up this summer that still have space. If you are interested please check out these links:
