Gallery / Exhibit
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Join us to explore the current exhibit of original oil paintings and limited edition prints and chat with artist David Howells.
David Howells' paintings are primarily traditional pastoral landscapes and garden scenes. His many travels have inspired him greatly, but it is the simple beauty of gentle rural landscapes that appeals to him most and that he feels is universal. His passion for this type of scenery is evident in his work.
David Howells was born in Leicester, England and immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada at a young age. As a child, he loved to draw and would duplicate black and white photographs of animals with graphite. This fascination with producing life-like drawings led to years of painting high realism, using gouache. David studied fine arts at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., and graphic design in Middleton, N.S. where he graduated as Class Valedictorian. His work first gained public exposure in 1982 with Zwicker's Gallery in Halifax, N.S.
In his early twenties, David turned to oil painting, and discovered a new technique and approach to his art. His palette became more colourful and his style more free, lending itself towards Luminism. In 1986, he moved to Toronto, Ont., where his work was exhibited in various Yorkville galleries. His art has been exhibited at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto and is in many private and corporate collections in Britain, Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada. In 1996 David's work placed first in the oil painting category at the Allen Town Art Show in Buffalo, New York. Some major commissioned works have included murals, book illustrations and stone lithos. He has also taught courses and been a guest lecturer.
Currently a permanent resident of St. Croix, Nova Scotia, David has travelled extensively in just under fifty countries. This broad range of exposure and his love of nature are evident in his paintings. Mainly traditional pastoral landscapes and garden scenes, they reflect both the beauty of the many geographic areas he has explored and the influence of his favourite artists - John Constable, for his earthy landscapes, and Monet, Pissarro and Sisley, for their palettes and sense of atmosphere.
infoavonriver@gmail.com
9027571718
Join us to explore the current exhibit of original oil paintings and limited edition prints and chat with artist David Howells.
David Howells' paintings are primarily traditional pastoral landscapes and garden scenes. His many travels have inspired him greatly, but it is the simple beauty of gentle rural landscapes that appeals to him most and that he feels is universal. His passion for this type of scenery is evident in his work.
David Howells was born in Leicester, England and immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada at a young age. As a child, he loved to draw and would duplicate black and white photographs of animals with graphite. This fascination with producing life-like drawings led to years of painting high realism, using gouache. David studied fine arts at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., and graphic design in Middleton, N.S. where he graduated as Class Valedictorian. His work first gained public exposure in 1982 with Zwicker's Gallery in Halifax, N.S.
In his early twenties, David turned to oil painting, and discovered a new technique and approach to his art. His palette became more colourful and his style more free, lending itself towards Luminism. In 1986, he moved to Toronto, Ont., where his work was exhibited in various Yorkville galleries. His art has been exhibited at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto and is in many private and corporate collections in Britain, Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada. In 1996 David's work placed first in the oil painting category at the Allen Town Art Show in Buffalo, New York. Some major commissioned works have included murals, book illustrations and stone lithos. He has also taught courses and been a guest lecturer.
Currently a permanent resident of St. Croix, Nova Scotia, David has travelled extensively in just under fifty countries. This broad range of exposure and his love of nature are evident in his paintings. Mainly traditional pastoral landscapes and garden scenes, they reflect both the beauty of the many geographic areas he has explored and the influence of his favourite artists - John Constable, for his earthy landscapes, and Monet, Pissarro and Sisley, for their palettes and sense of atmosphere.
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Pricing: Free
Newport Landing, Nova Scotia
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902-757-1718
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