Artist still exploring the colours of nature
At a recent exhibit of the work of John Lennard at the Gallery on the Lake, one of Lennard’s students was in attendance. He said that John taught him that tree trunks aren’t necessarily brown. And in Lennard’s paintings they certainly aren’t. They may be purple.
Lennard’s paintings reflect his love of nature through the use of oils to capture the effect of colour in sunlight and shadow. His exaggerated use of colour defines him as a colourist. The bold colour and strong design sensitizes the eye of the viewer to enter nature with a different view and see light and colour in the shadows that they never knew existed. Through this use of colour, light, shadow and pattern the viewer can feel as well as see what the artist experienced at the place and time that the image was created.
Lennard does not want to “merely engage in copying ” but to organize the surface of his work by placement, scale and colour to engage the viewer in larger issues that occupy the thought and energy of the artist.
John was born in Barrie and now resides in the Haliburton Highlands of Central Ontario. Graduating from Leaside High School he studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and at the Art Students League in New York City. In the over 40 years that he has devoted to painting, he still finds the Canadian landscape provides an unending source of subject matter and is a constant artistic inspiration.
Buckhorn Lockstop Café
Lattes, specialty teas, artisan sandwiches, preordered meals and coffee. …It is getting closer to becoming a reality in our village. Interested in working in a creative, modern atmosphere where people want to work? Come to the job fair at the Lockstop Cafe on Feb. 3 to see where you would be working. Watch the Examiner and Herald for job postings.
Events at the BCC
If you are considering getting into shape, look no further than the Buckhorn Community Centre. In one week there is low impact aerobics, tai chi for life, and line dancing. If you are a card player there is bid euchre and duplicate bridge. Interested in music, try the Buckhorn Jammers on Thursday. The Buckhorn Singers will be starting again in February on Tuesday afternoons. On Feb. 17, Heritage Day will be back. Check out the events calendar online for the BCC.
Yellow Ribbon Campaign
Darlene Loucks, organizer of the Yellow Ribbon Campaign, shares her thanks to those that donate to the Yellow Ribbon Campaign. Loucks recently received a note from a donator which said that from reading what Loucks does and from documentaries she has viewed the donator had seen the donator wanted to share her love and support through a donation.
If you are interested in sending any boxes, there is free shipping for boxes shipped to military personnel until Jan. 12. Contact Darlene for more information at rdloucks@yahoo.ca