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"Snowbound, Charlevoix"
24 x 24
Oil
$1,050.00
"Winter, Carleton Place"
12 x 24
Oil
$650.00
"Sanctuary"
40 x 30
Oil
$2,000.00
"Georgian Sunset"
12 x 24
Oil
$650.00
"Seine
Reflections"
40 x 20
Oil
$1,400.00
"Waiting for Spring"
18 x 14
Oil
$635.00 |
BIOGRAPHY
John Alexander Day was born
in Scotland in 1957 and continued his career
later in England.
Since emigrating to Canada
in 1989, he has taken a deep interest in the Canadian
landscape.
He has an admiration for the work of the Group of Seven and
especially
Tom Thomson, but wanted to see if he could express his
own vision of Canada.
Painting has been John's
passion for over 20 years. In his work, he tries to capture the
subtle and changing qualities of light. His influence has come
primarily from the
French and American impressionist schools.
Painting directly in front
of the motif has been his main source of inspiration for
capturing
the fleeting effects of light. In nature light can change
throughout the
day, so he is constantly challenged to get his
impressions down quickly. John
uses the small sketches done on
location as his starting point for his larger
paintings back in his
studio. Only by working outdoors does he feel his work
will be more
truthful towards nature and be more original in terms of
composition
and colour.
He has set out to document
his adopted country from one cost to the other.
To date he has
managed to paint in 7 different provinces, stretching from Prince
Edward Island in the east, to British Columbia in the west, and into
the Yukon Territory.
John Alexander Day's works
are in private collection in the United States,
the United Kingdom
and across Canada.
EXHIBITIONS
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2007 -
1995
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Etobicoke
Civic Centre Art Galley,
Toronto
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Rothwell
Gallery, gallery
artists show
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Rothwell
Galley (Gallery artists
group show)
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Tay River
Galley (gallery artists group show)
and solo show
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Epoque
Gallery (solo show)
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Moth
Gallery (solo show)
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Rothwell
Gallery (solo show 03,04,05,06,07)
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Tay River
Gallery, Perth, Ontario (solo show)
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VACO
Gallery, Orleans, Ontario (group show)
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Galerie,
Epoque, Aylmer,
Quebec (solo show)
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Walkerworks
Picture Framing,
Perth, Ontario (four artist show)
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Arts and
Letters Club, Toronto
(juried group shows)
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Pegasus
Gallery, Saltspring
Island, B.C.
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Art Rental
and Sales, Winnipeg
Art Gallery (juried)
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Artguise
Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
(solo show)
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Ottawa
Civic Hospital,
Showcase Gallery
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Municipal
Library, Blackburn Hamlet
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Manx Pub,
Ottawa
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Earlier Shows
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Nu Cafe,
Ottawa
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Art Mode
Gallery of Ottawa, Pastel
Society of Canada
(members
juried exhibition)
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Regional
Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
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Maison de
la culture, Montreal,
Pastel Society of Canada
(juried exibition)
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"Art in the
Market", Ottawa
School of Art (juried exhibition)
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Leicester
University Annexe,
Northampton, England
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Membership
- Elected member SCA
(Society
of Canadian Artists)
- Arts and Letters Club,
Toronto
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Television
- Set of "Butch Patterson,
Private Dick" The Comedy
Channel (paintings)
- "Breakfast at the New
RO",
Rothwell Gallery feature on
galley artists
- Set of "H2O" Paul Gross
production, CBC (paintings)
- Artguise Gallery, Ottawa
- National Capital Fine
Arts Festival, Ottawa (juried)
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Art Shows
- National Capital Fine
Arts Festival
(1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2007)
- Elmwood Art Festival
(1999, 2001,
2002, 2003)
- Merrickville Art Festival
(2002, 2003)
- Dandelion Tour, Westport,
Ontario (guest artist)
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Currently
Showing in
These Galleries
- Tay River Gallery, Perth,
Ontario
- Rothwell Gallery, Ottawa,
Ontario
- Galerie Epoque, Aylmer,
Quebec
- Studio 737 Art Gallery,
Tweed, Ontario
- Art Rental and Sales,
Winnipeg
Art Gallery, Manitoba
- Ottawa Art Gallery Rental
and
Sales, Ottawa, Ontario
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