Born in 1959, Ron Plaizier grew up in rural Quebec in the
Chateauguay Valley on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Ron's
mother, Rita, was a local artisan, well known for her work in soap stone
carving, needlework and egg etchings. Says Ron: "My mother was never idle
with her hands, constantly creating something and quite often working on
multiple projects at a time and it's her creative drive that I've fortunately
inherited from her." Ron later moved to Ontario to start a family with his
wife Judy and now have two grown up sons, Justin and Kyle. It was his
love, shared equally by his family, for the outdoors, canoeing and kayaking that
helped develop his keen sense of observation and attention to detail. It
wasn't until his late thirties however that he would apply those skills
initially to create detailed wildfowl carvings using wood and acrylics as his
medium. Competing professionally in Ontario at various Wildfowl Carving
competitions, Ron won numerous events for his creations. "Working in the
3-dimensional art form forced me to develop an intimate understanding of
wildfowl anatomy and detail". Ron now works primarily in the 2-dimensional
art form of painting using acrylics on canvas or mason board and specializes in
capturing meticulous detail with a balance of artistic composition, balance and
lighting that results in work that captures the viewer's attention and lures
them in.
