“At the present time I am exploring historical helmets. As an object it can assist in identifying authority or individuals belonging to various factions. Designed to be ornate or simple, all helmets attempt to protect the user. When I paint the helmets I present them positioned showing the inside, displaying the crucial surroundings that offers [...]

  Artist’s statement: “In painting, I strive to convey what I feel and experience. Sentiments vary from calm and wholeness to energy and playfulness. I try to capture the aspects of the mind and the spirit, including their direction and randomness.   I approach each work with minimal plan; the work develops as it unfolds itself [...]

Christopher’s art training was completed at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto campus and at their overseas campus of in Florence, Italy where he developed an enduring interest in the masters of the late gothic, renaissance and mannerist periods. He also studied under and was deeply influenced by Carmen Cereceda, a renowned muralist from [...]

Beata Jakubek and Josie DeMeo Beata Jakubek Visual Artist Beata began her career as a medical researcher and medical technologist in her native Poland and in the U.S. She obtained an M.S. degree in biochemistry and for many years worked in hematology, the study of blood. This involved peering at blood cells through a microscope [...]

Friendship: We are three friends linked together by the depth of the act of creation: creating feelings and beauty from applying paints on a canvas. We feel that we are in synchronicity with the artists of music: creating feelings and beauty from producing sounds in a melody. We are proud to exhibit at the Ottawa Folklore [...]

This summer the OFC Art Gallery is pleased to welcome 3 local plein air painters, Tricia Savoie, Robert Murrell, and Malcolm Cowell.  This trio have been best of friends since they first met years ago at a Plein Air Painting event in West Quebec.  They can be frequently seen in and around town painting local [...]