A Show In St. Catharines, Ontario!

paintings heading to St. Catharines, Ont.

photo © Nicki Ault, 2016

I am so excited to tell you that I have been invited to participate in a show in St. Catharines, Ontario! This is my third time showing my work out-of-province and I am so appreciative of this opportunity. I was contacted last month by the Producer of the show and once I got the details I knew I had to find a way to make it happen. With her more-than-generous offer to allow me to ship my work directly to her and then her offer to return any unsold work back to me, I knew my answer had to be "yes"! She certainly didn't owe me any such kindness- we have never met or spoken before. She is just an artist doing another artist a solid. I am most humbled by her generosity of spirit.

The show is on Friday, September 16th as part of the HandMade Market running that same weekend at the 13th Street Winery in St. Catharines, Ontario. The show is called "A Square Affair" and is comprised solely of 12" x 12" pieces of original artwork. I am so honoured to be invited along with about twenty-nine other artists to have my work offered in this unique show; artists such as Kim Rempel, Jennifer Elliotson, Jennifer Woodburn, and Barbara-Jean Lovell. Wow! You just never know where each day will lead you! 

Here are the paintings I sent for the show:

Golden Reflection, Lynx Lake

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

sold

Prairie Layers

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

sold
 

Severe Weather Warning

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

available
 

The Riffle, Waskesiu River

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

sold
 

Thistles And Wild Spaces

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

sold
 

If you happen to live near St. Catharines try to see if you can make it to the show on Friday, September 16th. All of the pieces are being sold at a set price of $195.00 + HST and are on a first come first served basis. There is a viewing of the art starting at 11:00 a.m. but work is not officially for sale until 7:00 p.m. with a queue starting at 6:30 p.m. It sounds like so much fun!

Note: This is a really great price for many of the works in the show. My 12x12's usually sell for $300.00.

The Riffle, Waskesiu River

The Riffle, Waskesiu River

12 x 12"

oil on cradled panel

© Nicki Ault, 2016

sold

I love painting this river. It is amazing how it has changed over the last few years. Not that long ago it was so high and rushing so fast that there was no tall grass at all to be seen near the edges let alone in the middle of the river. And now the rocks and "riffle" are exposed. There is a beautiful hike I have done with my kids that starts along one side and goes deep into the forest, then comes back toward the river to a boardwalk that passes over the river and continues on the other side. One section of the trail has several signs that warn of wolves. I have seen wolves on two occasions in all my days at the lake and one time actually was at the edge of the forest along the road approaching the river. Makes me think those signs on the trail are legit!