As the breeze ushered in a reprieve from the high humidity levels and warm Lake Ontario air, thousands of visitors walked up and down the grassy aisles of Oakville's 44th Annual Art in the Park show yesterday afternoon.
It was a beautiful day in Bronte village and the streets were vibrant with visitors from the far reaches of Ontario and the globe.
Oakville's 44th Art in the Park show featured artists of every venue imaginable from watercolours, oils, sculptures and pottery all the way to beautiful wooden bowls and one of a kind jewellry.
Admiring the soft coloured wooden bowls where light pink overtones eked their way across the grains in surprising places, I learned that the wood was naturally coloured that way and came from Manitoba Maples, a Maple we always considered to be a 'weed' tree when I was growing up.
I'll never look at a Manitoba Maple in the same way again, now that I've seen the objects of great beauty that are crafted from it's sinewy trunks and reaching branches.
We met a wonderful couple there, a very talented husband and wife team of
artists.
Atanur and Asuman Dogan paint beautiful watercolours of streetscapes, far-away places and the people who live in them.
Atanur is able to capture the expression of his subjects with such vibrant realism that the feelings portrayed jump off the painting and strike to the viewer's very heart.
One of my favourite paintings at the entire Oakville Art in the Park show was painted by Atanur and depicts a small child smiling and bashful and brimming with a gentle happiness. The feeling of love and safety stays with you long after you've viewed the painting and restores your faith that there are still many places where childhood is a time of innocence enjoyed under the protective and loving eye of Grandparents.
Pencil in your calenday and be sure you don't miss Oakville's 45th Annual Art in the Park show next summer, a premier event of the Oakville Art Society.
Who knows, you just might come home with a treasure.
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Sutton Group - Quantum Realty Inc., Oakville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.Oakville-BurlingtonHomes.com |
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Your Choice Realty , Mississauga, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
Hi Jo,
I hope your summer is going well. This is my favorite kind of event! Looks like lots of fun and many treasures to be found.
Hi Jo,
I sure can see why that would be a favorite picture, it is so nice and the little boy so cute. I love going to Arts shows and farmers markets in the summer.
Jo, would you please send some of that warm weather this way!! The weather here has been horrible, feels like spring. We have had the winter that never wanted to end and the summer that never began!! Oh, to be in Kelowna right now!
I hope all is going well for you!
Trace
Jo, What a gorgeous day you had... I can't help but think how much both Laura and I would have loved this event! The painting you chose is just beautiful and this is the type of place you can find those one of a kind unique pieces of work that you just love.
Jo, your Art in the Park reminds me of a similar one we have every summer in Columbia, PA.
Jo: I imagined myself strolling through this art show with that gentle ocean breeze in my face... How are YOU???
Jo,
Always a pleasure to see your post come up on my subscriber roll...!!! Thanks, Fran
Cynthia,
I remember you posting about some of the art events in your area and thinking of how much you really enjoyed them....there are so many talented artists in the world, it never ceases to amaze me!
thanks for stopping by and I hope you're enjoying the summer,
Jo
hi Trace,
We're getting a cool, wet summer here, so sorry, but no warmth to send you.
My son David was on evacuation alert in West Kelowna during the recent fires there....it's soooooooooooo hot and dry. If only we could somehow balance things out. ((-;
I hope you're enjoying your summer,
Jo
Carole,.
I was thinking about you and Laura when I was there....Laura would have done extremely well at this show and her art would have been amongst the most beautiful.
Jo
hi Brian,
I recall a post you did about an art event in your area...
how's your summer going?
Jo
hi Kat!
I'm doing great....you?
I live on Lake Ontario, a freshwater inland lake (very huge) so the mist that comes off of it is unfortunately not salty, but it's wonderful for swimming...that's if it ever warms up.
Jo
Hi Fran,
How are things with you? I hope your children are enjoying the summer and keeping busy helping you out around home...
Jo
Hi Jo,
Sounds like you are getting the same as us! We have had 8 months of colder than normal weather oh joy!! teeheehee. Summer is good and I am enjoying it thank you!
Our tenants were on evacuation alert too. The Glenrosa fire was 1.5 km from our place and the Rose Valley was just over the hill. I am so thankful that it ended as well as it did. I was out there when the 2003 fires hit and it wasn't pretty so much was lost. I hope everything went well for your son.
hi Trace,
I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the summer....August is supposed to be good with the warm temps of summer finally returning.
I'm glad to hear that your property is ok too! It was quite a scary time for the residents in the area and my son said the ash is still falling.
Jo
Hi Jo, We just had an art in the park festival in Michigan city (lake michigan park) a few weeknds ago!
Fun time! Thanks for sharing yours.
Sincerely,
Grace
Good Morning Grace and Jeff,
It would be wonderful to attend more of these art in the park festivals in the various cities along the Great Lake's shorelines....
did you purchase anything?
Thanks for stopping by!
Jo