The exhibition, In Homer Watson’s Foot Steps will be open all this week ending Sunday, August 16th. I will be present at the gallery on Sunday. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, Noon – 4:30 pm
September 28, 2014 3:30 pm
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund and and the Ontario Arts Council.
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Artist Talk August 13
There will be an artist talk about the project In Homer Watson’s Foot Steps this Thursday, August 13 from noon to 1pm at Homer Watson House & Gallery.
Homer Watson House & Gallery
1754 Old Mill Road, Kitchener, ON N2P 1H7
Phone: 519-748-4377 Fax: 519-748-6808
October 19, 2014 4:30 pm
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund and and the Ontario Arts Council.
In Homer Watson’s Foot Steps Opening Today 2-4 pm
Opening Sunday, June 21 from 2 to 4 pm
at the Homer Watson House & Gallery
1754 Old Mill Road, Kitchener 519.748.43.77
homerwatson.on.ca
March 19, 2015 2:00pm
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund and and the Ontario Arts Council.
Orienteering Homer Watson’s painting sites 7
This painting is of a maple tree that was planted in 1857. It is missing a few limbs and has a few growths on it. The yellow house beyond the trees was Homer Watson’s birth place on Tilt drive in Doon. This watercolour painting is on Inshu gampi, about as thick as cigarette paper and looks a bit like wax paper but has much more sheen. Amazingly it holds paint, in a most wonderful manner. Come see it in the exhibition of this project, In Homer Watson’s Footsteps opening June 21 from 2-4.
May 16, 2015 5:30pm
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.
Orienteering Homer Watson’s painting sites 5
In Doon there is a wooded area called Tilt’s bush, a woodlot and a large marsh. It is surrounded by houses and is newly acquired by the City of Kitchener. I have enjoyed many walks here and love that there are no trails and there are old trees. Lots of hemlock fir trees that cast a wonderful light green glow on the snow. This first image was painted outdoors using vodka and water and the paint did not freeze until it was on the paper. It looked like an encaustic painting with snow flakes sitting on the paper when I finished. I brought it to the car and drove off only to see after 10 minutes that it had puddled and was moving around. When it dried it looked more like the snowing scene I was witnessing.
January 9, 2015 3:15 pm
January 2, 2015 4:00 pm
January 4, 2015 3:30 pm
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.
Orienteering Homer Watson’s painting sites 2
Many of Homer Watson’s paintings include views of the Grand River. Charlie Hill, recently retired Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada shared that Homer painted a lot towards Blair which is down stream from his house in Doon.
Taking Mr. Hill’s observation in hand, two weeks ago Sasha, my son, and I rented a canoe and took a paddle from Freeport to Blair past the Homer Watson House and Gallery. I was particularly hopeful in finding a stand of pines along the river that are in one of his paintings now in the collection of the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery. It is called Moonlight along the Grand. We made a few stops allowing me to paint. Here are two, one from shore and one from the boat. There were a few younger pines.
September 28, 2014 2:00 pm, wc on washi
September 28, 2014 3:30 pm, wc on washi
The National Gallery of Canada has a very large collection of Homer’s paintings and drawings. If you wish, this link will take you to the area in the NGC website that pertains to Homer Watson – http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artist_work.php?iartistid=5802 Thanks to Laura Mabee at HWHG for this information.
I appreciate the support of the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.
Robert Achtemichuk 