Visual Arts

Adrienne Herron is a photographic artist and photography instructor living in Chelsea, Quebec. She has taught photography for more than 10 years in Canada and for three summers in Giverny, France.

“Peindre est une passion, une façon de m’exprimer. Je découvre, je vis de nouvelles expériences et je profite de chaque minute qui m’est donnée. Je vise à peindre le monde. Je tente toujours de refléter dans mes toiles l’inspiration, les émotions et la liberté que je ressens en intégrant dans le tableau des beautés et des richesses que nous offre la nature.”

Allison Hamilton creates portraits of the world and the creatures in it with the rich colours of soft pastels. She paints anything that catches her fancy, or even yours. While her passion is the vibrant colours of sunset and the wonderful delicacy of clouds in all their forms, she enjoys painting animals, buildings, people and objects as well, and does commission work from photographs and objects.

Born in San Sebastian, the Basque Country north of Spain, Ana took up oil painting and interior design in Madrid during the early seventies. In 1975, she married Canadian Foreign Service officer John Bryson. Though his postings, Ana has lived in cities around the world, including Bogota, Brussels, Vienna, as well as Ottawa.

"Nena" – Ana Maria Rutenberg grew up in Mexico City as the youngest of five children and the only girl. This is where her nickname comes from: "Nena" means, "little baby girl" in Spanish. She uses this name to sign her artwork.

A vital, not-for-profit visual arts organization that respectfully fosters and encourages the development of visual artists at all stages of their artistic journey and level of expertise. Arteast offers exhibits, a quarterly newsletter, plein air outings and electronic bulletins to members.

Boni Penna, an Italian-born Canadian visual artist, aeronautical engineer by profession, studied art history and drawing in Italy. This classical background led him expressing himself in pencil and ink drawings and later in black and white photography.In the 1980's he developed an interest in sculpture.

Camille Brisebois Lussier is pursuing her dream of becoming an accomplished and vibrant artist - a passion she pursues daily in her home studio. Camille began her career in Laval, Quebec, where she completed a number of portraits on commission that are now displayed in the USA, Germany and Canada.

Carmella Karijo Rother is a mixed media textile artist who works mainly with Dupioni silk in creating her abstract canvases.  Self taught as an artist, her previous career in nature interpretation influences the perspectives she brings to her art.

Claudia Urbach is a local artist. She uses mainly oil paints but also works with a variety of media such as acrylics, watercolour and stained glass. Claudia has a BFA (honours) with a major in painting from the University of Windsor and a BEd from the University of New Brunswick in Art Education.

A fast-growing organization that brings quilters of all levels of expertise together to develop their art. The guild offers meetings, workshops, special projects, library resources, guest speakers and monthly meetings to its members. Meetings are held on 2nd Tuesday of the month from September until June, at 6600 Carrière Street, Orleans, Ontario.

Dominic Sanson is a former helicopter pilot in the French military, and a former bush pilot in Northern Canada. Dominic left the excitement of a pilot's career for a quieter life with his family. Since he always enjoyed drawing, he traded the joystick for the pen to publish educational cartoons and comics.