My solo exhibition, When The Lights Come on, runs until November 15 at Earls Court Gallery, 215 Ottawa Street North in Hamilton Ontario. I’m very pleased to be able to show this body of new work in such a wonderful space. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday from 10-5 and on Saturdays 10-4. Closed Sunday and Monday.
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My painting of Hamilton’s industrial waterfront, Light Fire and Steam joins the work of eleven other artists at the Carnegie Gallery for Winter Blooms. This magical winter event combines art and artefacts with floral designs inspired by the work. The floral designs will be installed for the opening reception on January 25, from 6 to 8 pm and remain until the closing January 28. winterblooms.ca
I’m in good company. Other artists at Carnegie are Shu Chen Cheng, Colleen O’Reilly, Lynn Chidwick, Lora Moore-Kakaletris, Marguerite Larmand, Peter Kirkland, Robert Clark Yates, Pat Kozowyck, Maggie Shepherd, Lorne Toews, and Peter Fischer.
The floral designs are by Wendy Downing, Gary Fleming, Janice Laser, Zorica Krasulja, Marguerite Larmand, Linda Hartley, Elizabeth Schleicher, Carol Embree, Jeanette Cross, Marie Sharp, Allison Osterman, and Gerri-Lyn Ard.
I walk with a friend most weekday mornings. Over the past several years it’s been impossible to ignore the encampments we pass in parks and natural areas. There are many reasons why someone might be living rough – sometimes shelters don’t feel like safe places, especially if you are LGBTQ2+. There are no shelters if you are a male/female couple. And there are no shelters that accept pets. Although many community groups and government agencies are trying to confront the complex issues that lead to this situation in Canada, people continue to suffer.
The exhibition of my new mixed media drawings, SHELTER, will hang at Earls Court Gallery, 215 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton, Ontario from Saturday, May 20 – Saturday, May 27, 2023. Earls Court is not taking commission, so I can donate everything to Wesley, a long standing non-profit that is working to address the root causes of homelessness through outreach and innovative supportive housing programs. For more information about Wesley, visit Wesley.ca.
Each unframed, 18 x 24” drawing is available for $300, no tax.
I’ll be at the gallery on Saturday May 20 and Saturday May 27, and from Tuesday to Friday during the week. Jennifer Baillie-Rouse, Senior Development Officer at Wesley will join me from 1-3 pm both Saturdays to discuss Wesley’s work in the community. The gallery is closed on Mondays.
Please contact me directly if you’re interested in supporting this venture by purchasing one of the drawings.
I hope that you’ll help make this project a success. Many thanks!
There’s nothing more affirming than getting some notice in the newspaper. Many thanks to Regina Haggo for taking the time to see Industry and write so generously about my work, in her review, Taking the Grey Away, in the Hamilton Spectator.
I’m so pleased to be able to show this body of new work, inspired by the weather and industrial landscape in Hamilton Ontario Canada, at last. I’ll be at Earls Court Gallery, 215 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton Ontario every Saturday, between May 12 and June 18, from 1 to 3 pm., and would be very happy to see you, if you’re able to come to see the work in person.
My new online exhibition of travel drawings is available through Earls Court Gallery until June 30. You can see more here:
The installation is complete. I dropped in to Earls Court Gallery today for a sneak preview of Measure of a Year with two friends from Toronto. We had a great visit, and their welcome company helped settle my pre-opening nerves. The show, Measure of a Year, runs until June 13 but the opening party is tomorrow, May 9 from 7–9 pm, 215 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton Ontario. Everyone is welcome!
It’s been busy around here for the last couple of years and now, I’ve got a whole new body of work ready to show. Please join me for my opening on May 9, between 7 and 9 pm, at Earls Court Gallery on Ottawa Street North in Hamilton Ontario. I’ll also be at the gallery for most of the day on Saturday May 11 for those who prefer daytime visits! And while you’re here, stay for a bit. There are all kinds of places where you can eat and explore in the Ottawa Street North neighbourhood.
My 2017 Solo Exhibition, Effects of Weather, opens on Thursday, May 4 at Earls Court Gallery, 215 Ottawa Street N. Hamilton, Ontario. There will be wine and cheese from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please come! There is parking on the street, or in the municipal parking lot just behind Ottawa Street.
If you can’t make it for Thursday’s wine and cheese, come to Ottawa street for lunch and a gallery visit on May 5 instead. That’s the day that there will be 27 food trucks parked EVERYWHERE on Ottawa Street, cooking up a storm for the Sew Hungry rally. Yum. I’ll be there too. The work remains in the gallery until June 8.
Earls Court Gallery is open Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. | 905-527-6685 | robert.daniels@sympatico.ca | @earlscourt215
Atlantic Breakers 36″ x 48″
Coat of Many Colours by Aleda O’Connor, 18″ x 24″ Oil Pastel
Coat of Many Colours will be on the block April 8 in the live auction of paintings at the annual art auction at the Dundas Valley School of Art (DVSA). The school, a non-profit registered charity, raises a significant part its program funding through the sale and auction of donated work. You can preview the hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculpture and ceramic works between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. April 6 and 7, then from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8. The sale begins Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $40 at the door, $35 in advance at the school or https://dvsa.ca/events. DVSA is at 21 Ogilvie Street, Dundas Ontario. And here’s just a little more about the flock this particular sheep belongs to from CBC’s news program, The National.
Aleda O'Connor 