Rachel moved to Ontario as a young woman seeking a new beginning and autonomy, she grew up in Montreal, Quebec. She found her way, as an adult, by raising her two boys and working at odd jobs for many years. She began to paint in 2004 to express her thoughts and to rest from the realities of day to day living. She initiated her formal training at Georgian College in Barrie in 2005. Her studies of the Fine Art guided her through many disciplines and in this process she found her strength in painting and sculpting.
Within her work she likes to deal with the abstract and the textural qualities of paint, paper, metal and found materials. She feels a great need to create environment within her imagery that are methodical and well thought-out. The use of design and patterning is an important element of her compositions. Each piece of work was born out of truths such as strength, laughter, passion, belonging and community and was created in most by deep self evaluation and intuition.
Rachel’s art is her effort to connect the living experiences and the thoughts experienced with them. The work is the observations of connecting these thoughts and motivations, searching to understand their results. She is probing these tangible lessons and she wants her work to help her share some simple lessons learned by experience. Ultimately, for her, it is the lesson that proves itself the most valuable.

When: Saturday February 4, 2012
Featured Artist: JILL PRICE
Jill Price
Open House
Sunday Feb 5 from 1 to 3
Continuing on with her series of "Fabricated Landscapes" recently shown at Double Door Gallery in Antem Mills, Ontario Jill Price will feature 5 new works that examine our rapidly changing landscapes.
These new pieces are in response to Barrie adjusting it's southern boundary to include 2,293 hectares of land currently in the Town of Innisfil, as well as Price's observation of undeveloped pockets of land nestled within our city limits that point to our rural beginnings.
Currently living two streets away from farmland, Price finds herself on the edge of suburban sprawl, something she has coined "RURBIA". Photo based these mixed media works visually investigate how our culture simultaneously mimics and destroys nature through its industrious design and development.

When: Wednesday February 1, 2012
Featured Artist: VICTORIAN POTTER
Morningwhispers
Victoria Potter
Open House Sunday Feb 5th 1 to 3 pm
A Canadian Abstract Expressionism Artist.
Morningwhispers has had a great passion for art as early as a young teen.
Moringwhispers is driven by touching cultural, spiritual, economical, global and humanitarian issues.
She paints with her heart and soul and with strong conviction with hopes of reaching a wided audience on the importance of being equal and global awareness.
Morningwhispers has been in the public eye from 2007 and now has a wide interest in her unique art each one conveying an important message.
Morningwhispers uses a wide array of colours and media, and uses many recycled materials to encourage the longevity of our planet.
When: Wednesday February 1, 2012
Featured Artist: MASTERPIECES REVISITED
Members' Show
" Masterpieces Re isited"
Open House Sunday February 5th from 1 to 3
December 2011 & January 2012 Calendar of Events & Shows