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Published in the Laurentian Sun, October 2007.
Farewell
to Barbara Elmslie
On October 6th friends and family gathered in the Community
center at Lost River, Harrington to celebrate the life of Barbara
Elmslie who passed away September 12th 2007. In her own
words she wrote “What a journey I’ve been on since July 2006!” Barbara
kept a positive attitude. ….stayed in touch, even updated her website
with the latest paintings, and wrote” ….painting is wonderful because I
love doing it so much and it keeps me focused. One of the paintings I
did this winter won a prize in the Ottawa Art Association show this
Spring so that was encouraging.” This was but one of the many prizes
Barbara has received during her career.
Barbara wrote: “During my confinement have been experimenting with
different media, gouache, casein, oil and acrylic as well as using
different supports to paint on….” Anybody who has ever seen Barb paint,
remembers those nimble fingers that danced over the paper like magic
wands….There was a watercolour pallet into which Barb dabbed either
brush or finger….suddenly there was a tree trunk, and then the branches
and leaves took life, then snow appeared and a cardinal sat on it! Or
the snow covered hills with a few lonely trees sprung up and two skiers
were coming down the hill…..When she painted summer blooms or children
playing at the lake, she swept the viewer into her fascinating world.
She loved Country living and the Laurentians. That love was so aptly
expressed in her paintings. Her water colours were Poetry, her pastels
exuberant, and her oils and acrylics full of life.
Barbara will be missed by her family, colleagues and art lovers for many
years to come.
Farewell Barbara!
Barbara
Elmslie – Benefit Exhibit December 2006
Barbara Elmslie
has been one of the Laurentians favourite artists for many years. She
has also been teaching painting for over 35 years in the Laurentians and
across Canada. She paints in a variety of techniques, including pastel,
watercolour, oil, acrylics and casein. Some of the techniques she
teaches are not even taught in other art schools. Thus many of her
colleagues actually take refresher courses with her. She participated
in numerous exhibitions in Canada and elsewhere, and is a member of a
few art groups, as well as the Greater Argenteuil Route des Arts. She
is the recipient of awards and prizes, and her art is included in
international publications and Canadian art books. Barbara loves
Laurentian country living. She paints nature scenes and the people who
live here with love, and continues to delight us with her work year
after year.
Her exhibition entitled Country Living will take place at
the beautiful historical Christ Church in St. André d’Argenteuil. A
contribution will be made to the Lakeshore General Hospital Oncology
department for each painting sold. So if you do not yet own a Barbara
Elmslie painting, this is your chance to buy one thereby contributing to
a good cause!
Saturday & Sunday, December 2nd & 3rd, 2006,
Christ Church, 163 route du Long-Sault, St. André d’Argenteuil, Noon to
5 p.m.
Text
published in Main Street, June & December 2003 within my column ARTS Etc.
For the love of
Country Living
(2004)
An
opportunity to enjoy affordable art is provided by
Barbara Elmslie, who invites us to share her
love of country living with her heart-warming paintings inspired by the
majestic Laurentian scenery, and its people.
Whether it is Children playing in the lake, elderly
women walking with their canes on a street adorned with flower boxes,
spring dandelions brightening the winter trail, sunset colours on the
creek or a barn in the field; whatever Barbara chooses to put on paper
or canvas is treated with warmth.
Barbara’s paintings can be seen during the months
of November and December from
11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and
10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
on Saturdays at
C'a
M'chatouille
- Tickled Pink
at
206 Bethany Road, Lachute. Tel: 450-562-1329.
A few of Barbara Elmslie's paintings
at the Arts Morin Heights Exhibit, July 2004.
ARTS Etc., Main
Street June 2003
Barbara
Elmslie, who uses different mediums, says: My
choice of medium depends on the subject. The beauty of oil is the
texture, in watercolour the flow of water, and in pastel the stroke.
Oils are more like a novel, while watercolour and pastels are like a
poem.”
Barbara Elmslie Website:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/belmslie/
Colours
and dimensions artwork may be slightly different from the original.
