Silvija Hord

The Muskoka Summer Show is online this year! It opens at 10am on Friday, July 16. Click on Summer Show https://shop.muskokaartsandcrafts.com

Lovely to find my canoe painting, Paddle Ready, featured on the Muskoka Arts & Crafts marketing piece.

 

 

 

 

“A classic Canadian experience.” Paddle Ready is an original painting comprised of archival ink and acrylic paint. A clear coat of epoxy resin gives a mirror-like finish and colour vibrancy. It is painted on a 4″x4″ gallery art panel with finished sides and may be displayed free-standing on a shelf or wall hung.

Available Friday, July 16 at 10am, Muskoka Arts & Crafts Summer Show Online. Click on Summer Show https://shop.muskokaartsandcrafts.com

This year heralds the introduction of the MAC Maker Mark – a designation given to artists and craftspeople producing work in Muskoka. Though applying brushstrokes on canvas is typically a solitary activity, engaging in an artistic community is a vital part of my life as an artist. Opportunity to share skills, exchange knowledge, hang artwork together for a show, explore new ideas, celebrate successes and learn from challenges is priceless. I am honoured to be a member of Muskoka Arts & Crafts since 2018.

I have a huge cat allergy but couldn’t resist having a feline friend in my art studio. This painting called simply “Cat” is 4″x4″, mixed media.

A lakeside view away from the city. This piece was recently shown at the Muskoka Arts & Crafts Spring Members’ Show. Painted on a

We had a family ski chalet for many years just outside of Creemore. On the lower level, the back view was onto tree trunks. Though this painting is a somewhat abstract rendition of the view, it was

A nod to a truly classic car that has taken me on many road trip adventures.

MacLaren’s 2019 Off the Hook Art Auction: “Rendered towards abstraction, the artist aims to communicate how the natural rhythms of a forest are similar to that of a heartbeat.” Titled Heart. (sold)

Becoming a member of Muskoka Arts & Crafts lead to an immediate flurry of activity. Just enough time to enter two paintings into the 42nd Annual Spring Members’ Show. What an unexpected delight to receive an Award of Excellence for Mixed Media for “Coast High”. Judges Lezlie Winemaker & Ian Bodnaryk remarked, “Great use of colour and well executed use of materials”. (sold)

I will be in booth 188 again this year! Along with contemporary landscapes, I’ve been busy creating a group of original resin paintings including colourful muskoka chairs and nostalgic bugs (remember those beetles!) Hope you have a chance to come by!

All the details for 2019 are Friday, July 19 10am-6pm; Saturday, July 20 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 21 10am-4pm. Annie Williams Memorial Park, 50 Santa’s Village Road, Bracebridge.

The show is on rain or shine. Here’s hoping for shine!