Tea with Lemon Oil on canvas 16" x 22" Barbara Pratt Sold I am a tea drinker. I take mine with milk and sugar. If I drank it clear I'd have lemon and I'd drink it from this cup. Sunlight goes right through the delicate Limoges and places itself firmly in the tea. I'm not sure where this cup came from. It was my mother's but beyond that I don't know. I've seen a full set of this pattern and all together it's completely over the top gaudy. One perfect cup, though, with its pink roses, tiny apple blossoms and gold trim is just exquisite. Barbara Pratt, May 2024 #emmabutlergallery #barbarapratt #artcollector #canadianartist #canadianart
Delighted to be exhibiting some of my “bouquets “ at the Emma Butler Gallery in St. John’s, NL in this annual celebration of Spring. Opening this Saturday. #spring #bouquets #emmabutlergallery #shawnohagan
Spring in Newfoundland brings the annual parade of icebergs along our coast and Jean Claude Roy has captured that magical experience, as only he can, in this beautiful oil on canvas. Spring in Dunfield Oil on canvas 11 x 14 Jean Claude Roy To inquire about this piece and others by Jean Claude Roy, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111, or by email: [email protected] Gallery hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday - Saturday. Free parking on both sides of George Street West. #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #artcollector #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #trinitybay #nlarts #icebergs #contemporaryartist #frenchartist
New work by Yevhenii Fedorenko now available at the gallery. Quidi Vidi Gut, Winter Day Oil on canvas 20 x 20 Yevhenii Fedorenko To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #artcollector #contemporaryart #canadianart #newfoundlandart #contemporaryartist #ukrainianartist #oilpainting #nlarts #quidividi
What a delight to see the beautiful art of gallery artists Kathleen Knowling, Krista van Nostrand, Shawn O'Hagan and Dave Sheppard featured in the current issue of the Newfoundland Quarterly. #emmabutlergallery #kathleenknowling #davesheppard #kristavannostrandart #shawnohagan #newfoundlandquarterly #nlarts
Gram Glover’s Tree on Bragg’s Island Etching and aquatint 15 x 17.5 1999 David Blackwood RCA “As a boy visiting my grandparents on Bragg’s Island, I remember a small willow tree at the front gate. It grew in very sparse soil and was enclosed (to protect it from roaming sheep, goats, and pigs!)My Uncle Edgar Glover tells me it came from Deer Island as a slip and was planted beside the rock in the late 20’s. This same tree is shown in the etchings ‘Molly Glover on Bragg’s Island’ 1997 and ‘Granda Glover on Bragg’s Island’ 1991. The tree on Bragg’s Island struck me as a wonderful symbol of rebirth, renewal, and regeneration.” David Blackwood, November 1, 1999. To inquire about this etching, and other works by David Blackwood, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #davidblackwood #artcollector #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #canadianart #newfoundlandart #canadianprintmaker #printmaking #canadianprintmaking #nlarts
New work by Yevhenii Fedorenko now available at the gallery. Carter’s Hill at Night Oil on canvas 16 x 20 Yevhenii Fedorenko Sold To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #artcollector #contemporaryart #canadianart #newfoundlandart #contemporaryartist #ukrainianartist #oilpainting #nlarts #downtownstjohns
The latest issue of Newfoundland Quarterly just out with this wonderful cover of one of @vessela.mosaika glassworks and a few images of my “moon” textile paintings that are at the Emma Butler Gallery in St. John’s. #moon #newfoundlandquarterly #textlepaintings #emmabutlergallery #shawnohagan
"You May Still be Sleeping" is an astonishing new work from the accomplished Newfoundland painter Grant Boland, and the first in his latest body of work. This painting marks a new direction for the artist, employing his iconic mastery of light and shadow in a thrilling exploration of liminal spaces. Painting the Inbetween "Liminal spaces are familiar places where reality does not feel right. Typically, a liminal space is one defined as occupying a position at, or on both sides, of a threshold. These spaces can evoke a feeling of unease in some, but nostalgia and comfort in others. They tend to have a dreamlike, uncanny quality about them. Empty swimming pools, hotel hallways, closed gas stations, and even bathrooms are some examples. They are impersonal and rarely thought about; they only have relevance by virtue of you being there. Much like life itself." Grant Boland, 2024. You May Still Be Sleeping Oil on panel 24" x 36" Grant Boland 2024 To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] Gallery hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Free parking on George Street West. #emmabutlergallery #grantboland #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #nlarts #contemporarypainting #canadianartcollector #contemporaryartcollectors
Always a pleasure to spend time with this wonderful human and brilliant artist. Studio visits with gallery artists are some of the best perks of this job! Kathleen Knowling is still creating beauty at the age of 96. Here is a sneak peek at a new body of work for the gallery's upcoming spring exhibition. #emmabutlergallery #kathleenknowling #artcollector #canadianart #canadianartist #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandart #newfoundlandartist #nlarts #studiovisit
When you start with perfection, elevating one's artistic achievement is daunting for most, but not Barbara Pratt. Unbelievably, Pratt has demonstrated, yet again, her ongoing successful pursuit of flawless artistry and her enduring capacity to present us with images of heart-stopping beauty. This sublime piece will be available for viewing at the gallery for a week or so, before going to its new home. The Cake Oil on canvas 18" x 20" 2024 Barbara Pratt Sold "My latest painting is of a birthday cake I made for my mother one year. We had a tea for her and invited her friends. This cake, "The Cake", was three tiers high and had Italian Meringue Frosting. (Notice the capital letters) It was a good cake. Thanks Martha Stewart. Someone else made her a cake that day. This happened frequently and it made me mad. What right did someone else have to make MY MOTHER a cake? Not even a family member! People loved my mother, though and they couldn't help themselves. Well, okay I s'pose. My mother left me so much. Happy Birthday Mum." - Barbara Pratt . #emmabutlergallery #barbarapratt #artcollector #marypratt #canadianart #canadianartist #canadianartcollector #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryartcollectors #newfoundlandartist
My latest painting is of a birthday cake I made for my mother one year. We had a tea for her and invited her friends. This cake, "The Cake", was three tiers high and had Italian Meringue Frosting. (Notice the capital letters) It was a good cake. Thanks Martha Stewart. Someone else made her a cake that day. This happened frequently and it made me mad. What right did someone else have to make MY MOTHER a cake? Not even a family member! People loved my mother, though and they couldn't help themselves. Well, okay I s'pose. My mother left me so much. Happy Birthday Mum. #emmabutlergallery #barbarapratt #barbaraprattpaintings #newfoundlandpainters #cakepainting #marthastewart #marypratt The painting will be available at The Emma Butler Gallery in a few days.
"To find out how things actually look is a revelation. I am interested in examining my subject, to really get into it. For my subjects I go to the things of the world not the ideas. Naturally, what I see goes through the net of my experience; the image is the result..." - Mary Pratt (1935-2018) Mary Pratt was born on this day, March 15 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Image: Peaches in a Plastic Pot Colour woodcut 16.5 x 23.5 1994 Mary Pratt RCA #emmabutlergallery #marypratt #canadianartist
March Looking South: Glovers Place on Bragg’s Island Etching and aquatint 15” x 36” Ed. 50 2007 David Blackwood RCA “Looking south towards St. Brendan’s and Pitt Sound Head. Granda Glover’s house, shop, store flake and stage. Uncle Eg Glover’s house to the east. On the extreme left, Uncle ‘One-eyed Leo’ Glover’s house. On the extreme right, his brother ‘Uncle Lewis Glover.’ Aunt Mag Feltham’s house on Point, upper left, middle ground. On the horizon to the left of Granda Glover’s house – Deer Island. To the right, Green’s Island. To the right of Green’s Island, the Gooseberry Islands. The small figure on the stage is watching seabird hunters departure. This stage is the setting for the earlier prints ‘Visitation’ and ‘Granda Glovers Place on Bragg’s Island.’ The windcharger on Glover’s Hill was short lived. It charged a batterywhich provided one or two light bulbs in the small Glovers General Store (which supplied all three islands). The small shed in front of the house was a storeplace for rubber boots and clothes, and drus of kerosene and gasoline (lamp oil and cod trap engine gasoline).” David Blackwood, from a letter to Emma Butler dated July 31, 2007. To inquire about this and other pieces by David Blackwood, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] See the complete inventory of available works by David Blackwood here: https://www.emmabutler.com/blackwood.htm #emmabutlergallery #davidblackwood #canadianart #canadianartist #canadianprintmaker #canadianprintmaking #artcollector #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #printmaking #nlarts #bonavistabay
The gallery will remain closed today due to weather conditions, but we will leave you with these two beautiful new landscapes by Ukrainian artist Yevhenii Fedorenko for your snowed-in art fix. There is always beauty to be found! Images: Winter Morning Oil on canvas 18" x 24" Yevhenii Fedorenko Battery Road After Snowfall Oil on canvas 18" x 24" Yevhenii Fedorenko Sold See the complete inventory of available works by Yevhenii Fedorenko here: https://www.emmabutler.com/fedorenko.htm #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #artcollector #ukrainianartist #newfoundlandart #thebattery #nlarts #contemporaryartist #landscapepainting
On this International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome the brilliant Ting Ting Chen to the gallery. Ting Ting is a visual artist who moved to Newfoundland from China in 2018 to pursue a PhD in folklore and fell in love with the province. Her evocative landscapes of her new home and compelling portraiture have been winning awards and acclaim both locally and internationally. Ting Ting's debut solo exhibition at the gallery opens April 27th. Image: A Late Spring Morning's Dream: Self-Portrait Archival inket print 24" x 16", edition of 10 Ting Ting Chen #emmabutlergallery #tingtingchen #nlarts #artcollector #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #fineartphotography
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the rich legacy of Mary Pratt the artist, and Mary Pratt the woman. “Arguably Canada's foremost realist painter, Mary Pratt (1935–2018) became one of Canada's most celebrated artists for her work that recontextualizes and elevates the ordinary and unseen in everyday life—including jars of jelly, loaves of bread, egg cartons, and aluminum foil—into extraordinary subjects. With exquisite detail, Pratt perceived her surroundings in unprecedented ways to create paintings that comment on matters as diverse as the history of art, domesticity, and Canadian East Coast life." Ray Cronin, Mary Pratt: Life & Work (Art Canada Institute, 2020) Pear and Pomegranate Woodcut 12 x 16 2006 Mary Pratt RCA An Offering Woodcut 18 x 27 2004 Mary Pratt RCA See the complete inventory of available works by Mary Pratt here: https://www.emmabutler.com/mpratt.htm To inquire about works by Mary Pratt, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected]. #emmabutlergallery #iwd #marypratt #artcollector #canadianart #canadianartist
Celebrating the fantastically-talented artist and wonderful human being, Barbara Pratt. “The things I have chosen to paint over time have been varied. There are two main constants though. Beauty is one. I want to be surrounded by beautiful things, live in a beautiful place. Making beautiful paintings is part of that. Beauty is good for my soul. There is plenty of ugliness in the world and I believe that very serious and difficult things can be discussed through beauty." Images: Ice Breaker Oil on canvas 42" x 58" Barbara Pratt Hoppers in Jasper Oil on canvas 34" x 53" Barbara Pratt See a complete inventory of available works by Barbara Pratt here: https://www.emmabutler.com/bpratt.htm #emmabutlergallery #iwd #barbarapratt #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #nlarts
Happy International Women's Day to the incomparable Kathleen Knowling. Kathleen Knowling was born in St. John's, NL, in 1927. She studied history at Columbia University graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. She spent the next two years in Paris, France, studying museum collections to expand her practical studies in fine arts and art history. Knowling married in 1959 and focussed on raising her three children during the 1960s. In the 1970s, she began to study and practice art fulltime. She spent a term at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), and studied at the Newfoundland Academy of Art, Mount Allison University, and at Memorial University's Extension Service. She also began exhibiting her work professionally in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Ontario, and British Columbia. Images: Love From My Daughter Mixed media 9 x 11 Kathleen Knowling Dead Flowers #3 Mixed media with Newfoundland stamp 10 x 10 Kathleen Knowling To inquire about these pieces and others by Kathleen Knowling, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #iwd #emmabutlergallery #kathleenknowling #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #canadianart #nlarts #contemporaryart
We continue our celebrations with the fabulous work of the fabulous Lori Doody. Lori is a visual artist, children’s author, and illustrator from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She majored in printmaking at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University, in Corner Brook, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States, and can be found in the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Art Bank, the City of St. John’s Civic Art Collection, and private collections throughout North America and Europe. Some of her picture books include: The Puffin Problem, Paint the Town Pink, The Land Puffin, Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown, and The Island. She currently lives in St. John’s with her husband, their two children, and their dog. Images: Leave A Light On (Aqua) Acrylic on wood panel 16 x 20 Lori Doody Winter House 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 8 Lori Doody Summer House 3 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 8 Lori Doody Biscuit Box 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 10 Lori Doody See the complete inventory of available works by Lori Doody here: https://www.emmabutler.com/doody.htm #emmabutlergallery #iwd #loridoody #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #nlarts #loridoodypicturebookmaker #canadianartist #canadianart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart
Celebrating the marvellously multi-talented Shawn O'Hagan who the gallery has had the pleasure of representing for many years. “My work celebrates where and how I live – my personal history (both intellectual and spiritual) and my natural surroundings. I try to live carefully, touching what is around me. I am interested in the connections or threads that overlap, that run through my life. And about the energies that connect them all. In my work I employ the labour intensive techniques of embroidery and appliqué either on painted terraskin paper (mounted on wood panel ), or on hand dyed vintage textiles or handmade felt.” Blue Moon acrylic paint, vintage textiles and stitching on terraskin paper mounted on board 10 x 10 Shawn O'Hagan The Queen Moon is on her Throne acrylic paint, vintage textiles and stitching on terraskin paper mounted on board 20 x 20 Shawn O'Hagan See the complete inventory of available works by Shawn O'Hagan here: https://www.emmabutler.com/ohagan.htm #emmabutlergallery #shawnohagan #textileartist #textileart #iwd #canadianartist #canadianart #newfoundlandartist #nlarts
We continue our celebration of the wonderful women artists the gallery has had the honour and pleasure of representing over the decades, with the unforgettable and talented Anne Meredith Barry. “One of the many things that fascinates me about making paintings is that I'm dealing with the juxtaposition of opposites - concerns that are formal, conceptual, technical, aesthetic, thoroughly pre-planned, intuitive and haphazard - so that I must constantly adjust my ways of thinking and doing." A Lilac Sea From My Window Oil on canvas 24 x 36 Anne Meredith Barry RCA A Puffin For the Tourists Lithograph 15 x 20 1994 Anne Meredith Barry RCA See the complete inventory of available work by Anne Meredith Barry here: https://www.emmabutler.com/barry.htm #emmabutlergallery #annemeredithbarry #artcollector #iwd #canadianartist #canadianart #newfoundlandart #canadianartcollector #nlarts
On this stormy International Women's Day, the gallery may be closed, but nothing can deter us from celebrating our wonderfully-talented women artists, beginning with the sensational Susan Paterson. Susan Paterson's gorgeous, still-life oil paintings are in numerous private, public and corporate collections across the country and she most recently won the FWSD (Fashion Week San Diego) Award, the Purchase Award and Second Place in the Still Life Category in the 16th International Art Renewal Center Salon. “My work evokes the past, both in technique and in subject. I do highly detailed studies of landscape, florals and everyday objects, capturing the subtleties of the light, colour and textures that are so fascinating but so often overlooked. When I’m painting I love getting lost in the details and the challenge of creating an illusion that explains how I feel about what I see. I’m fascinated by light and how it describes form, changes colours, is reflected back and disappears into the dark depths of a background. I usually work in subdued colours, preferring the subtleties of the subject to stand out. I get great pleasure from slowing down, spending hours intently observing and trying to capture the incredible beauty that surrounds us." Three Peonies Oil on panel 9.5 x 10.5 Susan Paterson Pears with Kinfe Oil on panel 12 x 16 Susan Paterson See the complete inventory of available works by Susan Paterson here: https://www.emmabutler.com/paterson.htm #iwd #emmabutlergallery #susanpaterson #canadianart #canadianartist #artcollector #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #novascotiaartist #nlarts #canadianartcollector
Beautiful new landscapes by Ukrainian artist Yevhenii Fedorenko now available in the gallery. Autumn Day, Battery Road Oil on canvas 18" x 24 Yevhenii Fedorenko Quidi Vidi Gut, Evening Oil on canvas 18" x 24" Yevhenii Fedorenko Yevhenii Fedorenko was born in 1976 in Kyiv. He studied history and arts in National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Fedorenko worked with many established art galleries in Kyiv and his work can be found in public and private collections. In 2023 Yevhenii arrived in St. John’s and started a new round of his art career. #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #artcollector #ukrainianartist #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #quidividi #thebattery #nlarts
Pears on a Green Glass Plate Colour woodcut 12.75 x 20.75 1998 Mary Pratt RCA To see the complete inventory of available works by Mary Pratt, visit our website: www.emmabutler.com and to inquire about this piece or others by the artist, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #marypratt #artcollector #canadianartist #printmaking #canadianart #woodcut #nlarts #canadianartcollector
FPSO Sea Rose Oil on canvas 20" x 35" Barbara Pratt "FPSO Sea Rose" was painted during the boom days of the oil industry here in Newfoundland. The FPSO itself, is a huge ship; not an attractive one but very impressive. It was moored in Conception Bay for part of one summer and attracted much interest among the local population in the area. At night, it sparkled like a jewel and in that sense it found its meaning for our province. I chose to depict it this way, as a glittering hope for our success and prosperity. That something so unattractive during the day could be so transformed at night struck me as an important metaphor for the oil industry at large." - Barbara Pratt To inquire about this painting and others by Barbara Pratt, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #barbarapratt #artcollector #canadianart #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #fpsosearose #energynl #newfoundland #canadianartcollector #nlarts #conceptionbay
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North Harbour, Placentia Bay Oil on canvas 10.5" x 13.7" Jean Claude Roy To inquire about this piece, and others by Jean Claude Roy, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] Gallery hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Free parking on George West. #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #artcollector #nlarts #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #frenchartist #contemporaryartist #placentiabay #newfoundland #jcroy
Happy Valentine's Day! The gallery will be closed today due to the storm but, from the warmth of your home, you can enjoy these gorgeous paintings by Darren Whalen which capture Newfoundland's rocky relationship with the cod fishery. Images: Choppy Waters of Love and Romance Acrylic on panel 41" x 27" Darren Whalen Gusty Tale of Enduring Love Acrylic on panel 41" x 27" Darren Whalen "Through a merging of seriousness, whimsy, sentimentality, and spectacle, I deconstruct dualities to challenge them. Kitsch commodities versus thoughtful reflections of history and identity; lowbrow versus sophistication; tourist versus local; vulnerability versus confidence; fine art versus illustration; accessibility versus quality. My hope is to create an initial sense of tension that nurtures awareness around false either-or choices that often influence our sense of self and sense of place. At its core though, this is a celebration of my home." - Darren Whalen To inquire about these pieces, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #darrenwhalenart #artcollector #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandart #canadianart #contemporaryart #nlarts #contemporarypainting
New watercolours by George Horan. Images: Autumn Morning Watercolour 5.75" x 14" 2023 George Horan Frog Marsh Farm Watercolour 6.25" x 10.25" 2023 George Horan George Horan’s paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture can be found in numerous private collections in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil, the Netherlands and France. In addition, his works form part of the corporate collections of the Ishiwata Trading Company Limited, Airport Realties Limited, U-Print Canada Limited, Marine Atlantic, the Steele Group of Companies, McInnes Cooper, and Cox & Palmer. His works can also be found in the permanent collections of Memorial University of Newfoundland, The Rooms, the City of St. John’s, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Newfoundland and Labrador Art Bank. To inquire about this piece and others by George Horan, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #georgehoran #canadianartist #canadianart #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #watercolour #artcollector #nlarts
Beautiful new watercolours by George Horan now available in the gallery. Wetland, Bidgood’s Park Watercolour 9.75 x 13.75 George Horan Bidgood’s Park Watercolour 10.25 x 14 George Horan To inquire about these pieces, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #georgehoran #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandartist #watercolourpainting #nlarts
We are transfixed by Grant Boland's new painting "Gathering Storm". The moonlight on those menacing waves! Gathering Storm Oil on panel 20.5" x 32" 2024 Grant Boland Sold #emmabutlergallery #grantboland #canadianart #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #artcollector #nlarts #grantbolandart
Reposting my Newfie Scarecrow painting along with the original concept sketch. This was a fun one. Painting is available at the Emma Butler gallery in St. John's, Newfoundland. #puffin #atlantic #newfoundland #painting #conceptart #canadianartdaily #canadianart #emmabutlergallery
Vanish Oil on wood panel 30" x 48" John McDonald "At my father’s cabin on the southern shore, far in the distance wind turbines appear and disappear through the thick fog of St. Mary’s Bay. This view has always given me hope for some reason, a reminder of how our relationship with the environment is constantly changing, old ways are vanishing and giving rise to new and exciting possibilities. For me, these new sentinels have become a landmark for this new hope, a reminder of what is possible when we work together." John McDonald To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #johnmcdonald #artcollector #canadianartist #canadianart #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #nlarts #canadianartcollector
Lori Doody is a visual artist, children’s author, and illustrator from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She majored in printmaking at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University, in Corner Brook, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1998. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout Canada and the United States, and can be found in the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Art Bank, the City of St. John’s Civic Art Collection, and private collections throughout North America and Europe. Some of her picture books include: The Puffin Problem, Paint the Town Pink, The Land Puffin, Mr. Beagle Goes to Rabbittown, and The Island. She currently lives in St. John’s with her husband, their two children, and their dog. Images: Summer House 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8" x 8" Lori Doody Winter House 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8" x 8" Lori Doody To inquire about these pieces and others by Lori Doody, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or be email: [email protected] Gallery hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Free parking on both sides of George Street West. #emmabutlergallery #loridoody #artcollector #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandart #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundland #nlarts #loridoodypicturebookmaker
Norris Point Oil on canvas 11 x 14 Jean Claude Roy 2023 - Sold To inquire about this piece and others by Jean Claude Roy, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #artcollector #jeanclauderoy #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #frenchartist #newfoundland #contemporarypainting #norrispoint #nlarts #jcroy
Window Drawing #2 - Glenburnie Flats Silkscreen 18” x 27” Anne Meredith Barry RCA Window Drawing #3 - Lomond Silkscreen 18” x 27” Anne Meredith Barry RCA Born in Toronto in 1932, Anne Meredith Barry graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1954. After visiting Newfoundland for the first time in 1971, Anne fell in love with the landscape and focused her life’s work on the power of her surrounding environment. She purchased and restored St. Michael’s printshop in 1987 and remained there for the rest of her life. As well as supporting the local arts community, Barry traveled extensively conducting art workshops in remote areas of the country. Her work focused on the strength and beauty of the Newfoundland landscape. Barry’s artistic career spanned four decades. Solo public exhibitions include shows at The Rooms, Sir Wilfred Grenfell Art Gallery, the Blackwood Gallery, and the Art Gallery at University of Ulster at Belfast, Ireland. Her commissions included projects for the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and Parks Canada. The Emma Butler Gallery represents the estate of the artist. Her work is in many private and public collections, such as American Express, Bell Canada, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Canadian Department of External Affairs and Shell Oil. Elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1995, she received an honourary degree from Memorial University in 1997 and was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in January 2003. To inquire about these pieces and others by Barry, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #annemeredithbarry #canadianart #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #printmaking #canadianprintmaker #artcollector #lomond #glenburnie #nlarts
Brazilian Watercolour Suite 3 Watercolour 11 x 15 George Horan “For me, painting is the pursuit of my obsession with the mysterious and the beautiful...(my) paintings explore the ephemeral and the permanent in life. The boundary between the two elements is often ambiguous as is also the case in our environment and in ourselves.” George Horan George Horan’s paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture can be found in numerous private collections in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Brazil, the Netherlands and France. In addition, his works form part of the corporate collections of the Ishiwata Trading Company Limited, Airport Realties Limited, U-Print Canada Limited, Marine Atlantic, the Steele Group of Companies, McInnes Cooper and Cox & Palmer. His works can also be found in the permanent collections of Memorial University of Newfoundland, The Rooms, the City of St. John’s, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Newfoundland and Labrador Art Bank. To inquire about this piece and others by George Horan, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #georgehoran #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #abstractart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #watercolourpainting #nlarts
Pitchers at an Exhibition, miniature watercolour on antique ivory piano keys. #pitcherplantsofinstagram #newfoundlandartist #watercolourminiature #miniatureonivory #goldleafpainting #emmabutlergallery #insmallpackages #miniaturepainting #miniatureartist #contemporaryartist
Dead Flowers 1 and 2 Watercolour and collage with Newfoundland stamp 10” x 10” Kathleen Knowling Kathleen Knowling was born in St. John’s in 1927. She graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University in 1950, with a B.A. in History. Afterwards she went on to Paris, France, where she studied fine art in the museums for two years. In 1959, she put her artistic ambition on hold, when she married and began to raise three children. It was not until 1975 that she began exhibiting her work professionally, in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Ontario and British Columbia. Knowling pursued her artistic studies, spending a term at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design as well as studying at the Newfoundland Academy of Art, Mount Allison University, and Memorial University’s Extension Service. She has had solo and group exhibitions at the Emma Butler Gallery, the Rooms, Eastern Edge, Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Grenfell Art Gallery. Knowling is represented by the Emma Butler Gallery in St. John’s and her work can be found in numerous public, corporate, and private collections, throughout Canada, the UK and the US, including the Canada Council Art Bank, Government of NL, Imperial Oil, University of Toronto and the City of St. John’s. To inquire about these pieces, please contact the gallery by phone 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #kathleenknowling #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist🇨🇦 #contemporaryartist #watercolour #nlarts
A Lonely Night for a Wraith and a Sweeper Etching 10" x 7.5" Dave Sheppard To inquire about this piece and other works by Dave Sheppard, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111 #emmabutlergallery #davesheppard #printmaking #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #canadianartist #contemporaryprintmaking #canadianart #nlarts
Trinity East Oil on canvas 20 x 24 Jean Claude Roy To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #newfoundlandart #frenchartist #contemporaryart #trinityeast #nlarts
Two glorious new paintings of downtown St. John’s from Jean Claude Roy now available in the gallery. The artist painted these en plein air in beautiful downtown St. John's this past summer. Duckworth Street Oil on canvas 24 x 36 2023 Pilot's Hill Oil on canvas 24 x 36 2023 #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #newfoundlandartist #frenchartist #contemporaryart #downtownstjohns #newfoundlandart #duckworthstreet #pilotshill #contemporaryartist #jcroy
The Nickerson and Rostellan in the Reach Etching and aquatint 8 x 12 2015 David Blackwood RCA To inquire about this piece, and others by David Blackwood, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #davidblackwood #artcollector #canadianart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #printmaking #canadianprintmaker #etching #newfoundlandart #nlarts
Powerful new painting by gallery artist Steven Rhude Woman on a Porch (The Last Canadian) Oil on canvas 38" x 52" Sold Steven Rhude was born in 1959 in Noranda, Quebec. He graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1983 with honours in Drawing and Painting. An additional year of study with OCA’s off campus program in Florence, Italy rounded out his art education. By 1990, Steven was devoting himself to drawing and painting full time. He and his wife moved to Nova Scotia where, in relative isolation, he developed the realistic and colourful style he is known for today. In 2007, he exhibited a 10 year retrospective of his work at Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS. In 2010, Steven’s “Temple of the Mind” exhibition was showcased at the Acadia University Art Gallery in Wolfville, NS. Recently Rhude has been part of two major provincial shows at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia highlighting contemporary artists: “Capture, 2014”, a Survey of Realism, and in 2016, “Terroir”, a survey of contemporary Nova Scotian Art. His critically acclaimed exhibition “Whose Maud?” (with Laura Kenney) was featured at Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS in June, 2018. His work can be found in numerous private, public and corporate collections. Steven’s work has been reproduced in various publications, including the 2009 book “from Land and Sea - Nova Scotia’s Contemporary Landscape Artists” and the 2010 coffee table book “A Place Called Away - Steven Rhude, Living and Painting in Nova Scotia”. #emmabutlergallery #stevenrhude #canadianart #artcollector #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #novascotiaartist #nlarts #canadianartcollector #contemporarypainting #oilpainting
The Lilac Tree, Norris Point Oil on canvas 24 x 36 Jean Claude Roy To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #norrispoint #frenchartist #contemporarypainting #nlarts #newfoundland #jcroy #contemporaryartist
With thanks and best wishes for the New Year to all of our collectors, artists, colleagues and art lovers. The gallery is open today until 2pm and will then be closed until Saturday January 6th, 2024. Best wishes for 2024! Image: First Snow, Lower Island Cove Oil on canvas 11 x 14 Jean Claude Roy 2023 Sold #emmabutlergallery #jeanclauderoy #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #frenchartist #contemporaryartist #lowerislandcove #nlarts
On the 12th day of Christmas... Images: La Manche Oil on canvas 48 x 72 Jean Claude Roy Wild Cove, Twillingate Oil on canvas 48 x 60 Jean Claude Roy Logy Bay Oil on canvas 47 x 62 Jean Claude Roy Beachy Cove Oil on canvas 48 x 72 Jean Claude Roy Irish Loop Children Oil on canvas 36 x 48 Jean Claude Roy St. Phillip's Regatta Oil on canvas 36 x 48 Jean Claude Roy Grates Cove Oil on canvas 36 x 48 Jean Claude Roy McCallum Oil on canvas 36 x 51 Jean Claude Roy Three Whales, St. Vincent's Oil on canvas 48 x 48 Jean Claude Roy Cape Freels Oil on canvas 36 x 48 Jean Claude Roy #emmabutlergallery #jcroy #newfoundlandartist #frenchartist #newfoundlandart #lamanche #twillingate #logybay #beachycove #irishloop #stphilips #mccallum #gratescove #capefreels #stvincents #nlarts #jeanclauderoy
On the seventh day of Christmas… Images: Biscuit Box 1 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 10 Lori Doody Biscuit Box 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 10 Lori Doody Leave A Light On (Yellow 2) Acrylic on wood panel 16 x 20 Lori Doody Leave A Light On (Green 2) Acrylic on wood panel 16 x 20 Lori Doody Leave A Light On (Aqua 2) Acrylic on wood panel 16 x 20 Lori Doody Summer House 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 8 Lori Doody Winter House 2 Acrylic on wood panel 8 x 8 Lori Doody #emmabutlergallery #loridoody #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #biscuitboxhouse #newfoundlandart #nlarts #contemporaryart #newfoundlandarchitecture #contemporaryartist
On the sixth day of Christmas... Images: Newfie Scarecrow Oil on panel 40” x 50” Darren Whalen Pearls of Wisdom Acrylic and oil on panel 41” x 55” Darren Whalen Loose Lips Sink Ships Acrylic and oil on panel 41” x 55” Darren Whalen Gusty Tale of Enduring Love Acrylic on panel 41” x 27” Darren Whalen Choppy Waters of Love and Romance Acrylic on panel 41” x 27” Darren Whalen Lady and Little Brother Oil on panel 35.75” X 23.75” Darren Whalen #emmabutlergallery #darrenwhalenart #artcollector #canadianart #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #nlarts
On the fourth day of Christmas… Images: Eggs with Lace Tablecloth Oil on panel 12” x 18” Susan Paterson Pears with Knife Oil on panel 12” x 16” Susan Paterson Orange Study Oil on panel 6” x 9” Susan Paterson Three Peonies Oil on panel 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 Susan Paterson #emmabutlergallery #susanpatersonart #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #canadianartist #novascotiaartist #realistpainting #nlarts
On the third day of Christmas… Images: Dong Fong’s Oil on canvas 35 x 30 John McDonald New Realms Oil on canvas 40 x 30 John McDonald My Grandfather’s Fields Oil on canvas 36 x 45 John McDonald #emmabutlergallery #johnmcdonaldart #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #contemporarypainting #nlarts
On the second day of Christmas… Images: Sheep Oil on wood panel 48” x 66” Grant Boland This Bridge Across Oil on wood panel 24” x 24” Grant Boland #emmabutlergallery #grantboland #artcollector #canadianart #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist
On the first day of Christmas… An Offering Woodcut 18” x 27” 2004 Mary Pratt RCA #emmabutlergallery #marypratt #artcollector #canadianart #canadianartist
Mummer in Lantern Light Etching and aquatint 11” x 14” 1993 David Blackwood RCA "In Blackwood's prints of mummers, the moon shines anew upon the scene. Deep inside the detail, there is mystery in the darkest shadow. Look and you will see this man. Look and you will see David Blackwood watching." William Gough To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111 #emmabutlergallery #davidblackwood #artcollector #canadianart #newfoundlandart #printmaking #etching #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #mummers #canadianprintmaker #newfoundland #canadianartcollector #newfoundlandartcollectors #nlarts
Join Krista van Nostrand for an artist talk and tour of her exhibition “In Small Packages” at the gallery today from 3-4pm. Images: Water Nymphs Watercolour, gold leaf, and shell gold on antique ivory piano keys Sold Sunlight Shines For Us Above the Clouds Watercolour and gold leaf on antique ivory piano keys #emmabutlergallery #kristavannostrandart #miniaturepainting #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #watercolourpainting #goldleafpainting #ivorypainting #pianokeypainting #nlarts
New from Yevhenii Fedorenko Sunny Evening, Carter’s Hill Oil on canvas 18” x 24” Yevhenii Fedorenko - Sold To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #artcollector #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #ukrainianartist #stjohns #cartershill #nlarts #contemporaryartist
Fruit of Paradise watercolour and 23k gold on vellum image size: 3 1/8” x 2 13/16” #miniature watercolour #watercolouronvellum #ripeforthepicking #pomegranatepainting #pomegranateart #seedsofthepomegranate #persephoneandhades #contemporaryart #insmallpackages #emmabutlergallery #nlartist #artcollectorsoninstagram
Blue Cliff #24: Morning Before Snow Oil on canvas 36 x 36 Wally Shishkov To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #wallyshishkov #artcollector #canadianartist #contemporaryartist #abstractart #nlarts #canadianart #contemporaryart
Krista van Nostrand will be giving an artist talk and tour of her gorgeous exhibition "In Small Packages" this Saturday Dec. 9th, from 3–4pm. Come meet the artist and learn more about the unconventional processes and precious materials she employs in creating her exquisite miniature paintings. The gallery is open from 11am – 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday. ————— Featured images: Jiggs and Reel Watercolour and scrimshaw on antique ivory piano keys Image: 2 15/16; Framed: 9 3/4" x 10 1/8" Pitchers in an Exhibition Watercolour and 23k gold leaf on antique ivory piano keys Image: 9 7/16" x 1 13/16"; Framed: 9 5/8" x 9 5/8" To inquire about this work please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111 #emmabutlergallery #kristavannostrandart #miniaturepainting #canadianartist #contemporaryart #newfoundlandart #watercolourpainting #goldleafpainting #canadianart #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandartist #scrimshaw #nlarts
Fallen Mummer on Brookfield Marsh Etching and aquatint 9" x 12" 1996 David Blackwood RCA "In order to reach their destination, the Wesleyville mummers had to cross a barren called Brookfield Marsh. Halfway across this stretch a member of the group, Uncle Johnny Stockley, 'took a pain and had to lie down on the frozen ground'. The intended 'good time' in Badger's Quay had turned out to be a sad event. Uncle Johnny had suffered a fatal stroke." David Blackwood To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111 #emmabutlergallery #davidblackwood #artcollector #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #mummers #canadianart #newfoundlandart #nlarts #etching #printmaking #canadianprintmaker #bonavistabay
A spectacular new painting by acclaimed artist Barbara Pratt, now on display in the gallery. Jell-O in My Mother’s Crystal Oil on board 20” x 24” 2023 Barbara Pratt Sold #emmabutlergallery #barbarapratt #canadianart #artcollector #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #canadianartist #canadianartcollector #nlarts #realistpainting #barbaraprattartist
Fruit of Paradise Watercolour and 23k gold leaf on vellum Image: 3 1/8” x 2 13/16”; Framed: 10 1/2” x 9 1/2” Krista van Nostrand To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by phone: 709-739-7111 or by email: [email protected] #emmabutlergallery #kristavannostrandart #artcollector #miniaturepainting #canadianartist #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #watercolourpainting #canadianart #contemporaryartist #newfoundlandart #goldleafpainting #vellumpainting #nlarts
“In Small Packages” features the elegant and luxurious art of Krista van Nostrand. Krista uses watercolour, gold leaf, silver leaf, India ink and scrimshaw techniques to create exquisite miniature paintings on antique ivory piano keys and vellum. Come see this gorgeous exhibition. There’s an artist reception today from 5pm-7pm. Gallery hours are 11am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Free parking on George Street West. #emmabutlergallery #kristavannostrandart #artcollector #canadianartist #miniaturepainting #contemporaryartist #goldleafpainting #newfoundlandartist #scrimshaw #canadianart #watercolourpainting #contemporaryart #pianokeyart #newfoundlandart #nlarts
Come see Krista van Nostrand’s exquisite new watercolours on antique ivory and vellum. In Small Packages is on display until December 22nd with an artist reception Saturday December 2nd, from 5pm -7pm. Images: Newfoundland Lynx Watercolour and gold leaf on antique ivory game piece 7/8 x 1 5/16 Sold The Golden Hour Watercolour and gold leaf on antique ivory piano keys 1 3/8 x 1 13/16 Sold #emmabutlergallery #kristavannostrandart #canadianartist #contemporaryart #newfoundlandartist #miniaturepainting #watercolourpainting #goldleafpainting #nlarts #newfoundlandart #canadianart
Already missing summer? These dazzling, amuse-bouches paintings from Lori Doody will brighten your day! All images: Summer, Acrylic on wood panel, 8" x 8" To inquire about these pieces, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. Gallery hours are 11am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Free parking on George Street West. #emmabutlergallery #loridoody #canadianartist #newfoundlandartist #contemporaryartist #canadianart #newfoundlandart #contemporaryart #nlarts
Three Peonies Oil on panel 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 Susan Paterson Nova Scotia artist Susan Paterson obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Mount Allison University in 1980. Since then she has exhibited extensively across Canada, is represented in private and corporate collections around the world, and has won many awards for her work, including Purchase Awards, Second Place, Still Life and Fashion Week San Diego Awards in Art Renewal Center’s International Salons. She was awarded an Elizabeth Greenshield’s grant, several Artist‘s Residencies, Nova Scotia Arts council grants. Her work was included in ‘Terroir, a Nova Scotia Retrospective’ at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, ‘Capture 2014, Nova Scotia Realism’ juried by Tom Smart at Dalhousie Univ. and ARC Salon Live Exhibitions in Barcelona and New York. To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #susanpaterson #canadianartist #contemporaryart #artcollector #novascotiaartist #canadianart #contemporarypainting #canadianartcollector #nlarts
Just arrived in the gallery - three lovely new paintings from Lori Doody's delightful "Leave a Light On" series. Come see them in the gallery today. Free parking on George Street West. All images: Leave a Light On acrylic on wood panel 16" x 20" Lori Doody #emmabutlergallery #loridoody #newfoundlandartist #newfoundlandart #canadianartist #canadianart #newfoundlandillustrator #nlarts #downtownstjohns #contemporaryart
Rowan Tree Berries Oil on canvas 24” x 18” Yevhenii Fedorenko To inquire about this piece, please contact the gallery by email: [email protected] or by phone: 709-739-7111. #emmabutlergallery #yevheniifedorenko #contemporaryart #ukrainianartist #newfoundlandart #nlarts #dogberries #contemporarypainting #stilllifepainting
Black Fire Monoprint and mixed media 47.5” x 31.5” 1999 Mary Pratt RCA "Arguably Canada’s foremost realist painter, Mary Pratt (1935–2018) became one of Canada’s most celebrated artists for her work that recontextualizes and elevates the ordinary and unseen in everyday life—including jars of jelly, loaves of bread, egg cartons, and aluminum foil—into extraordinary subjects. With exquisite detail, Pratt perceived her surroundings in unprecedented ways to create paintings that comment on matters as diverse as the history of art, domesticity, and Canadian East Coast life." Ray Cronin, Mary Pratt: Life & Work (Art Canada Institute, 2020) Mary Pratt (1935-2018) was born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick; she earned a BFA from Mount Allison University in 1961, two years after she had moved to Newfoundland and Labrador with her husband Christopher Pratt. She remained here until her death in 2018. Among many awards, Pratt received nine honorary degrees and was inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Honour in 1994. In 1997 she was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize and elected a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 2013 she was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts She wrote one book, A Personal Calligraphy (2000), and was the subject of others, notably Mary Pratt, Mirielle Eagan, ed (2013); The Art of Mary Pratt: The Substance of Light, Tom Smart (1995), and Mary Pratt, Sandra Gwyn and Gerta Moray (1989). Mary Pratt's paintings, drawings, prints and mixed media works are in private, public and corporate collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, and Canada House in England. Please contact the gallery at [email protected] or 709-739-7111 for a full list of available works by Mary Pratt. #emmabutlergallery #marypratt #canadianartist #canadianart