Visitors to Arbor Gallery in the month of June will discover the bold and bright paintings of Gail Vaz-Oxlade on display in the Pemberton Smith Room. “Experiments in Colour” runs from June 5 to 28 and features nearly 20 oil paintings by the St. Eugène resident.
Says the artist of her preferred medium, “I love working in oils. I love the smell. I love the feel of oils on my brush, on my hands. I groove on the experiments that combine colour and texture to evoke a feeling.”
The artist’s name will be familiar to many, as Vaz-Oxlade spent years educating Canadians about money management, in print and on television. She’s the bestselling author of several books, including Debt-Free Forever, and the Gemini Award-winning host of several television programs, among them Til Debt Do U$ Part and Money Moron.
Art is now but another avenue of expression for the multi-talented Vaz-Oxlade. “Sometimes I’ve had to work and rework (and rework) a piece to get it right. My daughter has a calla lily on her bedroom wall that took more than seven tries to get right. Sometimes I finish and I think, ‘How? How did that happen?’ A painting just comes together, almost as if by magic.”
During the same exhibition period as “Experiments in Colour”, the Gallery’s members space – the Arber Room – will feature photographs by Reenie Marx and paintings by Christine Lenoir-Godin. The public can meet with the artists during the two rooms’ finissage on Saturday, June 28, from 1pm to 3pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Arbor Gallery is located at 103 High St. in Vankleek Hill (www.arborgallery.org) .
