We are delighted to be able to offer our guests a glimpse in to the works of two amazing artists on display in our guest rooms and in the main residence (by appointment)
Born in 1973 Graduated Grekov College of Art, Odessa, Ukraine in 1990.
Professional artist since 1999. Numerous exhibitions in leading Canadian galleries, as well as in galleries in Ukraine (Odessa, Kiev). Art works can be found in private and public collections in Europe, Canada and the United States.
His art is about telling stories using the painting material he applies on canvas to transform his vision in to what each piece represents. His strokes and fills embody rich textures, shapes and pigments that define a distinct ornamental style using brushes, palette knives, combs and sticks to apply oil and acrylic paints to canvas
Kathy’s major creative influence comes from her father, Arctic artist Maurice Haycock, and his long time painting partner A. Y. Jackson of the Canadian Group of Seven. Their paintings and stories of Canada’s wilderness filled her world as she was growing up. Arctic trips with her father in 1976 and 1984 introduced her to the irresistible lure of the North. After years as a fiber artist and tapestry weaver Kathy was introduced to oil paints in 1998 by her sister Karole, an experienced painter who had been taught by their Dad Maurice. She instantly fell in love with them. Now a dedicated plein air painter, she finds unlimited inspiration right outside her home in Eastern Ontario’s Algonquin wilderness. But she also follows her spirit on adventurous painting trips to natural landscapes across Canada and beyond: Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland; Greenland, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Alaska, northern Alberta and BC and the American Southwest.
