Audrey Cooper - Founder
Audrey Cooper - The Londoner (Feb. 20, 2018)
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Audrey Cooper moved to London in 2003. She began working on her first series of paintings depicting her memories of growing up on The Danforth in Toronto in 2005.
Audrey shares much of her past and present through her work. Her vibrant cityscapes are crowded with engaging characters and stories; no moment is too small to be captured in a humorous and vivid portrait. She founded ArtwithPanache in 2012. Her works have been shown in the London Mayor’s Office, TAP, The Art Exchange, and many other art establishments throughout Ontario. |
Artists at Work! Drop by AWP any day and you might find an artist at work creating, helping out as a volunteer ... or just joining kindred spirits in a creative conflab!
Chris Allaway |
Chris enjoys spending time with nature, whether it's hiking in the Georgian Bay Area or in Banff and British Columbia, or just relaxing outdoors. It was not until working with fabric while learning to quilt, that she discovered she could create realistic scenes using small bits of fabric. Chris has been working with fabric for approximately 10 years, starting with small wall hangings and gradually teaching herself how to create realistic landscape art. When viewed from a distance her art looks like a painting. People are encouraged to come closer to see that it is done in fabric. Most people are amazed when they realize it is all done with small pieces of fabric that are layered, stitched and stretched on canvas. While there are several textile artists in the area Chris' art is considered unique. |
Julia Armstrong
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Julia spent her early years developing her artistic eye with photography and gardening. It wasn't until an invitation to join one of Steve Tracy’s classes that her soul opened to the world of painting.
Working primarily alla prima in oils to creating juicy, textured paintings. She often chooses subjects that symbolize the pleasures of life to her; a child gazing into a stream, or a couple enjoying dancing with wild abandonment. Julia is an active member of the St. Marys Stonetown Arts Group and frequently hangs at Art With Panache. |
Margaret Crosby
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As a young girl, Margaret recalls gazing with awe at her Grandmother's oil paintings, painted long before Margaret came along. This experience, along with her extensive gardening background, was instrumental in her desire to paint. Fortunate to have retired at an early age, Margaret was able to take lessons for several years, and on occasion, attended the Haliburton School of Art and Design. Using oil and painting in Realism Style, usually 'a la prima', her subject matter is varied, chosen mainly for the emotional impact it inspires. |
Jerry Cutting |
Jerry explores the uniqueness of Canada's topography, nature and culture, providing an appreciation for the beauty of our country and an awareness of the effects of progress. He is a Fanshawe College General Business graduate with a Certificate of Accomplishment in photography. Recently he has merged his artist and photographic experience resulting in the production of interpretive renderings using photographic techniques. A catalogue of images available can be found at https://jerrycutting.ca Images can be ordered via sales outlets or through the website. |
Kit Cutting
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Kit loves to paint in all mediums...but oil and pastels are her favourites. Her delicate portraits truly capture the subject's inner-self; the thoughts, feelings, and character behind the physical face.
Since the 90's Kit has created evocative, full-sized, paper mâché sculptures of people, cows, and even a 1950's Cadillac. Lately she has sculpted a series of paper mâché dogs. |
Edward DeMarsh |
Each of Edward's works reveal his fascination with how colour, material, and light can, even in stillness, create a scene or raise an emotion. The works are full of beauty and meaning, and always, of attraction and wonder. He lives in a world of mystery and spirit and looks to express through art how it moves him, so that he can see it more clearly and share it. Edward works with acrylics and mixed medias, and his works often have the qualities of abstract painting and sculpture bound together. That comes naturally to him, and he can trace it back to a night in Niagara Falls at 6 years old. Ask him about that if you meet him in person. Edward shows in Asia and Canada, and internationally online. A highlight for him was representing Canada at the 2019 Chengdu International Design & Creativity Exhibition, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. His art site is edwarddemarsh.com. |
Lois Fuchs |
Lois Fuchs is a pastel artist living in London, Ontario, and has worked in soft pastels for more than 40 years. While she has worked in many mediums, she prefers the immediacy of pastels for both painting and drawing. She is drawn to realism and the inherent truth of the living form in space. Lois loves the challenge of portraying the essence of that form in the natural expressions that reflect each subject's unique character. Her portraits of people and animals are in private and public collections throughout the U.S. and Canada. www.loisfuchs.com |
Mary Lillyman
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Mary is a self taught abstract artist working with strong design elements and carefully blending colours; she creates compelling non-representational art that compliments any décor. Varied textures and bold colour combinations give her pieces an artistic pop that would enhance any home or office.
Involved with Art with Panache for over 9 years, Mary now serves as the gallery's Artistic Director. She loves her time at the gallery surrounded by inspirational art and her fellow artists. Instagram - mary_decorart |
Don Muller |
Don has been a life-long resident of London. As a child he liked to draw, but not until taking an Architectural Arts course at Fanshawe College in the late 60's, did he become more interested in art. He worked for a year for sculptor Ed Zelenak and then later worked on constructed sculptures on his own. Over the years this interest evolved into carving, then into woodworking, making boxes and occasionally lathe work. Over the years he has taken various art courses, and more recently has been involved with a life drawing group at TAP in downtown London. |
Sandra Nicolucci
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Sandra has always enjoyed art, but it wasn't until she took a chance lesson 6 years ago that she fell in love with painting.
Her retirement from dentistry 4 years ago gave her the extra time she needed to pursue this further. She has taken various classes exploring different mediums but mainly paints with acrylics. She continues to study art and has taken numerous classes in London, Ont., California, and just before COVID hit us, travelled to Bellagio, Italy for lessons in oil painting. Sandra loves painting many different subjects - from gorgeous flowers to bare rocks and all in between. Anything that brings joy and beauty to a canvas intrigues and challenges her. sandranicolucci.com |
Paul Snoddy
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Born in Belfast Paul's high school passion for art was left dormant for many years. However in 2016, after more than 30 years as a boilermaker, and following a serious car accident, he found healing and personal expression in acrylic paint. He is self-taught and is keen to challenge himself to learn difficult new techniques while tackling new subjects.
Paul has been described as an 'Industrial Surrealist'. His work is often dark and urban, yet infused with a dream-like whimsy an twisted, ironic humour. Recently, he has returned to Victorian-esque 'Steam-punk' themes in his work. |
Lyn Tremblay
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While art has always been a constant in her life, since discovering the versatility of polymer clay about 15 years ago, Lyn has found a passion for creating one-of-a-kind pieces of jewellery, and more recently, unique works of wall art and sculpture. Her talents in both have been published in articles in magazines and recognized on popular social media blog sites. "As an artist, my heart, soul, and vision are poured into my works of art," she says. "I hope I bring to each piece some bit of inherited talent, but I must also add thought, take time, and apply techniques I've learned on my artistic journey." As an art form, she hopes her work speaks of authenticity, originality, and quality - as a hand-crafted product it may even bear the fingerprints of its maker. www.facebook.com/lyntremblayoriginals Instagram: lyn_tremblay https://www.lyntremblay.com |
Lisa Verbakel
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Lisa is a self-taught artist who has been painting for several years. Working with acrylics from her home studio in London, Ontario, and drawing inspiration from photography of nature and travels, she seeks to evoke a sense of passage and movement. With distinctive brushstrokes and energetic use of vivid colours, her work bears a resemblance to Fauvism. Lisa dabbled in painting and art for many years and studied Fashion Design at Fanshawe College, where her passion for art and bold colours began. She volunteers regularly at the Possibilities in Paint Collaborative Art Studio in London. www.lisaverbakel.ca Instagram: lisaverbakelart |
