Marie-Therese Forand

My painting: WHITMORE AVENUE HOME was printed on the front page of the Toronto newspaper for their Christmas edition, The York Guardian and here is the link to see it:

http://www.insidetoronto.com/whatson-story-7029604-winter-art-artist-creates-oil-work-of-whitmore-avenue-home/

Enjoy!

A sale of small paintings as gifts for Christmas at the Franklin Carmichael Art Centre, 34 Riverdale Rd, Toronto on Nov. 22, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

6 miniatures of landscapes at the Swansey Community Memorial Centre in Toronto from Nov. 11 to Dec. 28, 2008

pUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU DES REGROUPEMENTS DES ARTISTES VISUELS DE L'ONTARIO,
ISBN 978 0 9734922 6 2

PAGES 48 TO 54 WITH IMAGES OF PAINTINGS

PUBLISHED BY 'EDITIONS DU GREF' ISBN 1 897018 14 2 PAGES 239

AWARDED THE JURORS CHOICE OCTOBER 2008

WHILE ON A PAINTING TRIP NEAR ALGONQUIN PARK AND HALIBURTON AT THE OXTONGUE RIVER, PLEIAN AIR PAINTING OCTOBER 2007

Wild Garden was awarded the first prize in a juried show in May 2007, at the Franklin Carmichael Art Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, it was commented by the jury as being an: "Exceptional Painting!" a field of wild flowers backing up on a deep forest and surrounded by a majestic birch tree, a dream site!

Received "Juror's Choice" in May 2008 for "Oxtongue Rapids" and chosen by the People's Choice as well.

This workshop in June 2007, was with the well known Stephen Quiller, a wonderful artist who is a magician with color, composition and watermedia techniques! I had a wonderful time and grew as an artist thanks to Stephen. I will certainly take more of his workshops, there were 17 artists in our group mostly from the States and 2 from Canada.

Workshops in Georgian Bay with the Blue Mountain School of Landscape Painting in 2004, and in Algonquin Park with Jeff Miller of Look See Paint and Catherine deMontmorency of Franklin Carmichael Art Centre in 2006 and 2007.

Born in Montreal, Quebec. Has participated in many juried show: Neilson Park Art Centre, Arts Etobicoke,Lakeshore Art, The Distillery Annual Art Show, Art at the Castle Casa Loma Toronto,etc.

Galleries: Celine Allard, Ron de Boer, Etobicoke Civic Centre, Montgomery Inn among others.

Art Education: Art Gallery of Ontario, Arts Etobicoke, Neilson Park Art Centre, Jake Mol Blue Mountain School of Landscape Painting, Jeff Miller of Algonquin Park. Stephen Quiller Maine, USA.

CV on file at the Library of the National Art Gallery of Canada in Ottawa under:

Artistes du Canada - Artists of Canada

Has sold over 60 paintings in Canada, U.S.A., France, and South Korea, West Indies, Emirates

Loves vivid colors of Landscapes, Birds, and Flowers, that make people happy when looking at them. They brighten up a house!

Was influenced primarely by Monet and the Group of Seven.

Painting makes me feel good, I love beautiful things, my world is one of wonders that is so beautiful and inspiring - the sound of a waterfall, of birds, of whistling leaves, the smell of the forest, the blue of the sky, an inspiring sunset or sunrise, the smell of the forest, in other words CREATION - God is the greatest Artist of All!