|  Photo Courtesy of John Wilberforce
Gallery 6 is the home of the Chicks, all with a passion for art. Although each uses a different medium, it is this passion that has brought them together, and it is their desire to share that passion that has created Gallery 6, where their work can be viewed and purchased.
To keep things fresh and exciting new works are added frequently. As well, there is a guest artist and calls for submissions throughout the year that add to the already fine mix of art.
Each artist is very involved with community events, online competition, and other juried shows. We also have some published works in both magazines and books. Courses are also offered at Gallery 6 through the Art and Clay workshops as well as a beginner Dslr course with more in the line up each year.
Check out our calendar of events where this information will be posted regularly.
Now lets meet the Chicks.........
Rain Kazymerchyk
Rain Kazymerchyk was born & raised in New York State. Her love of jewelry began at birth; it came with the territory of being born a girl.
In
1979, on a school trip to see the treasures of King Tut, Rain was
amazed with what could be done with precious metals. Unfortunately, at
the time, the idea to pursue a career in design didn’t occur to her. With
no formal training beyond high school she learned to use her artistic
talents through self expression, community classes and lots of
experimentation.
Rain attended silver smithing, glass fusing & bead making classes in Tampa, Florida where she lived for ten years.
In 2001, after meeting her husband on the World Wide Web, she moved to South Mountain.
Rain
is a member of the Metal Arts Guild of Canada and is a past member of
the North Grenville Arts Guild. Her work has been shown at Jacaranda
(formerly the Keffer Gallery) in Almonte, ON, the Brockville Arts
Centre, Spencerville Mill, North Gower Discovery Tour, On Common Ground
Studio Tour and her work can also be seen online at www.rainkazymerchyk.com and www.artinmetal.vstore.ca where she also retails jewelry created by others.
Carol Pillar
The Ottawa area has always been home for Carol. Her interest in Art
preceded any formal training, which began in 1979, with a two-year Art
Program at the High School of Commerce in Ottawa. Studies continued
with a Diploma in Commercial Art from Algonquin College, and
independent studies in watercolor, design, life drawing, photography,
and stained glass at the Ottawa School of Art, the Nepean Visual Arts
Center and Algonquin College.
Carol is particularly fond of
the Canadian landscape. As an artist, her subject matter depicts this
fondness. Watercolour and pastel have become the ideal mediums for
expressing her love of color and light. She takes a realistic approach
to the local landscape. Her hope is to catch your eye. To make you
stop. To observe, and to feel the moment. To capture this colour and
light, Carol also creates custom designed stained glass panels and
gift items.
Her style has been influenced by 12 years as an
illustrator with the Federal Archaeology Office of Parks Canada.
Carol’s contributions to the research team include artifact and
shipwreck reconstructions used in the History Hall at the Museum of
Civilization, pen and ink drawings from Marine Parks and National
Historic Sites across Canada, and of particular note, illustrations
related to the wreck of the “San Juan”, in the publication ‘The
Underwater Archaeology of Red Bay’.
Carol’s work has been
displayed in North Gower at Rosebud’s Stationery, the Rideau Nursery,
in the September “Discovery Tour”, and the local Farmers Market; in
Merrickville at the M.O.T.H. Gallery; at the Balderson Art Gallery; The
Glebe Art Show and in Kemptville at The Branch Restaurant. She is an
active member of the North Gower Artists’ Society, The Branch Artisans
group and of course, Kemptville’s Gallery 6.
Wendy Stevenson
Wendy is a self taught photographer obsessed with experimentation in the visualization of her surroundings.
Her
strength as a photographer and an artist lies in her ability to
instinctually compose, regardless of situation, subject or environment,
with resulting artistic rendering of sublime tastefulness and meaning.
Growing
up in the broad bountiful beauty of Canada influenced, to a great
degree, her development as a visual composer. Her composition in each
category of images represent the highest form of compliment an artist
may pay to their surroundings and global neighbours. Wendys
kind-hearted love and selfless caring for everyone and everything
around her is expressed within the border of each image. Her images
are timeless and alive; melting into a viewers heart with a force much
like a drop of rain on a thirsty flower petal. Visually stunning and
compositionally refreshing, her images, most of which are award-winning
work of evident art, can transform any location in which they are found
into an oasis of celebration for the meaningful aspects found in man
and nature.
Over the last 6 years Wendys images have won
numerous awards in international competitions, have been printed in
both magazines and books and have graced the walls of many homes. She
has also had the pleasure of teaching a photography co-op course at one
of the local high schools, mentoring up and coming young
photographers. She also does photo restoration and custom collages.
You can view some of her work here: www.wendystevenson.com
Moira Law
Moira was drawn to photography as an art form for many years, having
taken thousands of pictures in the days of film and darkrooms. In time she
became discouraged by the use of chemicals and wastefulness of film and turned
her attention to other artistic forms. But the potential unleashed with the
advent of the digital age has caused her to come back to the favourite pursuit
of her youth.
Moira is largely self-taught. Assisted by the occasional art or photography course or seminar, she learns from whatever sources present themselves to her, including on-line resources and her own experiences. Helpful colleagues have encouraged her and provided insights and given her new techniques to try. Fully aware that "everyone has a camera" she strives to find something original to say with her photographs.
Moira first started sharing the results of her work online, under the name Em Larsson. Moira's alter ego is currently a much better known photographer than Moira is, at least in the cyber-world. (See www.eminentimages.ca) Her success and the enthusiasm of her on-line fans have encouraged her to present her work in the "real" world.
Moira has typically concentrated on natural subject, especially the flowers and plants she finds in the woodlot around her home. But in the last year she has had the good fortune to travel to Scotland, England, New York City and Egypt, to turn her lens on more exotic subjects. Nevertheless, flowers remain her favourite photographic subject. Moira hopes you enjoy seeing these as much as she enjoys photographing them.
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