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Overlooking the Gut, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14”  (Image size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”X16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: The Gut has inspired artists for decades.  In the 1920s, Lawren Harris, one of Canada’s group of Seven Artists, painted a similar landscape, which was featured in an official Christmas card issued by Government House, St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1967. FMDS-001-2020

Photo Reference Credit:  Coll-137 Geography Collection,  Archives and Special Collections Memorial University Libraries.

Revisited, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14”  (Image size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”X16” Contact Artist:  [email protected]

FMDS-002-2020

Description:  Development in Quidi Vidi attracted new residents who constructed dwellings with a spectacular view of The Gut.

Cottage Near the Corner, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14”  (Image size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting:  12”X16” Contact Artist: [email protected]

Description: The white cottage near the corner was owned by the Mallard Family. John and Agnes (Aggie) Mallard once lived in the historical house, which was considered to be one of the oldest residential structures in Newfoundland and Labrador

FMDS-003-2020

Photo Reference Credit (Cropped):  Coll-137 Geography Collection, Archives and Special Collections Memorial University Libraries

Mallard Cottage, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12” x 16”

Contact Artist at: [email protected]

Description: Mallard Cottage was designated a National Historic Site by Parks Canada in 1983; a Registered Heritage Structure by Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1986; and a Heritage Building by the City of St. John’s in 2006.  Today, Mallard Cottages operates as a well-known restaurant.

FMDS-004-2020

Day’s End, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”x16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description:  At day’s end, a skipper tends to his skiff moored near the entrance to The Gut, Quidi Vidi.

FMDS-005-2020

Photo Reference Credit:  Coll-137 Geography Collection, Archives and Special Collections Memorial University Libraries

Gone Fishing, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12” x 16”

Contact Artist at:  [email protected]

Description: The boats are out…gone fishing again.

FMDS-006-2020

Christ Church, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”x16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description:  Overlooking the quaint fishing village, Christ Church opened in November 1842; the tower and bell were added circa 1890.

FMDS-007-2020

Photo Reference Credit:  The Rooms Provincial Archives.

Christ Church Residence, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”x16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: Christ Church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966 and a Heritage structure in 2003.  It is currently a private residence.

FMDS-008-2020

The Way it Was, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting:  12” x 16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: Summer 1935. Stages and fishing boats are reflective of the heritage of this busy fishing village.  This landscape also inspired Lawren Harris, one of the Group of Seven Artists.

FMDS-009-2020

Photo Reference Credit: The Rooms Provincial Archives

Calm in the Cove, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12”x 16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: The serenity of the landscape brings a peaceful calmness in the cove.

FMDS-010-2020

Cluster of Houses, Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12” x 16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: Today, the cluster of houses near the church in Quidi Vidi still remains.

FMDS-011-2020

Photo Reference Credit: The Rooms Provincial Archives

Autumn in Quidi Vidi Village

Print Size (reproduced from original): 11”x14” (Image Size)

Edition Size: 175

Print Price: CDN $90.00 unframed – Shipping Extra

Original Painting: 12” x 16” Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas SOLD

Description: The vibrant colours of autumn bring warmth to the landscape of Quidi Vidi. FMDS-012-2020

Thank you and I invite you to please visit again.

 

“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun” (Pablo Picasso)

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