Looking Through Paint by Simon Palmer

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About

The artist offers about his practice and exhibition:

I am a self-taught amateur painter. I started painting late in life having had no background in drawing, colour or paint. I am learning. I don't think of myself an artist, I am trying to present nature as I see it through the medium of oil paint. My intention is depiction, not expression. However, as hard as I try to be passive in the act of painting, it is impossible to avoid overlaying personal experience and therefore expression. Likewise, seeing the world through the lens of how it might be painted has changed my perception. So in the same way I cannot separate myself from the work, I cannot separate myself from the process either. Does that make it art? For now I am happy to try and paint beautiful flowers while I find out.

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Town of Oakville

The Town of Oakville is located on Treaty 14 and 22 lands, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. Oakville is home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. A vibrant and impressive community within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Town of Oakville is a beautiful lakeside town with a strong heritage, preserved and celebrated by residents and visitors alike. Since the 1800s, it has become one of the most coveted areas to live and work in Ontario, with 225,000 residents calling Oakville home. The town offers all the advantages of a well-serviced urban centre with first-rate facilities and amenities while maintaining its small-town feel.