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"SALEN BAY  and BEN MORE"

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24 x 30

Doug Purdon was born in Toronto, Ontario.  He is a full-time painter, teacher and writer.  He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and Ontario Society of Artists.  He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, the writer Rosemary Aubert.

"TUGBOAT ALLEY"

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22 x 28

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He exhibits his work in galleries in Canada, the US and the UK and his paintings are in many private and corporate collections, including The Toronto Public Library, The City of Toronto, The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, Sears Canada, and The Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic CT, where his painting Tugboat Alley was awarded the Museum Purchase Award in 2005.  A major retrospective of his work was held in October 2007 at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.

"TOWING OUT"

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16 x 20

Doug believes that artists should continue the tradition of passing on their skills and knowledge to other artists and does this through his workshops, seminars and writing.  He currently teaches courses at Loyalist College, Belleville, Ontario;  Bridgewater Retreat, Tweed, Ontario; and the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto and in workshops for art associations across Canada.

"MORNING BREAKERS - LAKE ONTARIO"

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12 x 16

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WINNER CANADIAN BRUSHSTROKE COVER COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 2009

While he paints his native Ontario, he also enjoys travelling to different locations and has painted in Scotland, England, France, and the American Southwest and on the eastern and western seaboard of North America.  He is represented by Studio 737, Tweed, Ontario; Arnold Fine Art, Newport RI; and the Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Mystic CT.

"FISHING BOATS - SUNDAY MORNING"

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12 x 16

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For the past eleven years Doug has been the Educational Advisor for Winsor & Newton in Canada.  In that capacity he visits colleges and universities demonstrating the working properties of artist's materials, their correct use and safe working practices.  Winsor & Newton has arranged for him to visit major art museums including The Tate, National Gallery of Art Washington and to meet with curators and conservators to discuss the technical and historical aspects of painting and materials.  He incorporates the knowledge of painting techniques and proper working practices that he has learned from these visits into his teaching programs.


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