ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY
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"SALEN BAY and BEN MORE" |
OIL ON LINEN |
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.
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"TUGBOAT ALLEY" |
OIL ON CANVAS |
22 x 28 |
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PERMANENT COLLECTION - MYSTIC MARITIME MUSEUM - MYSTIC CT |
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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.
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"TOWING OUT" |
OIL ON CANVAS |
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.
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"MORNING BREAKERS - LAKE ONTARIO" |
OIL ON CANVAS |
12 x 16 |
PRIVATE COLLECTION |
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WINNER CANADIAN BRUSHSTROKE COVER COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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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.
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"FISHING BOATS - SUNDAY MORNING" |
OIL ON CANVAS |
12 x 16 |
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AVAILABLE FOR SALE - MYSTIC SEAPORT GALLERY |
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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.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SCA Intervention Exhibition - Art Gallery of Hamilton - 2009
Canadian Brushstroke Magazine - First Prize in Cover Competition - 2009
100 years of Art at The Arts & Letters Club - The Varley Gallery - Markham - 2008
Society of Canadian Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition 2008
Arts & Letters Club of Toronto - Solo Exhibition 2008
Arts and Letters Club/Rochester Art Club International Exhibition 2006
SCA Member's Exhibition - Art Gallery of Northumberland - 2006
Modern Marine Masters - Maritime Gallery - Mystic CT 2006 - 2009
26th Marine Art Exhibition - Maritime Gallery - Mystic CT. 2005, 06, 07
Arts and Letters Club of Toronto - 1994 - 2010
Studio 737 Annual Artists Exhibitions 2000 - 2010
Kranenburg Fine Arts - Oban, Scotland - Group shows 2003 - 2009
Cornerstone Gallery - Stirling Scotland - 1995, (Solo Exhibitions) 1996 - 98 - 2000
McMichael Canadian Collection - Annual Exhibition - 1994-95-96-97-98-99-2008
Picture Only Us Gallery Group Shows 1988-89-92-93-94-95
National Juried Watercolour Exhibition - Lockport NY 1988