paintings

December shows

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December is the month of gifting, and a good time to give some art. Rob is participating in three shows with a range of affordable art.

FUEL for Hibernation at Studio22 Open Gallery in Kingston is an exhibit of art under $500, that helps while away the dark hours of winter. The show runs from November 3 to December 8.
Art Emporium by the River in Port Hope hosts its Great Art Contest that runs from November 2 to December 2, 2018. Rob has three paintings in this exhibition and sale

You can meet Rob at The Art of Gifting: Holiday Sale at LAUNCH Shop & Gallery in Peterborough on Friday art Crawl on December 7 from 6 to 9pm and on
Saturday, December 8 from 10 to 4pm. He’ll be there with smaller  paintings and printmaking pieces, including new mixed media works combining linocut , blind emboss and postage stamps.

Views from Nocturnal Reflections at Agnes Jamieson Gallery

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These are views of the exhibition of my oil paintings celebrating the vitality of the city at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery in Minden , Ontario, curated by Laurie Carmount. This is a great gallery in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands. The  exhibition ran from May 29 to July 2, 2018  alongside another city themed exhibit by Matt McInnes, titled Notes from the Brightside Neighboorhood Project.

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Nocturnal Reflections at Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden

Exhibition of oil paintings showing the vitality of the city; some depict close-ups of roads and streets, reinforcing the feeling of movement and human activity, while others offer a broader contextual view.
May 29 – July 2, 2018
Opening reception and artist talk Saturday June 2, 2-4pm
176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, ON

24 Market part of The Views Are Different Here

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The Views Are Different Here is an exhibition examining Toronto’s identity at the John B. Aird Gallery. This  collaborative exhibit was made possible by the University of Toronto Master of Museum Studies Graduate Capstone Project, the John B. Aird Gallery,  the City of Toronto and the Art Connections Program. It is  curated by Amanda McNeil and Nikita Lorenzo.
The exhibition runs March 6 – April 6, 2018, with an opening reception on March 8, from 6 – 8pm.
More information here

Wooden tulips and walls with memories

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interior of Sams Place, a deli in Peterborough, with wooden tulips on reflecting tables, memorabilia on white walls, a red umbrella and part of a coke machine in the background
Thursday Comfort

Thursday Comfort – oil on panel, 22 x 17″, 55 x 43 cm

The times that I paint or teach in the evenings at the Art School of Peterborough, being an out-of-towner, I run my errands in the afternoon, and I grab a quick bite before heading to the studio. Sam’s Place (“the best Dan Deli in Town”) is one of my go-to spots. Their sandwiches are imaginative, wholesome and tasty (just no pickles for me, please). The ambiance is one of comfort, where you sit at tables with wooden tulips and between walls filled with memories. The red umbrella is just waiting for the sun to come out.

Flea market view

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vintage green bike leaning against a wall with graffiti, between a dark blue door and a store window, and amidst other flea market items: guages in boxes, brass grate, bowling pins, glasses, vases, and a wooden cupboard
Vintage Wheels

Vintage Wheels – oil on canvas, 16 x 20″, 40 x 50 cm

El Rastro in Madrid is one of Europe’s largest flea markets. Every Sunday morning thousands stroll street after street between  displays of memories and treasures randomly scattered on sidewalks or carefully presented on cloth covered tables. For me these are a cornucopia of uncurated still lifes; exactly how I like them.

New work featuring Peterborough

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Wet street after heavy rain reflects red, yellow, orange, purple and white lights from traffic and commercial signs. On the left we see a modern four-story building, opposite an older building, both in orange and brown hues. The sky is filled with dark blue clouds, and breaking up, showing light blue and light purple
Transition

Transition – oil on canvas, 30 x 30″, 75 x 75 cm

It was a late afternoon early December and the rain poured down on Peterborough. Just when I stepped outside on Aylmer Street the sky started to clear; the rain would soon be over.

The Aylmer and Hunter intersection features the old and the new. A recent apartment building on the west side across from vintage Sandy’s Variety that bookends Hunter Street’s entertainment stretch, a part of town very much in transition.

Rob Niezen Artist