Huron Expositor, 2015-04-22, Page 9Wednesday, April 22, 2015 • Huron Expositor 9
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
Artist Sarah Bannister Chisholm at Baillies Picture Framing with Glen Baillie creating a frame for her painting. Artist Barry Richman in his studio getting ready for the Arts, Eats and Beats tour.
The stars come out for Grand Bend Arts, Eats and Beats studio tour
Lynda Hillman-Rapley stages. We are inviting When he moved to Grand
Special to the Expositor friends, neighbours, and vis- Bend there was already a
itors to come out and see for studio tour coming from
A veritable smorgasbord themselves what a terrific Sarnia, ending in Grand
for the senses. That pretty cultural scene exists on the Bend, but at that time the
much sums up what brings shores of Lake Huron. This participating artists were
the people to the Bend for years event has over 50 Richman and one other.
the annual Arts, Eats and points of call ranging from Since Baillie took on this
Beats Studio Tour May 1-3. food tasting, wine tasting, event it has grown to what it
The tour, coined The Stars new menu introductions, is todaywith more than 36
Come Out, was founded to concerts, and of course fine artists participating. This
celebrate the quality of life in art. There is a lot to see, a lot year's music attractions
the area by offering a cultur- to hear, and a lot to taste," include Canadian blues
ally unique presentation of says Baillie. supergroup The Hogtown
artists, musicians and food One of those `stars' is Allstars on May 2nd at the
exhibits. Canadian representational Gables Hotel. Five of The
The annual Arts, Eats artist Barry Richman. HogtownAllstarsaremem-
& Beats Studio Tour is organ- Although primarily known bers of Downchild, Cana-
ized by a small band of vol- for his portraits and urban da's quintessential blues
unteers chaired by Glen Bail- scenes, his most recent foray band for the past forty-five
lie (Baillie's Picture Framing) into landscape painting (the years.
in Grand Bend, and features move to picturesque Lake One of the new artists to
36 -plus artists working in Huron Shores has proven show her work is Sarah Ban -
various media from fine art inspirational) has quickly nister Chisholm. She was
in oils, pastels, watercolours, developed an enthusiastic raised in the Bend and now
acrylics, glass, textiles and following. lives with her husband and
photography with the addi- His bold confident style two children in Kincardine.
tion of musical and culinary and adventurous use of col- Her father, artist-photogra-
components. our has gained him recogni- pher David Bannister has
"Grand Bend and the tion and acceptance into always been an inspiration
immediate area has far more many corporate and private and coming back for this stu-
creative people than any collections. Richman came dio tour was a natural move,
other town its' size in to Grand Bend from London she says.
Ontario," says Baillie. in 1990.With him he brought As a child Chisholm loved
"The spring studio tour not only his easel and oils to draw and paint and create
has evolved to reflect the but also a couple ideas. One things as soon as she could
unique contributions of the was what is now the popular hold an instrument to do so,
chefs and restaurant owners, Paint Ontario juried show and immersed as I was in
the musicians, and the art- and sale in its 19th year and "culture" when I w a s
ists. The theme this year is the other was the idea to younger. "I probably
"The Stars Come Out,' and is bring the people to the art- assumed that everyone was
intended to pay tribute to ists as he had seen in that way," says.
the creative types in the California. "When I started going to
stores, in the restaurants, in "People love to meet and school, however, other kids
the studios, and on the talk to the artists," he said. and the teachers seemed
very excited and awed by
what I just did naturally. I
didn't know I was talented
(and sometimes, I still
don't believe it!) I think
maybe it's something other
people have to tell you
before you realize. I did
always want to be an artist
of some sort:'
Describing her work,
Chisholm says, " My current
mediums are fine art and
conceptual photography, as
well as mixed media and
digital painting. My work is
both colourful and thought-
provoking. I put my "soul"
into each photo, and even
more into each painting. My
images are both fantastical
and otherworldly, while also
representing the beauty of
the natural world around
me. I usually use bold col-
ours but I take time to make
them the right hues for a especially beach stones and
striking mood. I have a great storms.
eye for composition, I'm
told. I love the lake;
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