Alan King

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William Aide, pianist, poet, teacher – oil on linen – 24″ x 28″

William Aide, pianist, poet, teacher – oil on linen – 24″ x 28″

Elizabeth Kilbourn

Andrew Absil – Anglican Bishop of Toronto – 30″ x 24″ – oil on canvas

Andrew Absil – Charcoal Sketch

Biblical Job – 10 x 8 – charcoal sketch

André – Oil on canvas – 20″ x 16″

Barry Padolsky, architect

Ralph and Nuala

Connie

Leonard Lee, Founder of Lee Valley Tools

Bill MacPherson

Blue and Pink – 18″ x 16″ – Oil on Canvas

Young Girl – 12″ x 10″ – Oil on Canvas

Ron Tysick

“A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction.”  Oscar Wilde.

Well, that was Wilde being his usual waggish self. Women’s lives are written on their faces too, just a little more artfully.  All our faces, like it or not, eventually turn into self-sculpted biographies.

I paint portraits, lots of them. I’ve been doing it for years and, yeah, there are people whose faces are a mask. But the mask usually reveals as much as it hides. A good portrait artist, whether a painter or a photographer, will try to peek behind it and capture the subject’s character: his or her intelligence, willfulness, humour, humility. The essential person will be revealed using the simple tools of brush, oil and canvas.

It’s a lot to ask. But you only have to look at portraits painted by the great masters – Rembrandt, Annigoni, Sargent – to know that it can be done. There are artists working today whose skill and insight are only a few brushstrokes away. I’m not there yet, but with each painting I get a little closer.

Prices start at $600.00. Please contact me if you’re thinking of having a portrait painted. No pressure. We can chat about why you want it done or perhaps kick around another of Wilde’s famous aphorisms, “Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”

email: alanking641@gmail.com

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PEOPLE AND PLACES

Edd – 15″x 11.5″ – Watercolour

Aussie #1 – 9″ x 7″ – Watercolour – $200.00 framed

Aussie #2 – 9″x7″ – Watercolour – $200.00 framed

Stuart – Watercolour, 9″ x 7″

Lucy – Watercolour – 9 x 7

Wally – Watercolour – 9″x7″

Tony – Watercolour – 9″x7″

At the Races – Watercolour – 12″ x 9″ – $200.00

Deep in the Bush – 8″x 9 3/4″ – Watercolour – $200.00 framed

Maria in the morning – 9″x9″ – Watercolour $150.00

Avenue Road from Balmoral – Oil on board — 24″ x 48″

Hazelton Avenue – 24″x30″ – Oil on canvas – $3,000.00

Hazelton Avenue on wall

Queen Street West – Framed

Morning Birches – 24″ x 30′”- oil on canvas – $1,200.00

Beach Stones – 24″ x 30″ – Oil on board – $1,200.00

Beach Stones installed

On to Tofino – $1,200.00

Near Revelstoke – $800.00

Caribbean Blue – 12″ x 12″ – oil – $400.00

Show Off – 12″ x 12″ – oil on wood – $400.00

Cornucopia – 12″ x 12″ – Oil on board – $400.00

South America – 14″ x 11″ – Oil – $300.00

Geological Time – 10.5″ x 29.5″ – oil on board – $1,500.00

Too thin. Too rich – Oil on birch panel – 20″ x 20″ – $1,500.00

Blue Saskia – Oil on birch panel – 6″ x 6″ – $200.00

Blue Saskia (on the wall) – Oil on birch panel – 6″ x 6″ – $200.00

Les Poires – Framed – $500.00

“Too Rough” – $1,400.00 – Framed

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Chorus in San Sebastian, Spain – – $1,500.00

Open Water

Snow Grotto

Farm, Navarrenx, France

Johnston Canyon, Banff – 20″ x 16″ – Oil on panel

Birth of Venus – 12″x12″ – Oil on panel

Florida Rock – 6″ x 6″ – Oil on wood

Near Navarrenx, France – Framed

Near Navarrenx, France – in situ

Tangerine – Oil on panel – 12″ x 10″

Sidelit – Oil on Birch panel – 10″ x 10″

Last Light – 8″ x 10″ – Oil on board – Framed

Air Rites – Oil on board – 10″ x 10″ –

Figure 89 – 24″ x 24″ – Oil and acrylic on board

White Rose – 6″ x 6″ – Oil

Stones – 14″ x 22″ – Oil

Snow Glyphs – Oil on Wood – 8″ x 8″ NFS

Alcove – Oil on board – 8″ x 8″ – NFS

Cabin in Winter – 16″ x 20″ – oil on canvas

Meech Lake – Oil on Canvas – 24″ x 36″

Wakefield, QC – Oil on canvas – 16″ x 20″

Left at the Light – Oil on Canvas – 16″ x 20″

Tangerine – 10″x 10″ – oil on board

Osgoode Hall Winter – Oil on canvas – 14″ X 11″

Dognen France at Twilight – 8″ x 10″ – Oil on Linen

Oil on board – 36″ x 18″

Near Pau, France – 24″ x 36″ – oil on canvas

Beach Stones- Grand Manan – Oil on canvas – 52″ x 52″

Grand Manan #3 – Oil on Wood – 8″ X 8″

Grand Manan #2 – Oil on Wood – 8″ X 8″

Poppies – Oil on canvas – 16″ x 20″

Down Under – 24″ X 24″ – Oil on board

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