Doug Andrews
An artist, farmer and gardener, I have always revelled in the bountiful colour and compelling designs of the world around me. I use oils, watercolours, pastels to capture landscapes, animals and flowers in intricate detail. I hope that, through my paintings, you too will find peace and joy in the beauty of nature.
The beauty of the coutryside and scenes from everyday farm life have been favourite subjects of Doug's paintings for more than thirty years. Raised on a farm near Norwood, he was encouraged to paint by his mother, who is also a painter.
He pursued art at Crestwood Secondary School, in Peterborough, studying under Roberta "Bobby" Rowland-Patterson, Bill McKnight and Neil Broadfoot. He then studied drawing and painting at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto.
In 1994, he and Catherine McIntosh Jeffery held a joint exhibition at the Kawartha Artist's Gallery.
In 1998, Doug held his first solo exhibition in the newly-opened gallery in his home at Cottesloe. The Gallery at Ander-Vale is located in a gracious Victorian farmhouse surrounded by gardens, ponds an orchard and the barnyard. Visitors are welcome to explore gardens filled with old-fashioned perennials, roses and a great variety of trees and shrubs.
In 1999, his painting Ouse River Morning (shown below) received the Don Maddocks Award at the East Central Ontario Art Association's annual show.
Ouse River Morning
by Doug Andrews
Oil on Canvas
The Ouse River flows under a bridge on the Fourth Line of Asphodel Township, just south of Ander-Vale Farm. On this early spring day, a soft, wet snow had fallen.
This painting received the Don Maddocks Award at the 1999 Juried Exhibition of the East Central Ontario Art Association. In his remarks, juror, Keith Cornell said;
In the fall of 2000, Doug's painting, Indian Summer (shown below) was accepted and sold in the Federation of Canadian Artist's "Aim For Arts" international, juried exhibition in Vancouver.
Indian Summer
by Doug Andrews
Oil on Canvas 30" x 24"
Doug's painting, Tuesday at Two (shown below) was accepted and displayed in the Spirit of the Hills' Art at the Festival juried exhibition during the 2002 Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival. The old centre lane on our farm is a wonderful place. Rail fences and tangled cedars create a haven for wildlife.
Tuesday at Two
by Doug Andrews
Oil on Canvas 20" x 24"
He has participated in other juried exhibitions including the Uxbridge Festival of the Arts, Spirit of the Hills - Art at the Festival and Art & Healing at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.
In May of 2007 Doug received the Antoinette Stevens “Best In Show” medal for his painting “Any Day Now” (shown below). The painting features a group of sheep sheltering in a grove a Cedar trees, waiting to give birth to their lambs. The exhibition, entitled “A Sense of Place - Artwork from Coast to Coast” was organized for elected members of the Society of Canadian Artists and ran from May 12 to July 3, 2007 at the Leighton Art Centre and Museum, located 15 km southwest of Calgary in the historic home of Canadian artist A.C. Leighton.
Any Day Now
by Doug Andrews
Oil on Canvas 18” X 22”
Doug was elected into membership in the Society of Canadian Artists in 2005. He is also a member of the East Central Ontario Art Association, Kawartha Artists' Gallery and Studio and Spirit of the Hills, The Northumberland Hills Arts Association Inc.
Copyright Note: All information and graphics related to Doug Andrews and appearing on this page are copyright 1999-2007 Doug Andrews, used here by permission. For further information and/or copyright details contact Doug Andrews.
To view more examples of Doug Andrew's work or to contact the artist, be sure to visit the Ander Vale Farm, Gallery and Country Gardens web site at www.ander-vale.ca