 Gary Doll |
It was in the winter of 1975, when I returned to Ontario and spent a few months near Algonquin Park, that I started to paint.
Self taught, with my new brushes and oil set, I realized how much I loved the medium and texture of painting, transposing nature onto canvas, and the joy and freedom to do so. During that time I finished several paintings of a modest size – 12x16, oil on canvas. The first ones were sold soon after, and the last one I still have in my private collection.
Born in Southampton Ontario, Canada in 1949, I lived in Port Elgin, Bancroft, and Goderich for the first 20 years of my life.
In the summer of 1970 I decided to travel to British Columbia for a holiday, and ended up accepting a job working in the engineering surveys department, for the BC Government. Here I worked seasonally for 10 years.
In 1979 I moved to New Denver, BC. I painted many outdoor oil sketches and a few studio pieces. The paintings were shown at the Silverton Art Gallery, where I sold several paintings thereafter. From New Denver I moved to Vancouver, started a natural foods company, and continued to paint and sell through out the years.
Travelling with my lovely wife Annette to such countries as France, England, India, Denmark, Italy, Israel, Spain, and many others, I have been given a chance to not only enjoy these wonderful countries, but also to take photos to use as reference material for my art.
In 2010 we were fortunate to travel to France for the second time and for a splendid month dedicated much time to visiting the best art galleries in Paris and Southern France. I was so excited, that when returning home, I pulled out my paintings from storage, got many of my works framed, and tuned up my art supplies to paint more.
Now in 2011 I have set up a studio in Kelowna, BC and have completed several works of French and Canadian scenes, and am enjoying the world of art immensely.
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Gary Doll
E-mail: gdoll@shaw.ca
Phone: 250-317-4256
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