Freda was born in northern Alberta and spent most of her childhood in Oxford County near Woodstock, Ontario.
Her formal education in the arts began at George Brown College in Toronto where she graduated with honors from Fashion Art and Design. She also studied art at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough and throughout the years has participated in many art workshops with accomplished artists such as Brian Ateyo And Gordon Mackenzie.
Watercolours are Freda's favorite way of capturing the essence of her subjects, which includ people, nature and still life. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout Ontario as well as in various juried exhibitions.
The Caledon Hills area, just outside Bolton, Ontario, is now her home where she continues her artistic journey.
Visit my website at www.opensky.ca

When: Friday May 4, 2012
Featured Artist: LINDA MIELKE FEATURED ARTIST FOR MAY 2012
LINDA MIELKE
FEATURED ARTIST MAY 2012
OPEN HOUSE MAY 6
1 TO 3 PM
My 2011 Calendar
January through December- painted in oils.
Scenes that inspire and captivate as I walk
and drive through my new home in SImcoe
County.
Most of these scenes are in my own
neighborhood, and as I walk through the
changing seasons, I am thankful of the
beauty around me.
Linda Mielke,
When: Tuesday May 1, 2012
Featured Artist: LE LOOVRE ARTIST JOAN RYAN
LE LOOVRE ARTIST FOR MAY 2012
JOAN RYAN
OPEN HOUSE MAY 6TH 1 TO 3 pm
Joan started painting in the mid '80s while stationed in New Brunswick with her military husband. Her paintings hang in 6 provinces and Germany as a result.
While in New Brunswick, she studied with Ellen Gosse and Joyce Johnson both students of prominent Atlantic artist Bill Alexander.
Her motto is "kwwp on paingint and learning as long as it's fun!'
Joan Ryan
When: Monday April 30, 2012
Featured Artist: MEMBER'S SHOW PET PORTRAITS
May 2012 Calendar of Events & Shows