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Strathroy Fountain, McKinlay-Paul Park
Strathroy Fountain, McKinlay-Paul Park
Artist: Bradley Harness (2020)
16" x 20" Acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This antique water fountain was typical of fountains found across Canada and the US in the Edwardian Era (1901-1914). This fountain is located in McKinlay-Paul Park in the Town of Strathroy, west of London, Ontario. It was refurbished (as a community groups project) along with the surrounding parkette and dedicated in the 1990s. It is a shady, peaceful spot to sit and read a book with the water splashing down into the pool below. Situated at a point of green space it has roads on two of its three sides.
Strathroy Fountain, McKinlay-Paul Park
CA$400.00
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Artist: Bradley Harness (2004)
16"x 24" acrylic on canvas board, framed.
SOLD FOR $700
Artist's Notes: The Great Horned Owl is the largest of the owls living in Canada. You will rarely see them, and they usually inhabit the forests and farming areas. The odd one has been spotted in Toronto, one living along the lakeshore running paths, which ended up carrying away a local resident's smaller doggie while she was taking it for a walk! Superb hunter, tremendously aerobatic in flight. They subsist on a diet consisting largely of rodents.
Strathroy Millpond
Strathroy Millpond
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
Acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $175
Muskoka Sunset
Muskoka Sunset
Artist: Bradley Harness (2013)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Muskoka is one of Ontario's numerous stunningly beautiful recreational areas. It is home to cottages and islands, virgin forests and lonely lakes. Wildlife, weather, and natural light, such as this sunset, make for unforgettable memories.
Muskoka Sunset
CA$500.00
Canoe Lake - Algonquin Park
Canoe Lake - Algonquin Park
Artist: Bradley Harness (2013)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This canvas shows one of Algonquin Park's famous lakes for canoeing. The shallows are worth exploring as they can be a sea of lily pads and grasses, turtles and fish, snakes and spiders.
Canoe Lake - Algonquin Park
CA$500.00
Let's Call It a Day
Let's Call It a Day
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
9" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Let's Call It a Day
CA$150.00
Last One In! - Muskoka
Last One In! - Muskoka
Artist: Bradley Harness (2012)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: One of many people's memories about Muskoka has to be swimming in lakes and jumping into them from high rock faces. The lakes are generally deep and dark, cold enough to refresh on a hot summer's day, the rock faces tall enough to test the courage of most.
Last One In! - Muskoka
CA$500.00
Muskoka Chairs - Lake Rosseau
Muskoka Chairs - Lake Rosseau
Artist: Bradley Harness (2011)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This scene is based on the famous Muskoka Chair, something many Ontarians have at their cottage and even their backyards at home. Wooden, sturdy and colourful, they sit ready for you to relax and enjoy the dancing colours of their reflections at this resort on Lake Rosseau, a long-time and very upscale Muskoka destination.
Muskoka Chairs - Lake Rosseau
CA$500.00
Chinese Waterfall
Chinese Waterfall
Artist: Hong Chen (2015)
15" x 12" Watercolour on Paper, Framed.
Chinese Waterfall
CA$100.00
Athabasca River, Northern Alberta
Athabasca River, Northern Alberta
Artist: Bradley Harness (2011)
10" x 25" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Canada is big...really BIG! Most of it's landmass consists of forests, trees, lakes and rivers for thousands of miles. It is one of the least populated parts of our planet. In northern Alberta, the major river is the Athabasca, flowing from the Rocky Mountains northward into the mighty Mackenzie River that flows to the Arctic Ocean. The Athabasca at this point is flush with minerals from the mountains giving this tributary a milky colour as it joins the main branch amid rocks that line the banks of both.
Athabasca River, Northern Alberta
CA$500.00
Kayak Afternoon - British Columbia Inlet
Kayak Afternoon - British Columbia Inlet
Artist: Bradley Harness (2014)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: While the canoe was the water craft of the natives living in Southern Canada, the kayak was the boat of the northern peoples. Crafted in the Arctic, it's simple design and rugged reliability along with speed and agility make it a very popular alternative these days to the canoe. Here we see the bow of a kayak as the paddler takes a break on a river to admire the stunning reflections of the mountains.
Kayak Afternoon - British Columbia Inlet
CA$500.00
Gatineau River Loggers - 1887
Gatineau River Loggers - 1887
Artist: Bradley Harness (1996)
16" x 20" acrylic on canvas board; Unframed.
Artist's Notes: I have always had a love of history, and Canada is not without it's historical gems. Logging was one of the industries that founded this country and this canvas captures a team busy in the forests along the swift Gatineau River in West Quebec, across the Ottawa River from Ottawa. It was labour-intensive, and the Irish provided much of the manpower in the logging shanties of the Ottawa Valley. This image was painted from a black & white photo shot in winter, logging season.
Gatineau River Loggers - 1887
CA$400.00
Canoeing at Killarney, Ontario
Canoeing at Killarney, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2019)
24" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Killarney is situated at the north end of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay. The Canadian Shield landscape is starkly beautiful, with the shiny white of the LaCloche Mountains sporting pockets of evergreens. Other evergreens, like this little pine tree in the foreground, are hundreds of years old and cling to life rooted into the very rock itself. Killarney is accessible by a single road from the Sudbury area as well as by water. It is a favourite of yachtsmen and paddlers alike!
Canoeing at Killarney, Ontario
CA$500.00
Pebbles on Bayfield Beach, Lake Huron
Pebbles on Bayfield Beach, Lake Huron
Artist: Bradley Harness (2016)
14" x 18" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Not everything landscape is big and distant. This view is of pebbles on a beach at Bayfield, a charming small village with a very busy yachting harbour and tourist mainstreet on Lake Huron's shoreline. This view catches the sun reflecting off stones and pebbles, casting shadows. Darker lines in the sand are from the runoff of the water back towards the lake as the waves come in and out. Leaves and seaweed sit forgotten.
Pebbles on Bayfield Beach, Lake Huron
CA$400.00
Fishing Village, Quebec North Shore
Fishing Village, Quebec North Shore
Artist: Bradley Harness (2009)
24" x 48" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This canvas portrays a charming fishing village along Quebec's North Shore, between the city of Sept-Iles and the border of Labrador. It was settled long ago by hardy Newfoundlanders. On this day the morning sun lit up the fishing shacks. A trawler is seen chugging out onto the St. Lawrence for a day of cod fishing. Note the rocky shore!
Fishing Village, Quebec North Shore
CA$600.00
Day At The Beach, Cavendish, P.E.I.
Day At The Beach, Cavendish, P.E.I.
Artist: Bradley Harness (2010)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Prince Edward Island just may be the most charming place in Eastern Canada...The Cavendish beaches along its northern coast were the setting for Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. The red sand beaches are pretty and inviting. Mind you, the water's cold!
Day At The Beach, Cavendish, P.E.I.
CA$500.00
Good Ol' Days
Good Ol' Days
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
9" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Good Ol' Days
CA$150.00
Lake Huron Sunset, Goderich
Lake Huron Sunset, Goderich
Artist: Bradley Harness (2007)
12" x 16" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $300
Artist's Notes: Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes. All but Lake Michigan are shared with our American cousins. Lake Huron prides itself as being Ontario's West Coast, and the place were you will find the most breath-taking sunsets possible, such as this height of land overlooking the lake near Goderich.
Daydreams
Daydreams
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
Acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $150
Canola Blossoms Along Chinese River
Canola Blossoms Along Chinese River
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
Acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $125
Round Bales, Denfield, Ontario
Round Bales, Denfield, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2002)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas; finished edges ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Ontario is not all cottage country or big city urbanity. In fact, it is Canada's largest producer of agricultural products. Here is a typical scene near Denfield in southwestern Ontario. By early June, first cutting of hay is done and it's round baled and left drying in the sun. Many fields will replicate this scene twice annually. I have often remarked how they remind me of pills spilled out onto a table and standing on edge!
Round Bales, Denfield, Ontario
CA$300.00
Rock Glen Falls, Arkona, Ontario
Rock Glen Falls, Arkona, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2006)
10" x 12" acrylic on canvas board.
Artist's Notes: Ontario is not quite flat, except along it's northern Arctic coast and down in the southwest. The Bruce Trail edges along the Niagara Escarpment in southern Ontario. In the southwest, rivers meander their way through former forests that are now farmland. Here and there water falls, as it does at Rock Glen, outside the village of Arkona, falling into the Ausable River. The falls at Rock Glen are pretty and run all year, albeit less in winter and during any long dry spells. At those times, you can pick fossils out of the cliff. At the park above the falls is a small archaeology museum worth a visit
Rock Glen Falls, Arkona, Ontario
CA$200.00
Russel Island Light, Tobermory, Ontario
Russel Island Light, Tobermory, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2006)
10" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This typical red and white striped lighthouse greets passengers aboard the Chee-Cheeman ferry coming from Manitoulin Island into Tobermory Harbour. The lighthouse along with the keeper's home and lifeboat are on a point of land on Russel Island, one of numerous offshore islands that are part of Fathom Five National Marine Park, the best place for scuba diving in Canada, with dozens of shipwrecks in shallow waters. Lighthouses like this warned ship captains of unseen danger.
Russel Island Light, Tobermory, Ontario
CA$200.00
33 Arches Bridge, Isfahan, Iran
33 Arches Bridge, Isfahan, Iran
Artist: Bradley Harness (2014)
30" x 10" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $500
Artist's Notes: This horizontal canvas was done as a commission for a lady who came to Canada from Iran. It shows a nighttime view of the famous 33 Arches Bridge across the river in Isfahan, Iran's second-largest city. The bridge has been there for centuries and displays traditional Persian arches seen in other architecture in the country. The city contains many impressive buildings and remains an important cultural centre today.
Cove Near Amphritite Point, Ucluelet, BC
Cove Near Amphritite Point, Ucluelet, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (1999)
12" x 16" acrylic on canvas board; unframed.
Artist's Notes: Water laps at the black volcanic rocks at this cove on Vancouver Island's west coast, near Ucleulet. I sat on rocks and sketched initially in pastel. The dark rocks and white driftwood logs (bleached by the sun) contrasted nicely, and tall fir trees behind made it a quiet and private moment. I was alone on the beach. When I left the beach I noticed a nearby sign warning of a cougar in the area! Beware!
Cove Near Amphritite Point, Ucluelet, BC
CA$200.00
Country Bridge By Meadow, Brinsley, Ontario
Country Bridge By Meadow, Brinsley, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2004)
12" x 16" acrylic on canvas board; unframed.
Artist's Notes: How can I ever forget painting this bridge with no name? It was early April, mild after a cold winter, yet not really warm. I painted this "plein aire"...in the open, sitting amidst beef cows grazing nearby in the meadow. The Ausable River was flush with spring runoff, and I sat perched on a folding chair with easel after riding with them strapped to my bike from 20 kilometres away on dirt roads and up hills.
Country Bridge By Meadow, Brinsley, Ontario
CA$200.00
Penguins, Shackleton Island, Antarctic
Penguins, Shackleton Island, Antarctic
Artist: Bradley Harness (2010)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Penguins...who doesn't love 'em? Here we have a group playing follow the leader as a cruise ship comes in close for tourists to take pictures. My brother took this one specifically for me as requested, and it is set on Shackleton Island, a British possession at the northern tip of the southern continent pointing to the bottom of South America. The island is also famous for being a haven for British Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911 with Roald Amundsen's conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. To this end he made preparations for what became the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–17. Disaster struck this expedition when its ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and was slowly crushed before the shore parties could be landed. The crew escaped by camping on the sea ice until it disintegrated, then by launching the lifeboats to reach Elephant Island and ultimately the inhabited island of South Georgia, a stormy ocean voyage of 720 nautical miles and Shackleton's most famous exploit.
Penguins, Shackleton Island, Antarctic
CA$500.00
Tombstone Valley, Yukon
Tombstone Valley, Yukon
Artist: Bradley Harness (2010)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Canada's northern Yukon Territory has had it's place in the mythology of the country. The epic Klondike Goldrush in 1899 brought 50,000 fortune seekers to The Yukon. Tombstone Park is named for the isolation and appearance of the mountains seen here in the distance. The foliage can vary from drab to incredibly colourful, and wildlife is abundant.
Tombstone Valley, Yukon
CA$500.00
Arctic Rainbow In Midnight Sun Fog
Arctic Rainbow In Midnight Sun Fog
Artist: Bradley Harness (2009)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This scene has little to do with global warming and everything to do with the natural weather up north in Nunavut: Midnight sun means 24-hour daylight in summer, and on this day sea fog, along with the summer break-up of the pack ice, and by good luck, a rainbow!
Arctic Rainbow In Midnight Sun Fog
CA$500.00
My Life
My Life
Artist: Bradley Harness (2008)
30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: The concept behind this canvas was that life is a struggle, as the Bhudda said. It seems to be always uphill & challenging. We all strive to reach the summit. In the north it is cold, and a bland palette in winter. The weak Arctic sun hangs in the sky for a brief time, but that fleeting elusive orb is our goal. The dogsled is a traditional symbol of Arctic life, and symbolizes the harmony between Man and Nature.
My Life
CA$500.00
Endless Life
Endless Life
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
6" x 18" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Endless Life
CA$100.00
Polar Bears On Ice Pack, Churchill, Manitoba
Polar Bears On Ice Pack, Churchill, Manitoba
Artist: Bradley Harness (2008)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Churchill, Manitoba is the only deep water seaport on the Arctic Ocean, perched on Hudson's Bay. Global trade has made the port valuable and less so at times. It was once a fur trade outpost and a stone fortress, and much later a US Air Base and a Canadian rocket test range for space research. Now the locals rely on tourism, specifically polar bear watching, and to a lesser extent beluga whale watching, for their livelihood. Here we see four bears - one in the foreground, three sleeping farther back, on the sea ice. This sunset view adds purple tones to the brilliant yellow of the sun. Polar bears in Churchill are facing threats from melting sea ice, which they rely upon for their hardy existence.
Polar Bears On Ice Pack, Churchill, Manitoba
CA$500.00
Up Close & Personal, Churchill, Manitoba
Up Close & Personal, Churchill, Manitoba
Artist: Bradley Harness (2013)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $500
Artist's Notes: This was a study in black and white, with major texture work on the fur. In winter, very fine snow blowing about will turn the sky from blue to white, obscuring visibility. And then, up close, comes the bear!
Labrador In River
Labrador In River
Artist: Bradley Harness (2019)
12" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $250
Artist's Notes: Dogs are - generally speaking - beautiful animals and some, like this fella, can become their owner's best friend. Bugle is a black lab and was enjoying a dip in the river when he was captured in the camera lens for posterity. I liked the image so much I painted him when I got back home.
Woodland Caribou
Woodland Caribou
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
8" x 14" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $250
Artist's Notes: This animal was grazing just at the edge of the trees in Northern Manitoba. Notice the diet is quite limited in winter consisting of whatever is edible that is sticking up above the snow or still hanging from a tree in the boreal forest.
Pod of visiting Orcas, Tofino, BC
Pod of visiting Orcas, Tofino, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
24" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: It is a real treat when you are hoping to spot a Killer Whale (Orca) and in fact come across an entire pod of six as was the case here off Tofino. The whales are all different ages and sizes, their dorsal fins each unique identifiers for experts who track these wonderful beasts of the deep. They are known to come close inshore for feeding, even chasing seals up onto beaches and grabbing them at the water's edge!
Pod of visiting Orcas, Tofino, BC
CA$500.00
Fall Forest
Fall Forest
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
8" x 10" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Fall Forest
CA$100.00
Humpback Near Our Boat, Off Tofino, BC
Humpback Near Our Boat, Off Tofino, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (2013)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: There might not be anything else quite as majestic as having a whale surface alongside your boat and then flick up its tail before heading back below the waves.
Humpback Near Our Boat, Off Tofino, BC
CA$500.00
Blue Whale, Seen From Below, BC
Blue Whale, Seen From Below, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (2012)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Big - blue - submerged! This unique view from below the whale, looking up at the underside of the surface of the sea. At times like this you realize how small humans really are!
Blue Whale, Seen From Below, BC
CA$500.00
Killer Whale (Orca) Hunting For Seals, BC
Killer Whale (Orca) Hunting For Seals, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (2013)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Killer whales (also called Orca) are a common site along the British Columbia coast. They may appear singly but more likely in pods of a half-dozen, including calves. Here we have an Orca cruising in a cove, hunting for a favourite meal of harbour seal.
Killer Whale (Orca) Hunting For Seals, BC
CA$500.00
Airedale Ready For A Walk - Long Beach, BC
Airedale Ready For A Walk - Long Beach, BC
Artist: Bradley Harness (2011)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Alert and lively, Airedale terriers are full of energy. They love going for walks and will tear around your yard or in this case, on the open expanse of Long Beach, near Tofino.
Airedale Ready For A Walk - Long Beach, BC
CA$500.00
On Top of the World
On Top of the World
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
9" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
On Top of the World
CA$150.00
Owl Eyes
Owl Eyes
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
24"x 24" acrylic on canvas board, framed.
Artist's Notes: The Saw Whet Owl is one of the smallest owls living in Canada. They stay clear of humans and flit between tree and ground in search of food. Their colouring is quite impressive, tan-brown-grey-white feather with white eye feathering They subsist on a diet consisting largely of small rodents and insects.
Owl Eyes
CA$500.00
Nuthatch, Ontario
Nuthatch, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (1997)
14" x 10" acrylic on canvas board, framed.
SOLD FOR $200
Artist's Notes: One of a smaller number of year-round residents in many Ontario gardens, the cute little Nuthatch is a small nimble bird. It hops along tree trunks in search of food, often insects, sometimes berries. It's grey-blue plumage is offset by a white belly and white and black head. Flight feathers are black and white.
Winter Blue Jay, Ontario
Winter Blue Jay, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2003)
10"x 14" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Blue Jays are year-round, non-migratory birds seen in much of Canada. They are the official bird of the Province of Ontario, and lend their name and image to the Toronto professional baseball team. It is said when a Blue Jay cries out, a storm is on its way. They are medium-sized perching birds, with strong beaks and stunning plumage.
Winter Blue Jay, Ontario
CA$200.00
Yellow Warbler In Nest
Yellow Warbler In Nest
Artist: Bradley Harness (2002)
10"x 14" acrylic on canvas board, framed.
Artist's Notes: Yellow Warblers are small perching birds seen in much of Canada. They build a small tidy nest in the crotch of a tree - as seen here. Their warbling song is hard to miss!
Yellow Warbler In Nest
CA$300.00
Nine Butterfly Species - Costa Rica
Nine Butterfly Species - Costa Rica
Artist: Bradley Harness (2005)
14" x 18" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Butterflies flutter by in the tropical forest in Costa Rica. Brilliant colours, big and small, feeding on nectar from blossoms.
Yellow Warbler In Nest
CA$400.00
Winter Chickadee, Grey Skies, Ontario
Winter Chickadee, Grey Skies, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2004)
8" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: The tiny Chickadee is a favourite of most birdwatchers. They are regular visitors to bird feeders in winter and flit about somewhat like woodpeckers.
Winter Chickadee, Grey Skies, Ontario
CA$200.00
Hummingbird At Flower
Hummingbird At Flower
Artist: Bradley Harness (1995)
8" x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Hummingbirds come in various sizes and colours in the tropics, but in Canada there are two we generally see - ruby-throated and emerald (seen here). They feed on nectar they lick from the stamens of flowers using a tongue contained in a long beak. Watching them is a treat as they will hopefully hover in space for you. Their tiny wings beat at a ferocious rate in order to maneuver.
Hummingbird At Flower
CA$200.00
Lake & Mountains
Lake & Mountains
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
14" x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Lake & Mountains
CA$175.00
Eastern Kingbird, Ontario
Eastern Kingbird, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (1997)
8" x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Hummingbirds come in various sizes and colours in the tropics, but in Canada there are two we generally see - ruby-throated and emerald (seen here). They feed on nectar they lick from the stamens of flowers using a tongue contained in a long beak. Watching them is a treat as they will hopefully hover in space for you. Their tiny wings beat at a ferocious rate in order to maneuver.
Eastern Kingbird, Ontario
CA$200.00
Loons On Lake, Muskoka
Loons On Lake, Muskoka
Artist: Bradley Harness (1997)
18"x 24" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: A pair of Common Loons are seen paddling along on a Muskoka lake. The birds are aquatic, with their webbed feet situated towards the rear of their bodies like penguins. They feed on things in the lakes and often will vanish instantly, only to pop up to the surface some unexpected distance away after swimming underwater for minutes at a time. When its time to fly, they need a long takeoff along the water, much like a float plane. Finally, their call is synonymous with Canada, and they figure prominently in the nation's mythology.
Loons On Lake, Muskoka
CA$400.00
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow
Artist: Bradley Harness (1995)
8"x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Very common across rural Canada, the Barn Swallow is fun to watch. Small birds of a purlpey-blue and orange colouring, they have a forked V-shaped (swallow) tail which helps them to be incredibly agile flyers. They chase flying insects like bats do, and live in mud and grass built nests "glued" to the upper inside corners of barn interiors.
Barn Swallow
CA$200.00
Female Cardinal - Winter
Female Cardinal - Winter
Artist: Bradley Harness (1992)
8"x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Female Cardinals are quite different from their brilliantly red male mates. Small to medium in size, females are more camouflaged, to protect them and their young. They are year-round residents of their territory in Canada and have a distinctive call.
Female Cardinal - Winter
CA$200.00
Female Mallard And Ducklings On Log
Female Mallard And Ducklings On Log
Artist: Bradley Harness (1992)
8"x 12" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist's Notes: Mallard ducks are common across much of Canada. Here we have a female with a fuzzy half-dozen ducklings sleeping on a log at water's edge. The mother is alert for predators, as the youngsters are highly vulnerable to attack. The male Mallard (not shown here) has a brilliant emerald green head.
Female Mallard And Ducklings On Log
CA$200.00
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Artist: Bradley Harness (1992)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $400
Artist's Notes: The Trumpeter Swan is really the first sign of spring in southwestern Ontario. They soar high above the landscape in great flocks, their wings whistling overhead. These are big birds, with long greyish necks and have a black mask like the Lone Ranger over their eyes. They land each day after flying many miles to rest and eat, often at farm fields with spring melt water ponds. Thus refreshed, they are on their way again, headed up to northern Canada's tundra regions which serve as their annual breeding grounds.
Taking Flight - Canada Geese At Sunrise - In Mist
Taking Flight - Canada Geese At Sunrise - In Mist
Artist: Bradley Harness (1990)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $400
While the Loon is instantly Canadian to those living in Canada, the Canada Goose is trademark Canada to Americans. These large geese of brown, grey, white and black populate lakes, rivers and city waterfronts and parks. They eat things from under the water but are always seen grazing on the green grass. The fly here and their in V-shaped flocks, the leader changing regularly to get a break. Only one-quarter of the hundreds of thousands of Canada Geese in Ontario still migrate into the United States. The rest will be seen flying..north...or west..or east in winter. They re searching for corn stubble fields to enjoy a meal during the snowy months. At rest, they sleep on the snow covered ice on ponds and in harbours. The young are hatched in the spring and grown rapidly. The parents can be quite nasty with each other and with humans who get too close! When one takes flight, however, they all do, as seen herein this scene at sunrise, as they go up into a misty sky.
Inuit Hunter
Inuit Hunter
Artist: Bradley Harness (2019)
12" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: A century ago many Inuit families made their livelihoods living off the land. It meant long days and perhaps nights finding, tracking and killing birds, land animals, sea mammals and fish to survive in a harsh environment. And not just for food - all of the catch was used, producing cloths, tools and weapons. Today hunting is less imperative but makes up half of the meat consumed in Nunavut, Canada's northernmost territory.
Inuit Hunter
CA$250.00
Woman & Sunset
Woman & Sunset
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Lake Huron communities bill themselves as Ontario's West Coast, and the land of the Best Sunsets. It faces west - directly into the setting sun - and many people make a point of watching the setting sun as it drops below the curve of the Earth. Peace...and tranquility.
Woman & Sunset
CA$500.00
Off The Farm
Off The Farm
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Not all music is pop music, and in many parts of Canada - The West, Ontario, Quebec and the East Coast - country music remains very popular with music listeners. This canvas was aimed at those good ol' boys who leave the farm to pursue a career in music.
Off The Farm
CA$500.00
Woman On Dock
Woman On Dock
Artist: Bradley Harness (2018)
20" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: The idea for this canvas was a familiar one - Autumn colours, a still lake with a mirror reflection, and a duck paddling across in the distance. Peace and tranquility.
Woman On Dock
CA$500.00
Legs #3
Legs #3
Artist: Bradley Harness (2011)
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: This canvas was one of a series of three paintings focusing on the female human leg. It is called Legs#3, and focuses on legs in an interesting seated position with arms holding them together for balance. These legs are also clothed, unlike Legs #1 and #2. The model was pleased with the result.
Legs #3
CA$500.00
Legs #2
Legs #2
Artist: Bradley Harness (2010)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: The model laid back on her bed, legs over the footboard, light streaming in through her lace curtains in the background. Her bed had interesting design details such as the birds and the flowers.
Legs #2
CA$500.00
Legs #1
Legs #1
Artist: Bradley Harness (2010)
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Legs#1 of a series of three on the female human legs, one of my favourite parts of the female human body. The model struck a pose that I liked, and this was the result.
Legs #1
CA$500.00
Rocky Mountain Lake In Autumn
Rocky Mountain Lake In Autumn
Artist: Hong Chen (2020)
8" x 10" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Rocky Mountain Lake In Autumn
CA$100.00
Rainboots, Umbrella & Puddle
Rainboots, Umbrella & Puddle
Artist: Bradley Harness (2012)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist's Notes: Some people have seen different things in this canvas: Some saw a penguin, some saw a scary shape, others noticed the sidewalks bricks and the bubbles, others were baffled at the yellow shapes. This was my model in yellow rain boots, bending over to look at her boots in the puddle. Her shadow is in brown, holding an umbrella. We thought it turned out well.
Rainboots, Umbrella & Puddle
CA$500.00
Parents Of The Bride
Parents Of The Bride
Artist: Bradley Harness (2017)
18" x 24" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
SOLD FOR $500
Artist's Notes: This piece was a commission for a lovely lady who had been married back in the 1950s and who had a photo of herself, her new husband, and her parents - they were on the outside flanking the bride and groom. She wanted a portrait of her parents, which meant removing the bride and groom and bringing the parents together into the centre of the canvas. They were posed in a photos studio in the old photograph, with a curtain as a backdrop. As this sole reference photo was black and white, it presented a challenge in creating proper colour for this canvas.
Snowflakes On My Tongue!
Snowflakes On My Tongue!
Artist: Bradley Harness (1990)
10" x 12" watercolour on paper, framed.
Artist's Notes: This was one of the first paintings I did after resuming painting when my naval career saw me posted to Ottawa. This was a young boy outside doing what we have all done at least once - trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue. A classic Canadian image if ever there was one!
Snowflakes On My Tongue!
CA$200.00
Decision Time
Decision Time
Artist: Bradley Harness (2019)
12" x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: Travel to tropical and especially tourist destinations and the locals have innovative ways to earn money. One way is to dive from waterfalls into a pool below. This fellow is considering just when he should do his dive.
Decision Time
CA$250.00
Old Friends
Old Friends
Artist: Bradley Harness (2019)
12"x 12" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: Horses are near and dear to the hearts of many, in the past and today still. This old mare and her owner have been together for many years, and still enjoy a canter on the uplands of Alberta.
Old Friends
CA$250.00
Coastline
Coastline
Artist: Hong Chen (2019)
8" x 10" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Coastline
CA$75.00
Grace - Canadian Olympic Diver
Grace - Canadian Olympic Diver
Artist: Bradley Harness (2012)
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang. Artist Notes: Bold colours, vertical layout, and a fine human form.
Grace - Canadian Olympic Diver
CA$500.00
Precision - Crazy Canuck! - Olympic Skiier
Precision - Crazy Canuck! - Olympic Skiier
Artist: Bradley Harness (2003)
16"x 20" acrylic on canvas board, unframed.
Artist Notes: Brilliant sunshine, virgin snow, man against mountain, fear, speed. Canadians downhill skiiers have done well on the international stage, earning the moniker, those Crazy Canucks!
Precision - Crazy Canuck! - Olympic Skiier
CA$500.00
Speed - Canadian Bobsleigh - Mens Fours
Speed - Canadian Bobsleigh - Mens Fours
Artist: Bradley Harness (2012)
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: What can I say? Speed, pure and simple. And team work. And danger. The blurred faces of the spectators zoom by as Canada 1 goes for gold at the Olympics.
Speed - Canadian Bobsleigh - Mens Fours
CA$500.00
Determination - Female Runner Preparing
Determination - Female Runner Preparing
Artist: Bradley Harness (2004)
14" x 18" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: I have been a runner all of my adult life, and have an affinity for those who run, especially serious runners. Its about determination - getting out there rain or shine. Achieving your goals - bettering your Personal Best. Don't give up...and don't cut corners - stretch before each run. This was an interesting perspective, the pose was from her foot in a stretch before her run. In her eyes, determination.
Determination - Female Runner Preparing
CA$300.00
Patience - Fly Fishing - Central Ontario
Patience - Fly Fishing - Central Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2005)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: Fishing is a past-time of many in Canada. There are thousands of rivers to fish in, and many great fish species to catch. Here we have a fellow in hip-waders fly fishing in a swifter river in Central Ontario. It's not a quick thing...patience is required. Whether younger people raised on the internet can gear down long enough to enjoy fly fishing or fishing in general will be interesting to see!
Patience - Fly Fishing - Central Ontario
CA$400.00
Winner's Circle - Harness Racer - Western Fair Raceway, London, Ontario
Winner's Circle - Harness Racer - Western Fair Raceway, London, Ontario
Artist: Bradley Harness (2005)
16" x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: Horses have been a part of Canada from the days of the first European settlements in New France. Horses powered the economy and moved the people. As machinery took over those duties, horses shifted into recreation and sport. Horse racing is still popular with many. Southwestern Ontario has been a Harness-racing (Standard Bred racing) hub for a hundred years. Lucan was known as Little Lexington (after Lexington, Kentucky, horse racing hub of the US), Ailsa Craig was home to John Campbell, the top harness racer in history, and Arva is a horseman's dream. Harness racing used to be the only legal form of gambling in Ontario before casinos and lottery tickets arrived, and harness racing horses were bred and trained all over the province creating jobs for thousands. London's Western Fair Raceway is still in action.
Winner's Circle - Harness Racer - Western Fair Raceway, London, Ontario
CA$500.00
HMCS La Hulloise Coming Alongside Liverpool, 1944
HMCS La Hulloise Coming Alongside Liverpool, 1944
Artist: Bradley Harness (1996)
16" x 12" acrylic on canvas board, framed.
SOLD FOR $400
Artist Notes: With a tiny navy at the start of the Second World War,Canada ended up with the third largest of the Allied navies by 1945. Hundreds of destroyers, frigates and corvettes escorted thousands of vital cargo ships to Britain. Here a frigate, La Hulloise, comes alongside the docks in Liverpool, UK, after shepherding her ships to the city. This ship served two decades in the Royal Canadian Navy.
Canada's First Warship - HMCS NIOBE 1910
Canada's First Warship - HMCS NIOBE 1910
Artist: Bradley Harness (2001)
24" x 36" acrylic on masonite board, unframed.
Artist Notes: Canada as a nation was created in 1867, and until 1910, the British Royal Navy looked after Canada's coast lines. As the first World War approached a great naval debate took place and the Royal Canadian Navy was born. Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Niobe and Rainbow were the first two vessels transferred from Britain to the fledgling Royal Canadian Navy. Niobe was the larger of the two and was a cruiser. She served in the world war to follow and was badly damaged in 1917's Halifax Explosion, the world's most powerful non-nuclear explosion, caused by a steam ship colliding with an ammunition ship in the harbour near downtown. Thousands died, and 10,000 were left homeless. This image of Niobe was painted from a black and white photo and is one of my personal favourites.
Canada's First Warship - HMCS NIOBE 1910
CA$600.00
Steamship EMERALD, Georgian Bay, 1899
Steamship EMERALD, Georgian Bay, 1899
Artist: Bradley Harness (2008)
16"x 20" acrylic on stretched canvas, finished, edges, ready to hang.
Artist Notes: Emerald green, like the hills of Ireland, the steamship Emerald was built at Collingwood's shipyard and served as a connection from Collingwood's train station to that of Sault Ste. Marie. The ship was made of wood and had a single propeller, with a boiler making steam for the turbines to turn the propellers. She carried four or five dozen passengers and made the run across Georgian Bay and past Manitoulin Island, through the North Channel (the best sailing area in eastern North America today) islands and mountains to arrive at The Soo, where passengers would disembark for the train that ran to Thunder Bay and west to Winnipeg. These ships lost favour with passengers as the rail lines were extended to cover the entire route. And yes, Lake Huron looks that blue! It is known as The Blue Water.