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Scott Pynn: Addict to Artist

Posted on August 30, 2022
By Herald Staff
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By: Jason Sheppard
A celebrated Labrador artist shares his story of losing everything because of alcohol and drug addictions ?– finding his way back to sobriety by creating art
Scott Pynn, born and raised in Labrador City, began painting and drawing at a young age under the guidance of his grandfather,

Tags: addiction, art, drugs, inspirational, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, Painting, recovery, Scott Pynn

The Cove: Rural NL in All Its Finery & Beauty

Posted on July 7, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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From the view, to the artwork, and the comfort and cozy interior, The Cove is a get away you won’t want to get away from
As an artist, Michelle Rowe knows beauty when she sees it, generously sharing that beauty with others at The Cove B&B and in her art studio

Tags: artist, Carbonear, Come home year, Michelle Rowe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ocean View Gallery, Painting, rural, scenery, The Cove B&B, Tourism, Travel

Reilly Fitzgerald | Out of the Rabbit Hole

Posted on April 13, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Artist Reilly Fitzgerald defies the odds stacked against him to create spectacular & significant works of art
His early artistic endeavours were with watercolour and oil paints and were strongly based in what would be called a realistic style, artist Reilly Fitzgerald of Clarenville began.
“In the late 1990s and

Tags: artist, colour, health, local, Newfoundland and Labrador, Painting, Reilly Fitzgerald

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT | Darrin Martin

Posted on February 10, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Darrin Martin of NorthSide Studios uses his craft for much more than just adding a little colour and a little beauty to this world we call home
Darrin Martin’s creative life as a painter began about 20 years ago. Diagnosed with conversion syndrome, a rare condition where the brain converts mental

Tags: art, Darrin Martin, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Side Studio, Painting, relationship

ART | Solace in the Canvas with Clifford George

Posted on May 18, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Celebrated artist Clifford George introduces his largest showing of work to date in one special, stylin’ way
Clifford George has the soul of a poet. A true artist, he sees beauty in all things, including this very writer.
When we arranged to meet to chat about his Solace in the

Tags: art, Clifford George, covid, Cristina Parker, Local art, Michael Chubbs, Newfoundland & Labrador, Painting, Shelley Neville, St. John's