Sharon Barr lives and work from her studio in Toronto and is represented by multiple galleries in Canada. Her paintings have been exhibited across Canada and collected internationally. 

"It’s so easy for painting to fall into the (rather unfulfilling) search for perfection. I like to think of perfection and all its variations—timeless beauty, universal archetypes, formulaic precision—as not enemies, or even friends, but riddles, the answers to which matter less than the pursuit of them.

​Jamie Jardine has been teaching painting lessons to Jane Roy since 2018; only a few years after she had begun painting.
 
Jane writes, “As a motivated adult learner, I love the learning curve I have been on; learning “just to see.” For as many times as it has been exciting and rewarding, there have been times of frustration; there is so much to learn.”​

Jane Roy is known for her contribution in leading the poverty fight at London Food Bank and for her humanitarian efforts in South Sudan. One of Roy’s exhibitions held at the Westland Gallery sent all proceeds to the efforts in South Sudan. Roy paints on her own weekly, while also taking lessons with London artist Jamie Jardine where they paint together, side by side.

​Jamie Jardine studied Fine Art at Fanshawe College from 1996-2000. Jardine is currently a private visual arts teacher as well as a working artist. Throughout his career, Jardine has exhibited works at galleries in Toronto and London, as well as Westland Gallery. 

​Fred Harrison was Donna Andreychuk’s painting instructor in weekly group lessons for seven years. Donna had very little experience in painting prior to her lessons with Fred, who was working with acrylic paint in an impasto and expressionistic way. Donna adopted a similar style to her work, though Fred did not teach the class to paint exactly like he does. Fred always encouraged his students to express themselves and their individual voice.
 
Donna admired Fred’s ability to capture light and to quickly and accurately depict figures from life. In the warm weather, Fred’s lessons were taught outside where his students could learn to paint en plein air.

Donna Andreychuk’s practice includes large-scale abstract expressionist landscapes. Andreychuk’s art has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions and is included in private and corporate collections worldwide. Over the past decade it has appeared in many publications and television programs. The recipient of numerous awards, she is represented by several commercial galleries in Canada.

​Fred Harrison is largely known as a mural artist, where he designed and completed murals throughout Canada, most notably for Rainbow Cinemas. Harrison also taught group lessons to individuals, including Donna Andreychuk. 

​Carol Finkbeiner Thomas was born in London, Ontario and raised north of Toronto. She returned to London in the early 1990’s after receiving her Honours Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts at York University. She enjoys working in a wide variety of media including drawing, printmaking and pottery.

​Kim Harrison is a Beal Art graduate who went on to graduate from the fine arts program at the University of Windsor. He taught at Fanshawe College and has held classes and workshops across Southwestern Ontario. Travel, literature and music have often inspired Kim's work.

Sigrid rarely talked about “technical matters” during her teachings; she told stories full of emotional and psychological insight. Her advice or admonishment was indirect, not pointed or personal and she allowed her students to cultivate their practice and encouraged them to freely express themselves in their work.​

​Kim Harrison is a Beal Art graduate who went on to graduate from the fine arts program at the University of Windsor. He taught at Fanshawe College and has held classes and workshops across Southwestern Ontario. Travel, literature and music have often inspired Kim's work.

​Sigrid Lochner was born in Dresden, Austria where she endured the destruction at the end of World War II. After moving to Canada in 1958, Lochner became a prominent member of the artistic community in London. She began teaching at Fanshawe and studied at H.B. Beal Secondary School as a painter.

​Ray Robinson was a teacher at H.B. Beal Technical School while Craig Marucci was a student there, however Ray’s primary influence on Craig was years later when they were both teaching at Fanshawe College. Craig taught pottery and favoured realism, while Ray’ primary focus was on mark-making. Ray’s practice involved using two-dimensional surfaces to create a three-dimensional experience and a feeling of space or optical illusion.

Craig Marrucci began by teaching night classes at Fanshawe College and Museum London. He later pursued a formal teaching degree and shared his knowledge with students at H.B. Beal Secondary School where he was the instructor for life drawing, ceramic, and art history.

​Ray Robinson is a graduate of Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. His teaching career began at H.B. Beal where he taught sculpture. After, Robinson taught at Fanshawe College and then at Lambton College. Robinson favoured mark-making and using two-dimensional materials to create three-dimensional artworks. 

Tim Cosens was a student of Ray Robinson’s while he attended H.B. Beal Technical School. In his second year at Beal, Tim was assigned to conduct an interview with a local artist and chose Ray, where they met for the first time.

Tim Cosens is an artist from London, Ontario, working with oil paints and pastel. Taking note from historic practices, Cosens uses wax in his paint to give it a certain translucency. Cosens often paints en plein air, later using these sketches as the starting point for his larger works.

Ray Robinson is a graduate of Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. His teaching career began at H.B. Beal where he taught sculpture. After, Robinson taught at Fanshawe College and then at Lambton College. Robinson favoured mark-making and using two-dimensional materials to create three-dimensional artworks.

Maryann Hendriks is an accomplished Canadian painter who possesses a signature abstracted style that combines wild textures, unique brushwork and assured mark-making, and a joyous colour palette.