Paul Chester
Oil Painting & Sculpture
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@paulchester4272
WebsiteInspired by the horizons, waterscapes, and rolling hills that surround his studio in Southeastern Ontario, the contemporary landscapes of Paul Chester are in the tradition of Canada’s Impressionists, though tempered by a modern sensibility. Paul studied painting and sculpture in Toronto and Paris, and graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1992.
Using oil as his primary medium, Chester builds the surfaces of his wood panels and canvases with many layers of paint and glazes. The physicality in the treatment of these canvases is closely connected to Chester’s sculptural experience and sustained relationship with his natural surroundings. Lines are often scratched and carved into the paint, exposing the ground layers beneath. Luminosity is the essential element that threads Chester’s works together. His paintings are not individually derived from specific locations but rather, are suggested fragments of recollection; glimpses of memory. Paul Chester has had 37 solo exhibitions and over 45 group shows across Canada, the United States and London, England, and is currently represented by 10 galleries.
“I am inspired by my natural environment: country fields, flowers, rolling hills, forests, horizons, cloud formations, and waterscapes. My paintings are emotional responses to, or poetic expressions of, what I see in the area that surrounds my home and studio. Somewhat ethereal in nature, images of landscapes and water are painted mostly from memory to reflect the experience of that moment. I enjoy using oil paint because it lends itself to being scraped and scratched to reveal the colours beneath.” – Paul Chester
Andrew Rothfischer
Ann Shier
Ann Way-Nee
Anne Cavanagh
Annette Vlieg
Art Gallery of Peterborough
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Bethanie Lyall
Christy Haldane
Corina Kiefert Chester
David Beaucage Johnson
David Hickey
Don Clark
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Emerging Artists Hub
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John Ireland
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Lesley & Al Kroach
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Lucy Manley
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Mary-Anne Johnston
Miguel Hernández Autorino
Nan Sidler
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Paul Nabuurs
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Rene O’Connor
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Stan Olthuis
Stephanie Ford Forrester
Ted Hodson
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Tim Laurin
Tim Wales
Valerie Davidson
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Paul Chester
Oil Painting & Sculpture
1520 Settlers Line
Keene, ON
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Corina Kiefert Chester
Printmaking & Mixed Media Collage
1520 Settlers Line
Keene, ON
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Valerie Davidson
Jewellery
1520 Settlers Line
Keene, ON
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Ann Shier
Encaustic & Mixed Media
46 Queen Street (upper unit)
Lakefield, ON
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Kay Gregg
Multidisciplinary
46 Queen Street (upper unit)
Lakefield, ON
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Ann Way-Nee
Textile
1122 Cabot Street
Peterborough, ON
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Vincent Way-Nee
Woodturning
1122 Cabot Street
Peterborough, ON
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Anne Cavanagh
Graphite & Charcoal Drawing
174-A Charlotte Street
Peterborough, ON
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Scratchboard & Printmaking
174-A Charlotte Street
Peterborough, ON
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KAST: Selections Exhibition
250 Crescent Street
Peterborough, ON
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Acrylic Painting & Mixed Media
1832 Ninth Line
Lakefield, ON
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Woodworking
270 Centre Line
Westwood, ON
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Christy Haldane
Glass Sculpture & Mixed Media
15 Burnham Street
Lakefield, ON
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Textile
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Lakefield, ON
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Watercolour Painting & Printmaking
1010 Mississauga Street
Curve Lake, ON
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Peterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer Street N
Peterborough, ON
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Animation & Augmented Reality
129 ½ Hunter Street W (unit 3)
Peterborough, ON
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129 ½ Hunter Street W (unit 8)
Peterborough, ON
Mark Hinan
Sculpture & Mixed Media
75 Clementi Street
Lakefield, ON
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Nick Leniuk
Stone Carving & Sculpture
831 Crowley Crescent
Peterborough, ON
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Multidisciplinary
1030 Communication Road West
Bridgenorth, ON
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174-A Charlotte Street
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