Artists' Biographies

Jair Garay is a professional Latin artist painter and musician from El Salvador, he has been involved in the London music and art scene for many years. His paintings have been sold in galleries in London and Orillia, and internationally by commission. Jair is experienced in multiple media, from pencil sketches to acrylics in the styles of abstract, realism, and impressionism. Jair’s passion for drawing began at an early age. Inspired by his father’s artwork, painting became an early obsession, followed closely by his love of music. Throughout his life, that passion has not wavered, and creation – whether music,...

Author, speaker, philanthropist, and shutterbug. Inspiration is everywhere. Sarah tells stories through words and photos. She has been keeping a journal for as long as she can remember. When she travels, one of her favourite pastimes is to observe life around her and to reflect, while writing in her journal, or capturing precious moments of life through the camera lens. Sarah has published two books; Life Reboot and Guided by Love. Using education to empower people is one of her passions. She launched the Helping Hands for India charity in 2009, providing education to 300 children in northern India. After...

Patti lives to make art and now that she is fully retired she is devoted to spending time in her studio creating and exploring with her various mediums. Her love of “all things art” is strongly based on her upbringing, which was surrounded in both domestic crafts and the traditional arts. She works to portray her innate thoughts regarding her philosophical, spiritual or worldly expressions, her love of nature...and at other times, just for the pure joy of creating. Patti's education in the Arts has accumulated over a 40+ year time frame. Although considered self taught, she has attended a...

Louise was born and raised in the Canadian prairies now residing in Sarnia. She is a self taught artist and has been painting since 2012. Her choice of medium is watercolour however has also done some work in ink, acrylic and coloured pencil. She has attended workshops with local and national artists including Kathy Rath, Ariel Lyons, Andrea Mossop, Joseph Fettingis, Ann Kullberg, David Sandell, Gretchen Parker, and Jesse Lane. Her work has exhibited at the Lawrence House in Sarnia, the Gallery in the Grove in Brights Grove and the Goderich Coop Gallery in Goderich Ontario. She is a representational...

Heather Lockhart was born and raised in Sarnia ON Canada, where she currently resides. Her passion for the arts started at a very young age. She recalls a love for “all things creative” from as far back as her memory serves, even choosing to stand and watch “artists at work” in theme parks, over exhilarating rides.While studying her artistic journey, she discovered that she had always been attracted to contemporary, abstract things. She enjoys modern architecture, gestural sculptures, organic shapes, textures, and loose abstract paintings, all of which can be found throughout her home today. Her “breadcrumb” story of how...