Spirit of the Lake by David Nicholas, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Name/Title

"Spirit of the Lake" by David Nicholas, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Entry/Object ID

2026.5.1

Scope and Content

Framed painting

Context

David Nicholas donated the framed painting called the "Spirit of the Lake" to the Town of Wasaga Beach. David was born in the U.K. He studied fine art at Wrexham Technical College North Wales. After moving to Canada in 1967, he resumed art studies with courses in life drawing at Ontario College of Art, Commercial art at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate and Advanced life drawing at the Three Schools of Art. David has participated in group shows including: The Group of 100 Artists. Toronto, Nathan Philips Square Shows, the Collingwood Art Walk, the Wasaga Beach Public Library, The E. Shaw Public Library, Thornbury, and regular exhibitor with Wasaga Artists since 2002. David writes: “Most of my work is of mixed medium: watercolour, ink and pencil. I like to paint the Canadian landscape, often simplifying the subject matter to suit my whim at that time. Old buildings sometimes take my fancy, and I am not adverse to painting the odd abstract if the mood suits. The work usually begins with a sketch or image taken on my travels in the area, which I take back to my studio and redesign, working out the composition format and size, I then transfer the image to a prepared sheet of watercolour paper, usually 300 lb D’Arches. And complete the work. I make my own frames and matts, and do not consider the piece finished until it is behind glass”.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.5

Source or Donor

David Nicholas

Acquisition Method

Gift

Web Links and URLs

David Nicholas - Wasaga Artists