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| Win Henstock |
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More of Win Henstock's paintings on:
www.winhenstock.com
Selected paintings are now available as giclée prints.
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Originally from Great Britain, Win first moved to Oakville with her family in 1976. In 1994, Win moved to California and opened a prestigious gallery in Laguna Beach.
While in California, Ms. Henstock studied with some of California's most notable artists; Ken Auster, John Cosby, Roger Armstrong and Timothy Clark.
While traveling to London, she has had the good fortune of tutelage from Master watercolorist John Yardley.
Upon returning to Oakville, Win struggled with the idea of opening a gallery, but her love of art won out and Win Henstock Gallery - Oakville was opened in 2006.
Win is noted for her "Plein Aire" style - the art of painting from nature or "on scene." It is the most difficult and respected style of painting. In various weather conditions, Plein Aire artists capture the true meaning of the term, and fully represent the atmosphere, truly expressing feelings of light and shadow. To absorb nature in it's ever changing moods, takes great concentration, a keen eye, a skilled brush! |
| "I like to reflect what I am seeing in my paintings and convey this to the viewer."
Some of Win's most delightful paintings are those of children; playing on a beach, skating on a pond or flying kites. She portrays the essence of the moment.
Since returning to Oakville, Win has painted wonderful scenes of local color. Main Street shops, "Scoops" a favorite spot and meeting place, and scenes along Lake Ontario with gusty winds and billowy sails in the distance. Her detail is crisp, joyous and expresses the fondness she has for outdoors.
Win is a prolific painter and her passion is her art. Her pleasure is derived from her paintings and the solitude in which she works. Win's first love is truly watercolor, at which she excels. Her love of her gift she generously shares with others through art instruction.
Ms. Henstock is a member of Oil Painters of America, The California Art Club, Southern California Plein Air Society, National Watercolor Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Painters and has exhibited in numerous juried shows in Canada and United States. Win recently became a member of the Toronto Arts and Letters Club and Society of Canadian Artists. Works of Ms. Henstock may be found in collections throughout Canada, United States and England.
More of Win's work can be viewed online at: www.winhenstock.com. |
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