A big award in September started off the Fall season on a good note. Round Hill Studio was thrilled to be the recipient of the 2019 "Excellence in Business" award from the Annapolis Board of Trade! Many thanks to an awesome community for helping us to succeed in our goals of sharing fine art and making the dream of a gallery into a reality! Finishing October As the leaves fall from the trees, and the days are getting shorter, we are marking the closing of the month of October

November is a funny month. The last of the leaves have all but fallen from the trees and there is usually no signs of the fluffy white stuff that ushers in the excitement of the festive season. Yet, at Round Hill Studio we will be welcoming some bright, colourful, and powerful paintings by Alex Pfaff. Alex’s exhibit, titled “Colours, Lines and Beauty” will be an welcome fixture to the windows and walls of the gallery for the full month of November. Alex Pfaff was born 1961 i

In September we are welcoming watercolour artist Heather Sprague. Heather’s attention to detail is evident in her life-like interpretations of the colourful beach stones of the Bay of Fundy. There is no surprise that her other occupation is as an Architect with her accurate eye for form and shape. Heather and her family live in Annapolis Royal, NS but she was raised on a small island in the Bay of Fundy which has influenced in aspiration to portray the natural and built forms

Who doesn’t love being surrounded by bright colours and water? There is no other place Jackie Giguere would rather be: “wind blowing my hair, as I paint my little heart out”. In June Round Hill Studio will be welcoming self taught, acclaimed acrylic artist, Jackie Giguere. Originally from Ontario she was pulled by the Sea-bound coast of Nova Scotia. For this exhibit, Jackie studied the motion and reflections of the water and the results are stunning! She wanted to capture how

In May we are again welcoming Stéphane Richard, a New Brunswick born artist who now lives in Kentville Nova Scotia. Stéphane is presenting a body of work inspired by the ocean and shores of Nova Scotia. Visually stirring him emotionally, Stéphane captures the deep ranges of light and dark in this series of acrylic paintings. “I grew up in eastern New Brunswick, in the country side but also close to the ocean. In my early days of painting I would work on landscapes and seascap

In May we are again welcoming Stéphane Richard, a New Brunswick born artist who now lives in Kentville Nova Scotia. Stéphane is presenting a body of work inspired by the ocean and shores of Nova Scotia. Visually stirring him emotionally, Stéphane captures the deep ranges of light and dark in this series of acrylic paintings. “I grew up in eastern New Brunswick, in the country side but also close to the ocean. In my early days of painting I would work on landscapes and seascap

Lexicon: The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge. Word: A single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflected and variant forms. In April we are welcoming a group exhibit titled "Lexicon", featuring THREE artists - using THREE mediums - interpreting THREE point of view of a WORD. Marla Benton, Philip Hodges, and Patricia Lindley are three artists who use three very different mediums to create art; Patricia uses pastels, Philip uses acrylic p

We are excited to announce our featured artist for September... Violet Rosengarten Violet began her artistic career as a textile artist, apprenticing with the indigenous people in Mexico and Guatemala. Violet creates mixed media abstract paintings. She also enjoys plein air painting. She has exhibited in solo and group shows in Quebec, Ontario and now in Nova Scotia. Violet was featured as the painter in “Rosa’s Time” which played at the Sundance Film Festival. She also p

We are excited to announce our featured artist for August... Brian Muszkie Brian is a landscape painter residing in the village of Bear River, Nova Scotia. He works in both Watercolour and Oil and has experimented with other mediums as well. Like many local artists, he is inspired by the natural beauty of his surroundings:"Southwest Nova Scotia offers such a wide range of subject matter to paint, from beautiful inland lakes to breathtaking Maritime coastline all found within

We are excited to announce our featured artist for July: Andrea Pottyondy Andrea is an artist who sees potential in common bits and pieces of everyday life. Her art is creativity in constant flux and evolution. Her motto is: “Art is Beauty, Art is a Healer, Art Makes us Human”. We hope you can check out her exhibit in July...it will surely make you smile :) Exhibit: July 5 - 30 | Reception, Fri July 6, 7-9 PM. #artexperience #emergingartists #contemporaryart #artist #multimed

We cannot say enough about Sharon Nowlan and her exquisite creations. Here is what people are saying: "These pieces will bring a smile to your face. Please go see them!!" ...."Love this"....."Beautiful..."....."Lovely work" ...."These are hands down the most exquisite pieces of pebble art I have ever seen" The exhibit is running until March 31, so don't miss out! #seaglassart #pebbleart #SharonNowlan #exhibit #contemporaryart #nauticalart #novascotiaart