{"product_id":"off-the-bay-36x18","title":"Off The Bay 36x18","description":"\u003cp\u003e36\" x 18\" Oil on Canvas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAn award winning graphic designer with over 40 years in the corporate art world. Once a promising illustrator, he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eswitched to a more practical career in graphic arts. The illustrative talents were left behind, while he obtained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eprofessional designations from The Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD) and Society of Graphic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDesigners of Canada (MGDC) in graphic design. He participated on local, national and international judging panels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003efor creative excellence and chaired the Advertising Creative Excellence Awards for 10 years. He is also a juried in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003emember of the Colour and Form Society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe started painting at the age of 18 and continued painting until he got sick from the fumes of the paints and \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003esolvents used at the time and was forced to quit at about the age of 24 (1974). He did not pick up brushes again \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003euntil 2011 when he started working with water colours for the first time. He continued with them until the paint \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ecompanies came up with a solution to the fumes and about 6 years ago switched over to the newer oils and hasn't \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003elooked back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince than he has sold numerous pieces across the country, as well as prints from his water colour days which have \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003esold both across North America and Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople compare his works to those of Tom Thompson and others to Monet, regardless he just hopes people enjoy \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ethem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoving nature and the natural beauty of our great country Ron’s paintings are a little bit of self indulgence. Creating images, (using his graphics background to create images) that challenge his \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ecreative skills. He just enjoys painting them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe hopes that others simply enjoy them as much as his collectors do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ron Wilkie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50518186230018,"sku":"1-2254-5341","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/2424\/3714\/files\/File-3373_medium_947c233e-dcfd-47ef-8854-c5a1889bccf1.jpg?v=1790109906","url":"https:\/\/artgallburl.myshopify.com\/products\/off-the-bay-36x18","provider":"Art Gallery of Burlington Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}