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Art is a Spectrum Gallery
Art by Gary O'Donnell
The Artist: "Gary is 35 years old. He is Inuk from Labrador and we moved here about 5 years ago. In the warmer months he enjoys painting and hiding rocks at the trails we go walking on. In the winter he likes to paint pieces to give as gifts. Here's a little video we made a few years back to express how we celebrate his diversity and his creative mind!" - Janet O'Donnell
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The Family Portrait
Description: This painting is called "The Family Portrait". It represents the challenges and joys of my neurodivergent family during the early days of the Covid lockdowns. And of course includes my dog Morphy.
The Artist: David Porter is an autistic artist living and working in Fredericton NB. His primary interests is oil painting, with a focus on portraiture and figurative work. David is mainly self-taught, having learned his unique style from studying with local artists and by copying old masters such as Caravaggio, Van Dyck and Rubens. David has received grants from ArtsNB and the Canada Council for the Arts, and has been featured on CBC news, Grid City Magazine and several other online news outlets. He is also on the board of directors of Connexion ARC and a member of the NB Disability Art Collective.
Medium: Oil on wood
Size: 48 x 36 inches
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Life Under the Sea
Description: "The painting depicts a scene of a little chaotic sea dudes. But that's OK because they're still fun to look at. And that's what the painting represents in my eyes. No matter how crazy or chaotic life gets, there's always room for fun.
When I painted it, I did not use a single paintbrush. The background was used with a hunting knife and I used paint markers to do this. I thought it would be cool to submit a painting where the artist didn't use paintbrushes."
The Artist: B. Markus: "I am autistic myself, and I was born and raised in New Brunswick. I've traveled around the east coast and I want to travel the rest of Canada. I'm a father of two awesome kids who also enjoy painting and artwork. Besides painting, I also enjoy tinkering and crafting trinkets and jewelries. I'd like to expand and maybe sell my trinkets at some point."
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Asking Price: $100
Amber's Art
The Artist: Amber Trafton is a 12-year-old budding young artist in Fredericton, NB. She loves to draw, colour, paint, and do collages. She has taken art classes with Rebekah Jane Art, The Art Hatchery and Open Your Art.
Amber's favourite artist is Maud Lewis from Nova Scotia. Amber's favourite art subjects are natural landscapes, birds, rainbows, flowers and butterflies.
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Tyler Barton
Description: "My painting is supposed to symbolize how art is in everything we do and we all see it differently."
The Artist: Tyler Barton: " Hi my name is Tyler Barton I am a neurodivergent 16 year old from a family of 7 kids from New Brunswick I really really enjoy art of all forms. I enjoy sharing my art to relate to others and it helps me express myself I hope to make it a business some day. "
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Asking Price: $75
Bouma Woodwork
Description: "This is a Bristol F.2B fighter from 1917."
The Artist: "Hi there, I’m Aaron Bouma military historian for Carleton County. I own the Carleton County military museum. I also own Bouma Woodwork where I build military models from scratch just looking at pictures. They are all built from wood and they’re built from different eras from the first world war, second world war, Cold War, and all the way to modern times and beyond."
Medium: "This model is mainly built by Bass wood."
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Description: " This is a German 1934 Panzer Ausf, a light tank. Built from scratch wood."
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Dedicated To Cameron Thomas Haynes
Art is a Spectrum is dedicated to the memory of Cameron Thomas Haynes. Cameron attended Fredericton High School and was a proud member of the 242 Fredericton Army Cadet Corps. After graduation he worked at the Lunar Rogue Pub where he soon became as much a family member as a valued employee. He later enrolled in an Information Technology course at Eastern College where he earned several certificates. Cameron loved all types of technology and in his spare time he put his skills to good use creating music that earned him more than a few fans. He also loved to go to movies and enjoyed gaming, particularly a friendly game of poker. Cameron was a very strong individual and when he discovered that he had an aggressive bone cancer he stayed positive and kept his mind on the future. Rather than feel sorry for himself, he kept thinking of others - as was his way. Brainstorming with his brother, Johnston, they came up with a plan to find ways to perform together (DJing/VJing/Multimedia) to try to raise spirits of others facing such scary prospects, or really anyone in need of cheering up. Cameron found relief in healing rhythms, and knew it ought to be shared with those in need. It is because of his amazing strength of character, his love of movies, and his love of music that we have dedicated Art is a Spectrum to his memory.
