A Step-by-Step Guide on Purchasing Art Online
We are so excited to offer an online purchase option! If you want to learn more about our simple process, keep reading.
Step 1: add to cart
Simply click the add to cart button next to the piece you are interested in to add it to your cart. You can add multiple pieces to your cart!
step 2: review your shopping cart
Click the shopping cart button that appears in the corner of your screen:
This will take you to your cart. Here you can review what you have added and have the option to remove anything you decide not to purchase.
Your shopping cart is a great way to keep track of paintings you are interested in!
When you are ready, click the checkout button to go to the next step…
Step 3: go to checkout
Follow the prompts and fill out all the necessary information
How to arrange shipping
To set up shipping arrangements, please email art@trinitygalleries.ca
In the checkout, “store pickup” appears as the only option. Don’t worry! This being selected does NOT mean we can’t ship the piece to you.
Otherwise, stop into the gallery to pick up your purchase during our hours!
and just like that, the piece is yours!
If you have any questions, please email or call us:
art@trinitygalleries.ca
506-634-1611
Cheryl Mount and her Inspiration Behind her Painting "Balance II"
Cheryl Mount, “Balance II”, 12” x 12”
“During COVID I walked to the harbor daily and for several months a talented man spent his time balancing rocks. These pieces defied gravity and had a meditative quality. I did a series of paintings from the inspiring sculptures.” - Cheryl Mount
The painting titled “Balance II” stays true to Cheryl’s statement that the character of each piece is “attuned to an underlying expression of feelings,” defined by “expressive brushwork, subtle colour, and simple forms.”
“Balance II” is part of the series Cheryl made during Covid, with the inspiration of these balancing sculptures. Email art@trinitygalleries.ca or call 506-634-1611 for inquiries on purchasing “Balance II” or any of Cheryl’s featured work here at Trinity Galleries.
Karole Marois on her Exhibition - Water Remembers
“After almost two years of being represented by Trinity Galleries in Saint John NB, I finally met the enthusiastic and passionate owner Beth McGloan-Asimakos
The gallery is in a beautiful heritage building located in Uptown Saint John, in the Trinity Royal Preservation Area.
At the opening, I also had the pleasure of meeting Mayor Donna Reardon and chatting with collectors who own some of my paintings.” - Karole Marois
"I am intrigued with the concept that water has a memory. The water carries evidence of every touch, every breath of all lifeforms that comes in contact with it. This trail we humans leave behind flows downstream towards a sea filled with memories.
As a figurative artist, I am passionate about finding ways to express our profound emotional connection with water. In the last several years, I have been experimenting with transparency, where the waterscape can be seen through the figures in my paintings. Transparent figures are meant to express our interconnectedness with water, but they also evoke themes of memory, longing, spirituality, transience, loss and hope.
The figures in my work are based on people who share my life, but sometimes they are drawn from memory or purely imagined. I paint with acrylics on preferably large formats. Working large while standing up allows me to create flow and rhythm in the wind and waves. The horizon line is an important element in most of my waterscapes. It not only adds stability and depth to the composition, but it also stands for infinite possibilities.
Water is therapeutic, it is healing. It is the reason I moved my studio to the shores of Lake Ontario. Water has become the central theme of my body of work, and perhaps an obsession." – Karole Marois
"What Gives a House Soul?" by Julie Mayfield
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“Surround yourself with what you love, so that your house has soul. Collect, don’t decorate.” – Christy Ford
Houses are one of my love languages. And while I love a beautifully decorated house as well as the next person, my favorite houses are those with a lot of soul. Houses that give you a real sense of the people who live there. Houses that feel like they’ve evolved over time.
In my experience, houses with soul aren’t often trendy. They happily break decorating rules. They’re comfortable and imperfect.
What gives a house soul is hard to describe, but I know it when I see it. Usually, I find that a house with soul has most, if not all, of the following elements. Read more…
"How to Start Collecting Art: A Beginner’s Guide" by Margaret Carpenter
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Regardless of your knowledge or experience, collecting art can seem daunting and intimidating at the beginning. However, it shouldn’t be and certainly does not have to be. We have a few suggestions to make the process more enjoyable, and also make you feel more confident and knowledgeable in this endeavor.
How to Start Collecting Art: A Beginner’s Guide - Artwork by Belle Roth
There is a myriad of reasons for you to start collecting contemporary art; not only does great art push you to think, feel, and see in new and interesting ways, but it allows you to get in touch with your creative side. Art collector Michael Audain put it simply: “I started collecting art… simply because I wanted pictures to hang on the wall. I noticed what a difference a picture could make to the ambiance of a room, and indeed how shifting workaround could change a room’s whole feeling.” Read more…
Your Guide to Understanding Abstract Art
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Have you ever stood in front of a painting, taken by its visual power and yet absolutely bewildered by its meaning? Is it a giant snowy mountain shining brightly under the sunlight, or is it an intimidating volcano bursting through the sky? Is it even supposed to be anything? If questions like these have ever crossed your mind while viewing a work, you’re in the right place.
The Magic Hour, Acrylic on Canvas by Rebecca Katz
What is abstract art? Here, we discuss how to understand it and comprehend the artist’s intention. By appreciating the art form for the freedom it inspires in making individual visual connections, we’re attempting to navigate every step toward understanding abstraction. Read more…
"Reinventing our Relationship with Culture: Gallery Hopping in the COVID-19 Era" by Margaret Carpenter
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Just a few months ago, the world was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities across the globe have experienced struggles and restrictions on their freedom of movement more than ever seen in modern times. Despite these challenges, people have come together, resiliently, to do their part. We continue to celebrate the heroes working on the frontlines, from doctors to grocery store workers, and everyone in-between. We celebrate essential workers in every field, as well as the everyday citizens who do their part by socially distancing, wearing masks, and doing what they can to keep others safe.
Countless conversations have been had on what activities are safe and essential to communities right now. As cities around the world are slowly and cautiously reopening, the health and safety of visitors and locals at the center of importance to all businesses. One particular group of institutions has been highlighted recently as being both essential and safe to engage with, and those are cultural institutions. A group of physicians from the Committee on Infectious Diseases’ COVID-19 Task Force recently released a ranking of activities based on their associated risks with the spread of COVID. Visiting a museum, art gallery or library was listed as a low-risk activity, along the lines of going on a walk with a friend. Read more
Online Art Classes: Art as an Educational Tool at Home
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For millions around the globe, the past months have been defined by a change in the day to day life. Are there ways for us to channel this disruption and shift the way we connect to others? Experts are saying that the ones who will adapt best to all these changes are the ones who will learn how to get through this time stronger and better, ready for an altered future. So, what if we tell you that art can be that tool that can open your mind, facilitate your adaptive journey, and help you realize your creative way forward?
Art for social emotional well being
This superpower of art cannot be stressed enough (no pun intended). When the world is going through a global crisis and humanity fights unitedly against the same unseen enemy, art offers a fun, symbolic means of communicating beyond any language or culture. When people are going through uncertainty, it is very important to express their feelings and art is a great liberating way to do so. Read more…
"Under-painting: Why You Need to Do It" by Jerry Sartarama
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Develop Contrast and Values Before Color
Sometimes when starting a new oil painting, nothing can be more intimidating than a big white blank canvas staring you down. Each paint squeezed out on your palette looking more vibrant, vivid and intimidating. If you’re the type of person who see’s that blank canvas and it terrifies you like a killer clown in white makeup, then maybe under-painting might be the answer for you!
Underpainting and Finished Worked, Evening Flight by Jan Blencowe
In painting, an under-painting is a first layer of paint applied to a canvas or board and it functions as a base for other layers of paint. It acts as a foundation for your painting and is a great way to start your painting off with some built in contrast and tonal values. It’s a technique that was widely used by the old masters as a way to develop a plan for future color placement and to establish certain values and tones within a painting’s color palette. An under-painting, if used correctly, is a great way to unite color values in the overall painting and add a subjective color key to the painting that will create a tonal dominance of the painting. Read More…