ARTISTS
Our Founders: Two Wise Guys!
You don’t find a more unlikely couple than Holger Majorahn and Jennifer Stenberg but they do have a few traits in common:
Together they’ve amassed 60-some years of painting.
They’re not old, but they are incredibly wise.
The two have an insatiable urge to paint.
Anything. Anytime. Anywhere.
They have an incurable phobia of empty walls and an annoying tendency to straighten pictures when they enter a room.
They can survive without a regular pay cheque.
And last but definitely not least, there’s that mad, crazy love they have for the artists, musicians and normal people who have gravitated to this cultural mecca for decades.
HOLGER MAJORAHN
HOLGER MAJORAHN was born in 1947 in Germany and studied at the College
for Art, Design and Communication in Munich. After traveling
extensively through Europe, he then established himself as an
illustrator/graphic designer in Germany. During that time Holger pursued
his love for painting, participating
in art shows in Munich, Cologne and Duesseldorf. In 1980 he immigrated
to Canada, where he freelanced as an illustrator. For two decades Holger
worked as a Senior Art Director in Toronto. He is presently residing
two hours north of Toronto in the hills of Grey County, just west of
Beaver Valley, in the small village of Flesherton, where he is following his passion as a painter and sculptor.
JENNIFER STENBERG
JENNIFER STENBERG was born in Saskatchewan, educated in Manitoba, headed out to
Alberta, crossed back to Quebec and finally landed in Ontario. Somewhere
between Alberta and Quebec she switched from journalism to graphic
arts. It wasn't until she settled in the rolling hills of Grey
County (northwest of Toronto) that she finally picked up a paintbrush
(in the late 90s). Since then, she's picked up hundreds of paint brushes
at first in a mad attempt to capture the architecture and beautiful
landscapes of the County. Now the paintings, mostly acrylic on
board, are inspired by urban and rural scenes that she and her partner explore on their cross-Canada trips.
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"Bicycle", France, 48x84 "Bicycle", France, 48x84 -
"Train Tracks in Fall", Ontario, 12x12 "Train Tracks in Fall", Ontario, 12x12 -
"On Fire", Ontario, 24x6 "On Fire", Ontario, 24x6 -
"Tulips", 48x24 "Tulips", 48x24 -
"The Battery", St. John's, Newfoundland, 48x48 "The Battery", St. John's, Newfoundland, 48x48 -
"Serenity", Nova Scotia, 48x24 "Serenity", Nova Scotia, 48x24 -
"Who Has Seen the Wind", Alberta, 12x10 "Who Has Seen the Wind", Alberta, 12x10 -
"Glimpse of Light", Ontario, 16x22 "Glimpse of Light", Ontario, 16x22 -
"Frozen Pond", Ontario, 10x8 "Frozen Pond", Ontario, 10x8
Boutique artists
Hugh Moorhead, wood carver - Dano Harris, metal and wood art - Peggy Moore, wood and textile art
Deeter Hastenteufel, ceramic art - Karen Murray, paper machee art - Katy Stenberg, jewellery
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Hugh Moorhead: Wood sculptures. -
Dano Harris: Wooden bowls, cheese boards, candelabras made with figured woods and forged steel. -
Peggy Moore / Branching Out: weaving, spinning, hooking, twig baskets and furniture products -
Deeter Hastenteufel - ceramic art. -
Karen Murray: paper maché sculptures -
Katy Stenberg-Baine: Handcrafted jewelry. LOST NOW FOUND objets d'art.