Erskine Brown, Sculptor. Woodcarver. Thornbury, Ontario. Active 1961-1970’s..

Erskine Brown was a farmer in the Thornbury area. He made carvings of horse-drawn and oxen drawn farm vehicles as well as the animals on the farm. He also carved  birds and people. He was an accomplished artist and he painted his work. He is cited and collected by The Canadian Museum of Civilization.

A link to an image of his work at The Canadian Museum of History:

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/207eng.shtml

Ref: The Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies. From The Heart: Folk Art in Canada. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto. 1983.

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Jose Macada. Sculptor. Toronto, Ontario. Active mid 20th century.

A maker of whirligigs using ‘as found’ materials, plastics, metal, and wood, some very elaborate and highly decorated. He is originally from Portugal and began to make his sculptures when he retired. His work is in museum and private collections.

Clarence Webster. Painter. Toronto, Ontario. Active mid-20th century. A naive painter.

He painted the people in the world around him as part of a story. He used ‘as found’ colors and mediums even walls. Widely collected in museums and privately.

Lawrence Davis. Sculptor. Wood carver. Decoy carver. Seagrave, Ontario. Active mid-20th century.

Lawrence Davis was a decoy carver. He made decoys for sale in sporting goods stores. He also made ornamental carvings of birds and animals later in life.

Ref: Bernie Gates. Ontario Decoys. The UpperCanadian. 1982. 1986.

Ref: Kobayashi/Bird, A Compendium of Canadian Folk Artists (1985).

Ref: Blake McKendry, An Illustrated Companion to Canadian Folk Art (1999).

Bruce Smith. Sculptor. Bethany, Ontario. Active mid to late 20th century.

Early works were farm subjects; horse drawn wagons and implements with a varnished fish. As he evolved his subjects became birds and  animals, both from the farm and from the wild as well as imaginative works. All with strong colors and movement.