Ronald Barber. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Orono, Ontario. Active mid 20th century – .

Ronald Barber made painted carvings of human figures and birds.

George Cocayne. Sculptor. Woodcarver. Madoc. Ontario.  Active mid 20th century.

A primitive artist; George Cocayne worked with ‘as found’ materials and colors. His favorite theme was spirit masks, highly colored and deeply carved in round blocks of Pine. He also carved  animals and figures; he preferred ‘as found’ materials from the forest such as roots and branches and colours. He was very collected during his life time and well shown in galleries and collections and publications. Examples of his work are in the collections of The Canadian Centre for Folk Lore Studies.

A link to The Marmora Historical Foundation site for a history and images of Cocayne’s work:

http://www.marmorahistory.ca/george-cocayne-folk-artist/

Ref: Steven Inglis, The Work of George Cocayne. The National Museum of Canada. 1983.

Ref: Canadian Centre for Folklore Studies. Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Ref: Artists in Canada, Union list of Artist’s files. National Gallery of Canada. 1982.

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

William Loney. Sculptor. Painter. South Bay, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Active early to mid 20th century. Naive artist; created dioramas, bird houses, animals and people.

Seton Tompkins.  Sculptor. Wood carver. Painter.  Singhampton, Ontario.  Active mid to late 20th century.

Seton Tompkins made sculptures in wood of people, animals and situations involving people and their lives.His work  was painted in ‘as found’ colors and well varnished with glossy varnish. His sculptures were tongue in cheek and full of humor. Seton Tompkins always signed his work. He has been collected by museums and is in many private collections.

Cliff Avann. Sculptor. Decoy carver. Toronto, Ontario.  Active mid 20th century.

Cliff Avann was a decoy carver.

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

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