Art on the Rails

A new art exhibit celebrating New Brunswick's railway heritage is having its opening reception on Thursday, December 15 from 7-9 PM. Art on the Rails features paintings, model trains and train memorabilia on loan from various sources. The exhibit will be at the Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery (ALMAG) in Florenceville, New Brunswick.

The exhibit will feature paintings by New Brunswick artists Cameron King, Delores Bohan, Jean Haywood, Roy Tibbits, Wentworth Folkins, and a model train from the collection of Norman Boomer.

The exhibit will remain in place until January 19, 2012. Admission is free. The ALMAG is at 8 McCain Street in Florenceville (here).

ALMAG announcement

PS - I wrestled a bit about posting the image of Cameron King's beautiful painting. On the one hand, I want to show his beautiful work, but on the other hand I don't want to violate copyright. I decided to write on it so you can see his work but make the image fairly useless to copy. I don't know if it was the "right" decision or not.

Cameron King Exhibit in McAdam

The McAdam railway station will host a display of fifteen of the late Cameron King's watercolours on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16. Mr. King was well known for his highly-detailed, technically accurate depictions of railway scenes as well as his detailed "elevation" paintings of railway equipment.

I met the late Mr. King once. I happened to be in the Centennial Building in Fredericton and he had a display in the lobby. I'm embarrassed to say that it did not go very well. I remember him asking me if I was interested in any of his paintings, and I made a thoughtless comment on how expensive they were. I recall he was a bit offended by that, rightfully so, as he was charging a fair price for his work.

According to Dave McInroy, Mr. King "produced 219 paintings between 1973 and 1997. This total includes the 55 Elevation paintings which were acquired by the Canada Science and Technology Museum, and 64 Perspective paintings. The balance of his paintings were of New Brunswick landscapes and a few automotive subjects."

If you're around, go check it out!