Front cover of the September 2008 Issue of Curious the Tourist Guide
"Split Rail" by Noel Edward Martin
Noel came screaming into the world on a cold January morning in the little town of Lewisporte, Newfound-land. Creative from as far back as he can recall, amongst his earliest memories are those of drawing cartoon characters from comic books even before he began attending school. Today he credits his drawing and painting skills to natural talent which has been enhanced by constant practice and doodling which he always indulges in whenever there is a pen and paper near. While spending almost his entire adult life in Ontario, Noel's working career, however, was not in the field of art. Although enjoying it as a hobby, it was not until after retirement that he would turn to oil painting with such passion. He has often been described as a narrative painter and his beautiful paintings reflect his life experiences in a wide variety of subject matter. He also enjoys writing poetry and has had some of his work published.
These days Noel's paintings can be viewed at Bridges Art Gallery in Owen Sound (http://www.bridgesartowensound.blogspot.com/) and from time-to-time various other exhibitions in the Grey/Bruce area including the Meaford Hall Galleries. He is a member of the Meaford Creative Arts Association (http://www.meafordcreativearts.blogspot.com/), the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts and Art Town, Owen Sound. Incidentally, the "artinmartin" is derived from his unique signature Noel Martin.
View Noel's beautiful artwork at these 2008 events:
May-September
Art Town's Third Thursday Artist Studio Tour, 4-9pm at Bridges Art Gallery, Owen Sound
October 4 - 26
Double Exposure Art Show & Sale at Meaford Hall
To check out Noel's "painted poetry" and where it is currently being shown, go to
http://www.artinmartin.blogspot.com/
Email: artinmartin@gmail.com Telephone: 519-376-0450
