Trisha Romance
Trisha Romance | |
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Trisha Romance | |
Born |
1951 Hamburg, New York |
Education | Sheridan College |
Known for | painting, illustration |
Movement | Americana, American scene painting |
Spouse(s) | Gary Peterson |
Awards | Order of Ontario, Canadian Artist of the Year |
Website | TrishaRomance.com |
Trisha Romance, OOnt is an American-born Canadian painter and illustrator of popular realistic and idyllic subjects. Although Romance was born in the United States, she is a long-time Canadian resident and considered one of Canada's best watercolor artists.[1]
Romance was born in Hamburg, New York[2] in 1951.[3] She moved to Canada in 1969 to attend Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, where she received a degree in design and illustration.[4] Along with her children and her husband, Gary Peterson, who is also her manager and promoter,[5] she lives in Niagara-On-The-Lake in Southern Ontario, Canada,[6] where she also maintains a gallery of her works.[7]
Works
Romance's work commonly features domestic settings, family events, and holiday scenes. Often depicted are "ideal[s] in family life",[8] reminiscent of artists in the American Scene Painting tradition. She made her public debut with her work "Speaking of Spring" in 1978.[9]
In addition to her paintings, Romance is a published author. The World of Trisha Romance, an oversize book containing works by Romance, was published by Studio, a Penguin imprint, in 1992.[10] It contains 130 full-color reproductions of Romance's paintings, many of which have never been published before.[11] She is also the author of A Star for Christmas, a children's book published in 2007[12] by Tundra Press.[13] Many of Romance's works are available as reproduction prints using the giclée process, as well as on posters and collectible plates.[14]
Romance Inn project
In 2010, Romance proposed to create 'The Romance Inn' in Niagara-On-The-Lake. The project is imagined as an inn where "guests may explore their creative talents and be inspired by their own creations".[15] It is to be built on the grounds of the former Randwood estate and would include a 100-room lodging facility and restaurant, as well as a cultural center with studio space available.[16] The proposal, which, as of 2011, is still in the planning stages, has met with some opposition from local residents.[17][18]
Awards, honors, and media appearances
Romance is a member of the Order of Ontario (since 1996),[19][20] the province's most prestigious official honor,[21] as well as a winner of the Canadian Artist of the Year Award in 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.[22] She carried the Olympic Torch through Niagara-on-the-Lake during the relay leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[23] Romance has been featured on Fred Anderton's "You Asked" series on CHCH News,[24] on 100 Huntley Streets Full Circle,[25] and on 'Person 2 Person with Paula Todd', a TV Ontario interview program.[26] The print of her work "The Bakery" won the 2002 Collectible of the Year Award from Collectibles Canada.[27]
Gallery
References
- ↑ Lou Michel (12 May 2002). "A Brush with Fate". Buffalo News.
- ↑ "Romance supports new work with gallery visit". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "Media". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "Trisha Romance - Artist Biography". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ Gillian Brunette (31 October 2007). "Trisha Romance launches children's book". CottageCountryNow.ca.
- ↑ "A Star for Christmas".
- ↑ "Welcome to the Romance Collection Gallery".
- ↑ Karen Stiller. "Interview with Trisha Romance". christianity.ca.
- ↑ Jacquie McInnes (24 October 2003). "A romantic returns". Newsdurhamregion.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "The World of Trisha Romance". Alibris.
- ↑ "Romance Collection - Books". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ Gillian Brunette (31 October 2007). "Trisha Romance launches children's book". CottageCountryNow.ca.
- ↑ "A Star for Christmas".
- ↑ "Trisha Romance".
- ↑ "The Romance Inn". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ Don Fraser (QMI) (2010). "Artist Romance has hotel plan". Welland Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ "COTW-Council Meeting Follow Up, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Item 15." (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "COTW-Council Meeting Follow Up, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Item 19." (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ Order of Ontario
- ↑ "About Trisha Romance".
- ↑ "Order of Ontario". Government of Ontario.
- ↑ "Trisha Romance". christianity.ca.
- ↑ Penny Coles. "Artist 'icon' will carry Olympic Torch along Queen Street". Niagara Advance.
- ↑ "Media". TrishaRomance.com.
- ↑ "The Art of Romance".
- ↑ "Past episodes". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ↑ "N.C. Cameron Collectibles Capture Five 2002 Collectible of the Year Awards".