Marion Meyers
Encaustic Painter & Quilter
| SITE #3 |
318 McDonald Street, Port Perry | with Bill Reddick & Suzanne Vaillancourt |
My paintings are in encaustic (beeswax and damar resin) on birch panels or created as mono prints using fabric dyes on paper. I’m inspired by the whimsical colour combinations and strong lines I see in both urban and rural landscapes. These inspirations may lead to representational or abstract work. In my work the viewer gets drawn into layers of luminous colours and rich textures.
Marion took private oil painting classes as a child, then completed the visual arts program at Georges Vanier S.S., and courses at OCA in the early 70’s. she continued to paint, attend life drawing classes and sold re-worked antique quilts & original work at a gallery in Yorkville. A business career took over, but Marion continued in classes and took up learning the skills of quilting, fabric dyeing, mono prints and painting in encaustic. She is represented at the Scugog Arts Space in Port Perry.
Marion learned about encaustic in school by studying the Fayum portraits and have taken extensive courses with Andrea Bird at Meta4 in Port Perry and at The Hive in Alton, with Susan Fisher at Haliburton School of the Arts and with both Cynthia Winika and Lisa Pressman at R&F Encaustics in New York. She has taught numerous beginner classes in encaustic in her studio and usually demonstrate during studio tours.
Marion’s quilting journey restarted at the Quilters Cupboard in Uxbridge and she’s attended many courses in Canada and the US with professional quilters. She has taught advanced quilting courses and lectured on quilting at guilds. She was an active member of her local quilt guild and was the Show Convenor three times.
About 18 years ago Marion created wonderful studio space in her home and she’s been working away developing a body of work since then. Her studio is a site on the the Lake Scugog Studio Tour held each May and for years she was the Chair of the leadership team. In 2024 she is co-chairing the Studio Tour Committee.
For the past 5 years Marion has served as President of the Board of the Scugog Council for the Arts and worked with the board to grow membership to over 150, with income over $250,000 annually, garnering numerous significant grants from Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Summer Jobs and Central Counties Tourism along with sponsorships by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Donations Committee. She volunteers between 80 and 125 hours each month to the organization.
You can also find Marion’s work at Scugog Arts Space at 175B Queen St in Port Perry.
