"Petros", the original Greek version of the name Peter, meaning "stone" or "rock".
Meet Peter Reid. Long-time artist of Matilda!
" I was born in Plymouth, England on a beautiful sunny day a few years ago, immigrated to Canada in 1964 and was raised in north Toronto, rural at first gradually shifting to urban. For the past thirty-some years I have resided in rural Grey County in the heart of Niagara Escarpment country, which has a wealth of beautiful landscapes with my partner, visual artist, writer and yoga instructor Bonnie Gardiner.
Like some famous Canadian painters you may have heard of, I worked in the commercial art field, raising a family and paying the bills, while developing and exploring my craft. I am an avid painter working mostly in acrylics although on occasion I work in oils, water colour and cold wax (similar to encaustics). My paintings are in a number of galleries in Ontario and Nova Scotia and I can be found on the internet by googling my name - or 'good looking guys'. I am also a closet sculptor, working in metal, concrete and wood; however the sculpting I do only for myself. "
Show runs in Stratford til end of July.
