Galerie Old Chelsea

Norm Goddard

ORIGNALLY FROM ENGLAND, AS A BOY,  NORM LEARNED TO IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT AT SIGHT, AND THESE BECAME HIS FAVORITE SUBJECTS TO DRAW.

NORM WAS INSPIRED BY REGINALD MITCHELL,  THE DESIGNER OF THE FAMOUS BRITISH AIRCRAFT THE “SPITFIRE,”  AND HIMSELF PERSUED A CAREER IN MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING WHERE,  AS A MACHINE DESIGNER,  HE MADE GOOD USE OF HIS DRAWING SKILLS.

FOR TWENTY YEARS NORM HAS PAINTED IN WATERCOLOUR. INITIALLY,  WITH THE RECOGNIZED ARTIST MORTON BASLAW,  HE STUDIED AT THE OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART.  HE HAS ALSO ENJOYED MANY WORKSHOPS AT ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE OF THE ARTS WITH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS SUCH AS:  ARNE WESTERMAN, CARLA O’CONNOR AND FRANK WEBB.

MUCH INSPIRED BY THE WORKS OF MASTER WATERCOLOURIST PAUL JACKSON,  NORM HAS ADOPTED A STYLE OF PAINTING THAT EMPHASIZES THE EFFECT OF LIGHT ON LANDSCAPE AND THE HUMAN FIGURE.  HIS PAINTINGS BREATHE WITH LIGHT AND LIFE.  HIS STYLE IS DISTINCT.   FIVE OF HIS PAINTINGS HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS AT JURIED EXHIBITIONS.     

HIS WORK HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY AN APPRECIATIVE PUBLIC IN CANADA, THE U.S.A. AND GR. BRITAIN.                                         

NORMS FAVOURITE SUBJECTS ARE:  LANDSCAPES, PORTRAITS AND LIFE.

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Contact Information

Phone: (613) 749-8424
E-mail: Norm Godard