Bob Shackles
Bob is an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC) and the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA). He works in oil, watercolour and charcoal. He competes nationally and internationally having appeared in more than 70 juried shows. His portraits, landscapes and still life have been recognized with awards including the distinguished CSPWC’s Carl Schaeffer Award for a watercolour group portrait. He was also featured in the popular Plein Air Magazine as a category winner for “structures”.
He has shown at galleries in Montreal, Toronto, Oakville, Calgary and Halifax. He is represented by the Summer and Grace Gallery in Oakville Ontario. He recently showed a watercolour portrait at the famed Roberts Gallery in Toronto as part of the juried CSPWC 100th anniversary exhibition.
Bob taught oil painting at St Lawrence College; Brockville Campus in 2015/16; and participated in a review of the Fines Art curriculum. In 2016 he drafted a New Member Standard for the CSPWC. He volunteers on local and national art society boards. He is a past Director of Youth Opportunities in the Arts, past Regional Director, and Treasurer of the CSPWC and past New Member Liaison/Director of the SCA.
He chaired three Elected Membership calls for the SCA. He also offers workshops for beginner and intermediate adult painters who want to improve their skills. The workshops are held at the studios of ArtsHub Brockville. He has given workshops to regional artists and guilds. His next workshop “Beauty by Design” July 2025 was filled by a Montreal Art Guild.
July 22, 23, 24 “Beauty by Design” (limited seating available), August 14 “Paint Beautiful Plein Air” and September 18 “Swans: Paint Wonderful Watercolours”. Register for workshops here
“The Orillia Rowing Club” oil on paper 22x30. This is a St Lawrence River scene. A portrait of a friend who rows and coaches at the BRC. He holds team Canada sculls. Paint runs, crisp edges and bold colours enhance the monumentality of this pose. This is a contemporary version of the Ned Hanlan sculpture by Emanuel Hahn: 1926.”
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Bob Shackles SCA, CSPWC - Online Gallery: Robertshackles.ca
Studio Location: Maitland ON
