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JOHN PRESSEAULT
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More Snow Coming

Oil on Canvas
24" X 18" X 1.5"
Price: $475

This was the scene just before another snowstorm hit.
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On-Site Crab Apple Blossoms

Oil on Panel
11" X 14"
Price: $155

Painted these crab apple blossoms in High Park, near the tennis courts. I love their gnarled trunks.
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Tuscany Olive Grove

Oil on Canvas
24" X 30"
Price: $795

A scene from where I held plein air painting workshops in Il Porneletto, Italy. I created this painting in the studio using a small on site panel as reference.
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Winter’s Shadows

Oil on Canvas
24" X 18" X 1.5"
Price: $475

Created this painting from my imagination, playing with the shadows on the snow.
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Heartbreak Evening in Paris

Oil on Canvas
18" X 24"
Price: $475

I took artistic licence in creating this painting. The fire was just embers by nightfall in Paris but the flames spoke to me.
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The Baptistry in Florence, Italy

Oil on Canvas
24" X 30"
Price: $795 SOLD

I spent 4 months in Florence, Italy at the Ontario College of Art and Design’s open studio in the fall of 1999. I was always awed when I entered the cathedral’s square and finally got around to painting it.
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Early Fall Colors

Oil on Canvas
24" X 36"
Price: $950

From a FB friend’s picture after I moved some trees around a bit
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The Notre Dame in Flames 2019

Oil on Canvas
54" X 36" X 1.5"
Price: $2135 SOLD

I was deeply moved seeing all the news coverage on the cathedral’s fire. My wife and I had climbed to the top of one of its bell towers on our honeymoon in 1988 so it holds a special place in my heart.
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Grape Harvest under Mont Cetona in Italy

Oil on Canvas
24" X 30"
Price: $795

I created this piece using my on-site sketches and photographs taken during my workshop in Il Porneletto, Italy. I even put one of the participants in my workshop into the piece as a picker.
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Fall Inlet

Oil on Canvas
24" X 36"
Price: $950

Combining three scenes into one work. One was an on-site painting that I had done in High Park.
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Solo Crab Apple Blossoms

Oil on Panel
11" X 14"
Price: $155

My favorite crab apple tree in High Park. It is right beside the tennis court. I am fascinated with its twisted trunk and branches.
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Blue Spruce in Red Explosion

Oil on Canvas
18" X 24" (framed)
Price: $575

The scene is Gordon Creek in my hometown of Temiscaming, Quebec but the blue spruce came from my imagination as they are not native to Canada.
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Midnight Mist

Oil on Canvas
20" X 40"
Price: $880

Part of this piece came to me in a dream and another was my remembering an old picture that I had seen of Algonquin Park.
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Quiet Time in the Park

Oil on Canvas
16" X 20"
Price: $350

I walked all of my dogs in that park regularly. It is such a peaceful spot, especially at night.
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Fall’s Vision

Oil on Canvas
30" X 40"
Price: $1320

An artist friend of mine showed me a panorama photograph that this scene was a portion of. I was so taken by this small part of his photo that I asked and got his permission to use it with a few modifications for this painting.
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updated February 2023
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      • Elizabeth Fijalkowski
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      • Annette Gaffney
      • Alexander Gutyrya
      • Michael Harris
      • Rita Hisar
      • Bernadette Hunt
      • Elizabeth Jackson Hall
      • Lee Ann Janissen
      • Tosh Jeffrey
      • Christine Jermyn
      • Ileen Kohn
      • Shinya Kumazawa
      • Carolyn Laidley Arn
      • John Y. Lynch
      • Claire Lyons
    • artists m - r >
      • Susan Manchester
      • Nancy McHugh
      • Bonnie McKenzie
      • Michaelle McLean
      • Kathryn Naylor
      • Mike Nguyen
      • Cid Palacio
      • John Presseault
      • Beatrice Roche
      • Kurt Rostek
      • Lori Ryerson
    • artists s - z >
      • Isabelle Sauve
      • Sara Scheuermann
      • Marilyn Scott
      • Ann Stacey
      • Cathy Stasko
      • Paul Stewart
      • Les Tait
      • Yuliya Talinovsky
      • Annis Thompson
      • Marika Tiegermann
      • David Tomlin
      • Margaret Wasiuta
      • Ingrid Whitaker
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