David McKay: New Works

We had a wonderful opening reception on Friday with artist David McKay,

thank you to everyone who helped us extend our welcome. 

Here is a sample of the works included in David's exhibition. 

McKay paints using egg tempera and watercolors. For those not familiar,

here is a brief description of egg tempera:

Egg tempera is one of the oldest, most versatile, and most durable methods of painting. Said to date back to prehistoric times, it is generally unaffected by humidity and temperature changes. They dry rapidly and become water-resistant, which means one application of paint can be rapidly followed with another without the two layers mixing. This allows you to see one color through the other.

The first recorded recipes for egg tempera called for only the egg whites and were used for illuminating manuscripts on paper and parchment. Because this mixture is brittle, it was eventually replaced by a recipe that required only the egg yolk.

This exhibition will remain on show until March 26th.

 For more information on this artist, or others

contact Argyle Fine Art

1559 Barrington Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia

902.425.9456

www.argylefa.com

gallery@argylefa.com

Welcome David McKay To Our Artistic Family!

David McKay has been hard at work establishing his artistic career while living in New Brunswick, and has had much success in doing so. For the past thirty five years, McKay has exhibited throughout the country and beyond. He's had the prestige of participating in group shows at the National Gallery and has been the focus of a documentary on Bravo. All the while, McKay has maintained his residence in New Brunswick, where he has his studio space in beautiful Gallery 78. His home province has provided him the perfect backdrop to draw inspiration from while painting his lush watercolour and egg tempera landscapes. 

These paintings truly evoke the beauty of his surroundings.

      We're delighted to announce that David is taking a leap across the boarder with new artwork destined for Argyle Fine Art. Although many Nova Scotians have come to know and love David, they have not been able to see his paintings in our local gallery settings. Now that we've invited him to join our extended family of artists, we hope that you'll help us make him feel welcome on

March 11th at 7pm as we unveil his latest exhibition.