Celebrating our 50Th Year in Percé

We arrived in the Gaspé in the winter of 1975. John moved from Barrie (Ontario) to Percé to join Lucie, who was working for the Canadian Wildlife Service. Arriving in the middle of a classic winter blizzard, John was captivated by the landscapes, the proximity to the ocean, the diversity of birds and wildlife and the culture of the Gaspé. In moving to such dynamic new surroundings, John's primary goal was to establish a studio where he could pursue his chosen career as an artist. Percé and the Gaspé provided an ideal and challenging environment.

 In the early years, John returned regularly to exhibit at various venues in Ontario, including Toronto, Burlington, Barrie, Ottawa and Muskoka, as well as in the United States. For a decade, John also had major exhibitions at the Musée le Chaffaud in Percé, the Musée de Gaspé, the Musée Acadien de Bonaventure, the Musée Villa Bagatelle and various galleries in Quebec.

In 1987, we embarked on a major renovation of our old homestead, built in 1843. The aim was to establish our own gallery, a new studio and custom frame shop. It was a major project that freed John from the vagaries and demands of galleries. John could now devote all his time to following his own inspirations, developing his watercolour techniques and exploring other artistic avenues.

 This year's exhibit represents the culmination of this project. The original paintings and drawings on display span the years 1974 to 2025 making for a broad representation of John's body of work. You can also peruse our extensive selection of limited edition lithographs and gicl\'e9es. The giclees have been produced in our studio since 2004. Over 245 images are available. \par The gallery also features stone sculptures by the Gaspesian artist Roland Nicolas, whose work we represented and collected until his death in 2007. We share with you part of our private collection of agates, minerals, beetles and butterflies from around the world. And for those who appreciate handmade knitwear, Lucie offers a colourful collection of tuques, mittens and other accessories.

We are proud of the work we have accomplished and the quality we have offered since 1975. La Maisonart Gallery is celebrating its 37th anniversary this year and we look forward to welcoming you. Our summer opening hours are from 9am to 6pm every day from May to mid-October. During the off-season, we are generally open and available every day, but would advise contacting us in advance.

 Thank you for your continued interest and encouragement.

New in 2025

An offer to all our customers who own a lithograph

(see list of works in the following table). 

Some of our lithographs tend to be sensitive to light, and your copy may have turned blue over time, gradually losing all its other colors.  In this case, we will replace your reproduction.  Either bring it to the gallery, or send us by e-mail or post a photo of the litho (to assess the damage) and a photo of the serial number.  The reproduction will be at our expense, but we ask that you pay the cost of packaging and postage ($40.00). We also strongly suggest that you replace the glass you currently have with a “conservation” glass that blocks 99% UV rays, and that you ensure that the work does not receive direct sunlight.

Catalogue 28 Les Gaspésiennes.  Here you have two choices... We replace the litho under the conditions described above.  Or we replace it with a giclée reproduction of the same size.  At this point we ask for a fee of $75.00 plus postage $40.00.  We have always been disappointed by the fact that, despite the printer's assurances, this litho is not lightfast. As we had access to the original watercolour, we made a high quality giclée reproduction which, like our other giclées, is very lightfast. It will be important to send us the corner bearing the reproduction number as the new  giclée print will bear this number.

Cat 2    Hummer	Cat 3   Transient	Cat 5   Winter rain	Cat 6 Sunday Morning	Cat 7 Loons at dawn	Cat 8  Snowy Egret	Cat 10  Great Blue
Cat 11 Weather Worn	Cat 12    Idéal	Cat 13    Loons	Cat 14 Les Courtisans	Cat 15 Obélisque	Cat 16  Waxwings	Cat 20 Monsieur et Madame
Cat 21 Woodies	Cat 22   Gannets	Cat 23 Percé After the storm	Cat 24 Rock of Ages	Cat 25 Spring Beauties	Cat 26 Canada Geese	Cat 27 Maison Lebouthillier
Cat 28   Les Gaspésiennes