annk – Mike Cluett

Some of you are familiar with Ann Kornuta…artist extrodanaire…or as we like to refer to her as “AnnK…Milton’s Artist”. Every Saturday in the summertime you can find her on Main Street cooking up another masterpiece, chatting with people at the Farmer’s Market. No matter if the weather is boiling hot or cold and damp, shes out there with her brushes and paints trying to capture another piece of Milton. Sometimes her paintings are quick and fast while others are more detailed and revealing.

Well tonight was a big night in downtown Milton as the Dorland Haight Gallery put on a show with Milton’s one and only Ann Kornuta. As I walked up Main Street towards the gallery I could hear the music. People were coming in and out of the doors, bustling with activity. As soon as you walked in you were exposed to some of Ann’s newest works.

Her unique style of bright colours and landscapes were on display. Many of the paintings she does are of Milton, the old and the new and how the town has changed over the last several years. Im a big fan of her paintings of the downtown core as she always has dazzling colours, interesting shapes and funky styles.

Her paintings can go from bright and cheerful to almost sad and depressing. In some of her work, you can see how the town itself is developing and an ominous view to what might be happening in the future.

There were a lot of new faces to me and some familiar ones as everyone came out to support our favourite artist. I actually had a chance to meet Jennifer Smith who is also a Milton blogger for the first time. (Nice to see you finally!) Peter Haight, the gallery owner, was also there looking very dapper if I do say so myself.

You can find her paintings at Dorland Haights Gallery in downtown Milton and for a quick view of whats shes been up to recently you can check out her “gallery page” on her website as well.

I love this picture (although its sold) as it reminds me of my house with the balcony and front porch area. Maybe she can make ME one soon? *cough* hint hint.

Ive always said that this town has a lot of hidden treasures and Ann is one of those talented individuals that should get more recognition than she does.

It was a great show tonight and I cant wait for the next ones.

Go West

If you have ever gone to the farmers market in downtown Milton, you are familiar with Ann Kornuta. Shes the one who seems to be painting all the time.

Every week, or as often as she can, she can be found in front of the Haight Gallery in the midst of all the vendors in the farmers market, painting. Shes just another example of the amazing talent found in the town of Milton.

Ann spends a lot of time on her craft and over the years has assembled quite a portfolio of artwork. She has a website containing pictures of her work, and tonight she sends me a link to show me some of the new pieces. I’ve been a tad busy these past few weeks so I’ve fallen behind on some of them.

The picture above is called Go West which shows people looking westward to Canada’s fastest growing municipality….(yep you guessed it) Milton. I love this picture because it gives you the impression that people are waiting in line to come here to experience what many of us now take for granted…a great town and a great community.

One where we can, if we like, head to a big box store to buy camping gear for the long weekend at Canadian Tire. Or if we so choose, we can head to a local pub and take advantage of some nice weather and sit out on the rooftop patio of Ned Devine’s. There are so many parks in and around town to take advantage of the view of the escarpment or go for a hike. No matter what side of town you live on, there are many coffee shops like Cafe Deda, and restaurants like Symposium at the ready to have a quick cup of coffee or a meal for the family. Or, if we want to, head to downtown Milton on Saturday mornings and check out some great produce from local farmers and watch a talented artist as she puts together another fantastic painting while you wait.

Just some of the great things about this town.