Art by Georgie Read Barton
Georgie Read Barton was a tireless worker for many arts organizations and received many provincial, national and international awards and honours for her work in encouraging, promoting and supporting the arts.
From 1961 until her death in 1994 she returned annually to Prince Edward Island to teach and paint for six months of the year.
I leave the unintelligible, the distorted, and sordid to others. For myself, it is my aim to recreate the inspiring beauty and magnificence around one, to share with others the joy I have received from depicting this beauty and to impart to the beholder a deeper reverence for such beauty.
