David Dawson Studio & Gallery

Husband and I discovered David Dawson at the Gravenhurst Farmers Market (one of the best open-​air markets in the entire world, but that’s a different review) where we were instantly attracted by the paintings and giclées hanging in his tent.
Dawson’s style is graphic, vivid, and architectural, his subjects nearly always landscapes, urban and rural. If you like, you can commission him to do a «portrait» of your cottage — the examples he had were exquisitely done, looking nearly like photographs. We were immediately drawn to a cool-​hued, icy blue and spring green giclée featuring a collection Muskoka chairs on a hill overlooking a lake. When I mentioned to husband that it looked like the view from Lake Rosseau’s famed Windermere House, Dawson chimed in that it was. We bought a small print in a clean, white frame on the spot. At only $ 24 (we could have gotten two for $ 40), we kinda felt like we were robbing the guy.
You can find Dawson at the Gravenhurst Market every Wednesday morning in-​season, or visit his studio on the scenic Muskoka Wharf. It’s open year-​round «by chance or by appointment.»