![]() ![]() “There’s an opportunity to be able to make this place a very welcoming, dignified space that can provide people with a sense of comfort, and art is a really important part of that," said Peacock. “With the renovations that we've done here at the Sharing Place, it's come with a lot of white walls,” he explained. Sharing Place executive director Chris Peacock said Logan’s work is a welcome addition to the food bank. “The light, for me, was art and trying to help out in the community.” ![]() We're all going through something, and if somebody can't find that light, then I would like to help them,” he said. Last Christmas, he auctioned his art for charity in the Ho-ho Hope campaign that donated its proceeds to the Sharing Place. “I want people to do things they care about because it makes so much difference when you try to do something that you are passionate about.”Īlong the way, he has found art has connected him with the community, as well. That's what I can give to other people,” he said. Logan said he made use of the Sharing Place earlier on in his life, and nowadays he hopes to use his passion for art to help brighten the lives of others. “It's just something that was really inspiring, that I thought could help people, and that was by donating a painting of somebody that meant a lot to our community and our world.” “That was his gift, I found, to the community and the world, and I wanted to do something similar.”Īs he looks to share his art and brighten the lives of others, Logan thought the Sharing Place was a “good place to start.” A close-up of Logan’s work. ![]() “With the passing of Gordon Lightfoot … he was a big part of our community, and I found that I could relate with creativity and my art, sort of like Gordon Lightfoot did as an a musician,” Logan told OrilliaMatters. Orillia resident Mark Logan recently donated the painting to the food bank it is now displayed prominently in its member services coordinator’s office. A local artist hopes his talents can brighten the world around him, and that’s what led to a new Gordon Lightfoot portrait being displayed at the Sharing Place. ![]()
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