01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #100

Margarita Kukhtina, Canada

Harbor Port Credit

Oil on Canvas

48 H x 32 W x 1 in

Private collection

Port Credit was originally a settlement of the Mississauga Ojibwe First Nations band and a trading post established in 1720 for the exchange of goods from the Europeans for furs trapped by the Mississaugas. After the War of 1812, a harbour was established by the Mississaugas together with European settlers. In 1847, the Mississaugas left the village to relocate on the Six Nations Reserve to be with other band members and first nations. Industry was established on the village periphery including an oil refinery, but the village is no longer a substantial industrial district. The village survived into the 20th century, becoming an independent municipality in 1909, until it was merged with the City of Mississauga in 1974.

Today, the original core village is now a heritage conservation district. The harbour is mostly used for recreational boating. More on Port Credit

Margarita Kukhtina was born in Kursk, Russia. From an early age, she displayed her artistic talent by painting at her teacher's studio who was a master of the Old Russian academic style in Beaux Arts. In 1984, she was accepted to the prestigious Kharkov Art Industrial Institute, and upon graduating was invited to join the staff of Orel College of Fine Arts. Since 1995 to 2002 she was the main creator of the great collection of pictures (over 120 enormous oil paintings) located at theme parks: "King's City" and "The Bible Museum in Israel". In 2002, she immigrated to Canada, where she resumed work in the Fine Arts department. Margarita's work is held in private collections spanning over Israel, Germany, the US and Canada. More on Margarita Kukhtina

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