Homer’s Etchings
Homer’s Etchings In the collection we have a couple examples of etchings done by the one and only Homer Watson.
Doon School Cabins
One of the questions we get asked the most in the Gallery is “what are those three little cabins on
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Swollen Creek Restoration
We have some exciting news regarding the permanent collection at the Homer Watson House & Gallery! One of our historically
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Homer At Home
Photograph, Homer Watson in Gallery, c. 1906, Homer Watson House & Gallery Permanent Collection. When we talk about Homer Watson
2025 Staff Picks
In 2025, our team selected their favorite paintings from the collection for display in the main gallery hallway – a challenging task to say
Phoebe Watson & Maker’s Marks
In the late 19th century, china painting emerged as a refined and socially acceptable art form for Victorian women, and
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A Poem Draft, “We Glide by Ships”
It is no coincidence that our Writer’s Market falls on Phoebe Watson’s birthday, June 1st. At HWHG we celebrate many
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Passage to the Unknown
Homer Watson was frequently patroned by Commander James Kenneth Levenson Ross, a Canadian businessman and art collector. Just after the
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A Spooky Election Prediction
In April of 1934, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King met with Homer and Phoebe Watson at the siblings’
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Tom Cayley’s Doon School of Fine Arts
The Doon School of Fine Arts opened in 1948 under the leadership of Bess and Ross Hamilton. Inspired by the
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