Weber Brothers
A musical evening at Signal Brewery became a painting with an unexpected journey of its own.
This Weber Brothers painting is based on a photograph taken on February 11, 2018, during an unplugged acoustic performance in the Live Is Where It Lives series, hosted by Joe Callahan at Signal Brewery.
I chose the photograph for its composition and the rawness of the Weber Brothers’ musical performance. It captures that grassroots musical experience, along with craft beer and the beauty of the old Wiser’s building in Corbyville, Ontario, which Richard Cournyea had converted into Signal Brewery. When I showed Richard the completed painting, he was pleased with what it portrayed.
I submitted the painting to a contest organized by Ryan Williams, then newly elected as our Member of Parliament, seeking local art for his constituency offices. After more than 1,000 submissions were reviewed, I was delighted to hear that mine was one of five selected. To me, it represented community, music, craft beer, and entrepreneurship in the Bay of Quinte region.
During this time, Richard Cournyea died unexpectedly, leaving the community with heavy hearts. I shared the painting on social media as a personal tribute. It reached the Weber Brothers, who used it as their Facebook profile picture and credited me as the painter.
Ryan Weber then asked whether they could use it for their next album, planned for February 2022. As Ryan put it, “This painting reflects perfectly the music we wrote for this album.” I was happy to agree. At the time of writing, I was waiting for the final album release.
At the time of this post, the painting was hanging at the entrance to our MP’s constituency office in Belleville, and I was looking forward to seeing it used as an album cover and digital download.
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Cheers, Chris Finkle
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The painting also appeared in my Broadway, Faces and Music show, alongside other musical subjects such as Joe Bonamassa.
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