R. A. Storberg  (Ray Storberg)
Capturing the Spendour of the Ontario Countryside.

Reino Arvid (Ray) Storberg, born in 1908, came to Canada as a little boy from his native Finland. He acquired his early training at the Ontario College of Art under such notables as: Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and others associated with the Group of Seven.

Young Storberg fell in love with the Ontario countryside during sketching trips with members of the Group of Seven. J. W. Beatty, in particular, became his favourite artist and was to influence Storberg in his spirited style with brush and knife.

With G. A. Kulmala, he sketched the beauty of Ontario's northland, dramatizing the sky and moving cloud formation. he portrays with masterly strokes Georgian Bay with its sun baked rocks and wind-swept pines.

Storberg captures the vivid splendour of autumn, the promise of spring, summer's glory and winter nights when the snow is deep. Each of these moments become a precious eternity.

After a successful career in the Graphic Arts, Ray Storberg devoted all his time to his true love, Fine Art. Some of the corporate collectors of Storberg's works include: Air Canada, North Peel Radiologists, Barbarians's, W. G. How Construction Ltd., Addison on Bay Ltd., Toyota's World Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Selkirk Communications Ltd., Cogan Corporation and the British Consulate- General to Canada.

Private collections are to be found in Australia, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, England, United States and the Philippines.

Although Ray Storberg is no longer with us his paintings will never cease to delight those lucky enough to own them.