Enhancing and improving the gift of vision through personalised care is what we do at Vista Eye Centre.

Our team has partnered with Steve Fretwell, a Toronto based painter to bring beautiful bold paintings to the walls of our office.

We’re committing 20% of the sales of paintings displayed at our office to Eyes on Ukraine - a registered Canadian charity that supports the treatment of eye injuries in Ukraine.

To inquire about purchasing one of the paintings please click the link below.

  • Hindenburg’s Vie I and II seen together

THE HINDENBURGS VIEW OF CHESTER NOVA SCOTIA I

36” x 36” Oil on canvas

The giant German airliner Hindenburg flew over Chester Nova Scotia on Saturday, 4 July 1936.

It appeared to fly low over Halifax and the province in general but especially low over Shelburne, Chester and Hazel Hill.

The airliner flew at an altitude of about 1000 feet, but due to its size the dirigible seemed to be just above the tree line.

The Halifax Herald, 6 July 1936, p. 4, reported in bold print that it was possible that “those aboard the Hindenburg were taking pictures of Halifax and other places, for the files of the German air ministry”.

Military authorities said photographs could easily be taken up to 10,000 feet and it would be impossible to prevent photographs from being taken.

Price: $1,400

$280 goes to Eyes on Ukraine


  • Hindenburg’s View I and II

THE HINDENBURGS VIEW OF CHESTER NOVA SCOTIA II

36” x 36” Oil on canvas

The giant German airliner Hindenburg flew over Chester Nova Scotia on Saturday, 4 July 1936.

It appeared to fly low over Halifax and the province in general but especially low over Shelburne, Chester and Hazel Hill.

The airliner flew at an altitude of about 1000 feet, but due to its size the dirigible seemed to be just above the tree line.

The Halifax Herald, 6 July 1936, p. 4, reported in bold print that it was possible that “those aboard the Hindenburg were taking pictures of Halifax and other places, for the files of the German air ministry”.

Military authorities said photographs could easily be taken up to 10,000 feet and it would be impossible to prevent photographs from being taken.

Price: $1,400

$280 Goes to Eyes on Ukraine


slava Ukraini I

48” x 48” acrylic on Birch panel

$2,500

100% of the proceeds from the sale of this painting will be donated to Eyes On Ukraine


Tarawa Atoll study iV

30” x 40” Acrylic on canvas

In mid-1943, the Allied command in the Pacific began Operation Cartwheel, which was designed to isolate the Japanese base at Rabaul on New Britain. The key elements of Cartwheel involved Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur pushing across northeastern New Guinea, while naval forces secured the Solomon Islands to the east. Rather than engage sizable Japanese garrisons, these operations were designed to cut them off and let them "wither on the vine."

This approach of bypassing Japanese strong points, such as Truk, was applied on a large scale as the Allies devised their strategy for moving across the central Pacific. Known as "island hopping," U.S. forces moved from island to island, using each as a base for capturing the next. As the island-hopping campaign began, MacArthur continued his push in New Guinea while other Allied troops were engaged in clearing the Japanese from the Aleutians.

This painting is inspired by the naturally occurring rock formations that surround a portion of the island - they appear and disappear with the tides.

Price: $1,400

$280 Goes to Eyes on Ukraine