2019 Ornament

About the Artist

Lloyd Pretty has been creating art since he was four years old; but it wasn’t until he was in his thirties when he began painting full time. He grew up in Chapel Arm, Newfoundland and went to work with his father in the lumber woods when he was seventeen. After working in the lumber woods for five years he decided to travel and ended up in Montreal where he found work on an oil tanker and sailed the seaway and the Great lakes for seven years. After he married and started his family, Lloyd found work ashore in Montreal in the oil refineries and later moved to Glace Bay, N.S, with Atomic Energy of Canada. Eventually he ended up back in Newfoundland and settled in Stephenville where he is still living today along with his wife Daphne who is also very creative in art and design.

Today Lloyds work is well known throughout Canada and in collections all over North America; as far away as Austria. He now produces his own Limited Edition giclée prints and paints every day. Lloyd has won many awards for his work and has been commissioned by many people, organizations, and companies to create works of art. Some of which are Parks Canada, Newtel, Husky Oil, and many more. Republic of Doyle is a big fan and some of his work can be seen on the sets of that show.

Lloyd is currently a Member of the Canadian Society of Marine Artist, a Board Member for the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council, Board Member for the Folks Arts Society, St John’s as well as the Bay St George Folks Arts Council.

Emergency Contacts
RCMP: 466-3211
Fire Department: 466-7777
Ambulance: 466-3468
Hospital: 466-3411
Poison Control: 1-800-722-1110
Mental Health Crisis: 1-888-737-4668

Photography by Paul Tilley.