Many Barley Days labels feature the paintings of Prince Edward County scenes by renowned Canadian artist, Manly MacDonald (1889-1971).
MacDonald grew up on a farm in Point Anne, Ontario, east of Belleville. His semi-impressionistic style captures rural scenes of farms with livestock, mills, rivers and lakes.
Manly MacDonald, studied art in Buffalo and Boston and at the Ontario College of Art. He was a founding member of the Ontario Institute of Painters, and taught at the Ontario College of Art from 1946 to the mid-60's.
