Their artwork once hung on the walls of an upscale inn. The artists want it back
CBC
Artists who had their work hung on the walls of a well-known destination inn in Newfoundland's Trinity Bay say their artwork went missing after the business was shuttered — but they have tempered hope they will soon be reunited.
Wayne Maloney of Bay Bulls told CBC News in a recent interview he had several painted pieces he'd made that hung on the walls of the Doctor's House Inn and Spa in Green's Harbour.
The property, overlooking Trinity Bay, started off as the private home of Dr. Charles and Mary Boddie decades ago. The 100-acre property featured a Tudor-style home, vast greenery and an ocean view.
Engineer and entrepreneur Jerry Byrne bought the property in 2013 and turned it into the Doctor's House Inn and Spa, which became known as a scenic getaway and wedding venue.
The business has since closed and the property is being managed by Veranova Properties on behalf of the mortgagee.
Maloney says he entered into an agreement with Byrne years ago to sell his artwork on consignment, with his art hanging on the inn's walls for sale.
"I trusted him. I went and visited there and actually posted the art on the walls myself. So I had, like, a nice prize position right in the front foyer," Maloney said.
One of his missing paintings is of the Ferryland lighthouse, which Maloney said is one of his favourite pieces. He recalled when Byrne first saw the painting he called it a "show stopper."
The other paintings he had on display, he said, were of other iconic Newfoundland imagery like boats — his father was a fisherman.
In total, five paintings, worth thousands of dollars are missing, he said.
Maloney said he last spoke with Byrne in December 2022, when he arranged to pick up his artwork at the inn. But when he made the 100-kilometre trip to Green's Harbour, the gate was closed, he said.
"They had my property so I thought, 'Well, I should go see him. There's a manager here and I'll talk to somebody.' But nothing. There was nobody there," recalled Maloney.
The door was open, he said, so he looked around and while the place was in a state of disarray, he didn't find his art. He wasn't able to get in touch with Byrne, he said, and he's talked to other artists in the same position.
"He's just ignoring all these questions of where the art is."
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