Offered for sale this framed oil painting on board, signed D. Schildroth (Donald) and dated 1974 in the lower right hand corner. The composition depicting a Mennonite market scene is titled on the back Elmira Market. Framed it what appears to be the original frame and measuring 16.5 inches in height x 20.5 inches in width. The painting is in very nice condition, painted on artist panel, the frame shows some discolouration to the linen boarder and some minor chips and scratches to the wood finish (see photos). Biography accredited to the university of Waterloo. Born and raised in Kitchener, Donald Schildroth (1927-2013) always had a passion for art and photography. Following a career at Uniroyal he retired to Victoria, B.C. In 1992, the year of his 65th birthday, he decided to do 65 paintings as "an expression of the lifetime of fond memories I have of roaming Waterloo County with a camera and trying to capture the simple rural and village Spirit that the Mennonite tradition inspired."