Valeries Art Gallery: October 2012

Monday, October 22, 2012

My art in a clients home.

My art in a clients home. This is a 4' x 8' wide edge canvas. The

painting is textured and has a lot of detail in person. It is also warm

and subtle.

mixed media on wide edge canvas

More of the large textured paintings.

mixed media on wide edge canvas

Parts of paintings that are on 4' x8' canvas. The bottom

painting is not finished in this photo. These are very

textured.

photography

Four Trees in the Naikoon Park, Haida Gwaii.

Shells hanging on drift wood.

About me

I was born and raised in Flin Flon, Manitoba in 1955, the eldest of five children. I now live in Lamont County on an acreage with my husband and two dogs. Art has always been my greatest passion. I feel that I've always been an artist, even as a child, growing up, drawing was my past time. My great grandfather was also an artist and had some influence on me. I used to stand very quietly near his easel and watch him paint. When I was about ten years old, my great grandfather passed away and left me all his paints and brushes and I began to paint. Since that time I have changed mediums, from oils to water colors to ink and now acrylic mediums. I am mostly a self taught artist but I have taken many art classes over the years. I have been exhibiting and selling my work for many years. I have shifted my work from very realistic to a much looser abstract style. My work is owned in many private collections as well as corporate collections in Canada, Australia and Scotland. I make a yearly contribution to the Rainbow Wish Foundation for children. Quite often I am inspired by the images I see in my dreams.