Between Organic and Technological: Art by Angela Britzman
Popeye, wood, aluminum, vinyl paint
Angela Britzman is a New York-based artist who works in sculpture and traditional two-dimensional media. The artist’s works, particularly her sculptures, toe the aesthetic line between organic and technological, taking a single base form as a starting point and exploring a vast range of media and materials.
It’s really interesting to browse through Angela’s…
Memory or Emotion: Art by Leslie Ann Lemieux
Up at Glacier Park, coloured pencil
Leslie Ann Lemieux is an artist and illustrator whose work takes the form of both observational landscapes and images from fantasy realms. Working primarily in watercolour and mixed media, Leslie captures a sense of dreamlike awe whether she’s painting from memory or emotion.
Imaginary Fears, mixed media on illustration board
I really enjoy the way that Leslie applies the watercolour medium in her…
Fantastic Favourites: Linda Lang, Bill Hayner, Colby Brewer
Today, let’s look inside the art practices of Linda Lang, Bill Hayner, and Colby Brewer. Working in paint, mixed media, and installation, these artists take very different approaches to their media and subjects, but all arrive at polished works that are equally evocative and visually engaging.
Colours of South Baffin, oil on canvas
Linda Lang is a painter and muralist who creates works of art depicting settings in…
Refractions of Light: Pastel Art by Raymond Noesen
Skokie Lagoon, oil and wax pastel on colourfix paper
Raymond Noesen is an artist originally from Chicago who works primarily in pastel. The artist tends toward figurative subjects, using his talent for realistic detail to capture interesting refractions of light or moments of decay that lend a dreamlike quality to real spaces.
1666, oil and wax pastel on colourfix paper
Most of the works in Raymond’s current are made using a blend…
Tranquility and Warmth: Landscape Painting by Roger Asselin
Gulf Cove Sunset, acrylic on canvas
Roger Asselin is a Florida-based artist who paints the local landscape in detailed, smoothly blended acrylics. The artist’s seascapes and landscape scenes capture the tranquility and warmth of the Florida coastline, as well as other locales.
Gandy Beach Triplet Palms, acrylic on canvas
The artist paints in the studio from photographs, doing a great job of capturing the feeling of a plein air…
Momentary Images: The Oil Painting of Elizabeth Regan
The Holy Isle, Scotland, oil on board
Elizabeth Regan paints in oil on wood panels, often using her artwork to express views of her surroundings and the landscapes in which she finds herself. The artist’s style is impressionistic, using large, highly visible brush marks to create fleeting, momentary images of realistic spaces and places.
View from the Window, oil on panel
I really enjoy Elizabeth’s use of colour throughout her art…
Expressive Poses: A Painting Portfolio by Hazel Harris
Hazel Harris is a painter who works through an intuitive, explorative process, often thinking up the titles for her works before embarking on the process of creating them. The artist has an affinity for the human figure, and the majority of her works feature exuberant, rounded female figures in expressive poses and settings.
Country Mouse Comes to the Big City
I like the sense of joy that’s present and palpable…
Photography and Digital Media by Alexander Joseph Tacik
Alexander Joseph Tacik is a Saskatchewan-based artist who works in photography and digital media. In his current practice, Alexander creates imagery that takes a closer look at urban architecture and rural scenery, approaching both extremes with an eye for colour and bold composition.
I really enjoy seeing Alexander’s photos of Regina and the surrounding area, and the contrast between the focus in…
The Portfolio of Traditional Artist Jan Marie
Kettle Moraine Train, watercolour on watercolour paper
Jan Marie is a traditional artist who works in a variety of media including watercolour, acrylic paint, and felt-tip marker. The artist is currently based in Arizona.
Purple Paradise, metallic acrylic on round stretched canvas
It’s interesting to browse through Jan’s portfolio and see the wide variety of media that the artist experiments with. In Jan’s gallery of acrylic…
Simple but Striking: The Painting Portfolio of Debbie Hutson
Sunset Reflections, acrylic on mixed media paper
Debbie Hutson is a Mississippi-based artist who works primarily in acrylic, painting landscapes and colourful abstracts with smooth, softly blended gradient hues and an eye for simple but striking compositions.
Just Beneath, acrylic, mixed media, texture, gold leaf on canvas
I love how the artist’s figurative works sit in contrast to, and complement, her abstracts. Viewing the…
From Bowls to Marbles: Glass Art by Joanne Andrighetti
Joanne Andrighetti is a glass artist based in Vancouver, BC. In her practice, Joanne makes everything from bowls to marbles, maintaining a sense of clean, well-composed design throughout her portfolio.
Once upon a Unicorn, flameworked borosilicate glass
It’s really neat to browse through Joanne’s portfolio and see all the different ways that glass can be created and manipulated using different visual…
Attention-Getting Aesthetic: The Design Portfolio of Steve Ferris
Pindar Chardonnay (lable design)
Steve Ferris is a graphic designer and commercial illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. In his practice, Steve creates designs for everything from print media and labels to clothing, working with a bright, attention-getting aesthetic eye.
Steve’s logo designs make use of high-impact font choices and bright, contrasting colours. It’s interesting to see designs for a…
Biomorphic Expressionism: The Art of Susan Olsen
Norwegian Water and Wood, oil on linen
Susan Olsen is an artist whose current practice centres on “biomorphic expressionism.” The artist’s works in oil on linen draw on elements of realistic landscapes and flora, building on recognizable features with abstracted, alien forms to create visuals that are truly unique.
It's the Journey, oil on linen
I enjoy the tension between the artist’s particular painting style and the…
A Portfolio of Two-Dimensional Media by Sassicca Bowyer
Sassicca Bowyer is an artist originally trained in painting who now works in a variety of traditional, two-dimensional media and styles. The artist’s gallery features examples ranging from highly figurative, documentary photography, to abstract painting.
Sassicca’s photographs sometimes remind me of work by Emina Kurtagic -- there’s a sense that the artist’s main pursuit here is to simply capture what they…
Inside the Art Studio of Ruth Asawa
Ruth Asawa was a Japanese-American artist. An American citizen, the artist was forced into a Japanese internment camp for 18 months at the age of 16. During this period, Asawa took up drawing, maintaining an evolving art practice that lasted for the remainder of her life. The artist worked in a wide range of media, often focusing on abstract constructions with a geometric edge.
Asawa’s studio looks like an ethereal alien world…