Landscapes of New England: Painting by Kim Senior
Poplars Shelburn Farms, acrylic on canvas
Kim Senior is a Vermont-based artist who captures the landscapes of New England in paintings. The artist uses a delicate, painterly hand to render trees, dappled sunlight, rolling hills, and running water with equal care.
Lamoille March Thaw, acrylic on canvas
Kim’s painting portfolio features galleries for each season. It’s interesting to be able to see paintings of a similar location…
Colour and Movement: Painting by Catron Wallace
Symphonies In My Head, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Catron Wallace is a Tennessee-based artist who paints primarily in acrylic and mixed media, producing large abstract paintings that focus on colour and movement. When she’s not at work in her studio, Catron runs workshops and classes to help other artists develop their skill sets.
Indian Summer, acrylic and mixed media on canvas
I really enjoy the textured appearance of…
Enigmatic Abstract Paintings by Franco Paisio
To a Lost Summer, acrylic and oil on poly-cotton
Franco Paisio was born in Milan, Italy, and now lives and works primarily in Sydney, Australia. In his artistic practice, Franco creates enigmatic abstract paintings, combining large planes of warm, earthy colour with flashes of darkened line art.
Stage Setting 3, mixed media on paper
Franco’s current art portfolio showcases the artist’s works on both paper and canvas. Some of…
Kermes Interior Design: Arrangements by Kathi Kermes-Dixon
Kermes Interior Design is the brainchild of Kathi Kermes-Dixon, a designer currently based in the Palm Beaches, Florida. Kathi is trained in interior design as well as fine art, and brings a confident, cohesive aesthetic sensibility to both private and commercial spaces.
Interior designs by Kermes cover a range of styles, from traditional to contemporary. The designer does a great job of balancing…
Exploring the Metaphysical: The Art of Julie Gladstone
Mondrian Electric Storm, oil on panel
Julie Gladstone is an artist based in Toronto. In her current practice, Julie works in painting, sculpture, and installation, creating works that utilize an abstracted aesthetic along with a bright, cool colour palette, exploring the metaphysical through observation.
Full Body Rainbow Shield, oil on panel
I really enjoy Julie’s paintings -- the artist’s portfolio is packed with series of works…
Material and Texture: The Art of Jan Swinburne
Jan Swinburne is a Canadian artist who produces work in both traditional and digital media, often taking an experimental approach to her process. The artist’s practice tends toward abstraction, and appreciation for material and texture.
I really enjoy the works in Jan’s recent series WAVEFORM LANDSCAPES. In these works, the artist transforms short audio tracks into mountainous landscapes, using various…
The Art Portfolio of Addison Paige
The Elegance of Nature and Chaos, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Addison Paige is a traditional artist working a combination of traditional painting and drawing materials. The artist’s works are abstract, and utilize the unique line-making qualities of charcoal and acrylic paint to draw the viewer’s eye across the canvas.
When The Wind Takes Things Away From Us, acrylic, ink, and charcoal on canvas
As we saw in our previous…
The Sculpture and Installation Art Portfolio of Tamara Rusnak
Imagined Objects Exhibition 2018
Tamara Rusnak is a Saskatchewan artist who works frequently in sculpture and installation, using a range of materials and processes to build objects that reference and emulate natural forms.
Imagined Objects Exhibition 2018
In our previous feature, we looked at Tamara’s knack for ecological installations, and building sculptures that reference and explore the unique aesthetics of nature. Unlike…
Figurative and Conceptual Artworks by Tom O'Rourke
Night music, acrylic on canvas
Tom O’Rourke is an Irish painter who uses an impressionist, abstracted style to express subjects both figurative and conceptual. The artist’s works are brightly coloured with a palpable, almost vibrating sense of energy.
I really enjoy the colour palette that Tom employs in many of his works. Whether it’s a unified scheme of deep greens and blues like that in his…
A Portfolio of Colourful Stained Glass by Jewelweed Studio
Jewelweed Studio creates bright and colourful stained glass artworks. Studio partners Allan Joyce and Gary Medley combine their skills and sense of aesthetics to produce unique glass artworks for a variety of businesses and private clients.
I love the amount of colour packed into each stained glass work by Jewelweed. The artists incorporate colour with a sense of abandon, turning each piece into a kaleidoscopic…
Spiritual, Esoteric, and Introspective Art by John Keaton
John Keaton is a New York based artist, painter, and illustrator. John produces both figurative and abstract works, often taking inspiration from spiritual, esoteric, and introspective ways of thinking.
It’s interesting to see how John’s style varies across different media and subject matter. In his recent series See No Evil (No Ver El Mal), the artist takes on a loose, painterly approach,…
Organic Randomness: The Art of Steven Graubart
Untitled, acrylic and ink on paper
Steven Graubart produces abstract images in a variety of media, blending an eye for pattern with a sense of organic randomness in each piece. The artist’s portfolio covers a wide range of media and colour but maintains a sense of consistency in form.
The artist’s works take the form of multicoloured abstractions, with organic shapes and lines joined together in layers and…
The Contemporary Sculpture Portfolio of Magali Hébert-Huot
Untitled (L'Hiver est long), hyrdocal and wax
Magali Hébert-Huot lives and works in both Baltimore and Québec City. In her current artistic practice, Magali creates works of contemporary sculpture using unexpected materials and neon hues.
Untitled (Swinging Bundle Yellow), expanding foam, rope, 3-D printed hardware
Some of the artist’s most recent sculptural installations consist of numerous small pieces placed at semi-regular…
The Art of Self-Taught Photographer Mark Essner
Mark Essner is a self-taught photographer based in Waterloo, Ontario. In his photographic practice, Essner combines a documentary eye with a unique sense of aesthetics, building images that both tell a story and celebrate the look and feel of their subjects.
I like how many of Mark’s photographs emphasize the human side of cities and industry. The artist is great at finding the beauty in spaces that would not normally…
The Art Portfolio of Painter Noah Verrier
Painter Noah Verrier has been creating art since childhood, taking a contemplative, meditative approach to much of his work. The artist has worked on large series spanning numerous pieces, but his painting style also shines in quietly masterful still-life and other works made from observation.
In Noah’s gallery of recent works, the artist shows off paintings of food and other common…