The Art Portfolio of Amie T. Rangel
CROSSING, charcoal, chalk pastel, and gesso on linen
Amie T. Rangel’s artistic practice investigates architectural spaces and constructions, and the intersection between built systems and organic bodies. The artist is based in Visalia, California, where she also works as an adjunct professor and gallery director at the College of the Sequoia.
NARTHEX, charcoal, chalk pastel, gesso, and gel medium on linen
I really enjoy the drawing…
The Art Portfolio of Kate Scoones
Florage, oil, gouache, and fabric on birch panel
Kate Scoones is an artist based in Victoria, British Columbia. In her practice, the artist works as a painter, as well as a writer and art educator. Kate’s paintings often combine compositional aesthetics from abstraction and collage with traditional media like oil, gouache, ink, and acrylic.
Blackberry, oil, gouache, and ink on birch panel
I really enjoy the way Kate combines…
The Art Portfolio of Adam Mayster
Photographer and designer Adam Mayster captures the world around him in images that are digitally edited and enhanced so as to create a view of the world that’s just a little bit sharper and more saturated than life.
I appreciate the way that Adam utilizes photo-manipulation techniques to enhance his images. While the artist doesn’t shy away from more extreme alterations to the photographic image, he also uses…
The Art Portfolio of Georgette (Gette) Jones
FREQUENT DREAMER, acrylic on canvas
Georgette (Gette) Jones has been creating art since childhood, in the form of both visual art and writing. The artist’s current practice is centered on painting, with Gette using bright colours and patterns, and experimenting with abstract forms.
CARNIVAL, acrylic on canvas board
I’m enjoying browsing through Gette’s recent series of abstracted artworks. The artist’s gallery of abstract and…
The Art Portfolio of Wanda Hawse
Sumas (Land without Trees), watercolour
Artist Wanda Hawse uses watercolour to capture and reveal the emotions of nature. The artist’s portfolio is packed with detailed, thoughtful watercolour paintings spanning landscape, seascape, architectural, and figurative subject matter.
I really enjoy the way that Wanda renders light in her paintings. In her watercolour renderings of the streets of Paris, for example,…
The Art Portfolio of Lynne Stewart
Lynne Stewart is an artist based in Riverside, California. Throughout her decades-spanning artistic practice, Lynne has used artwork as a way of working through struggles with mental health, and connecting not only with herself but with others.
Disappearing Wise Woman, pastel on paper
There’s a wonderful sense of play and experimentation throughout the works in Lynne’s portfolio. It’s interesting to…
The Art Portfolio of Eloise Shelton-Mayo
U.K.-born artist Eloise Shelton-Mayo creates works with a focus on layering paper and encaustic media, borrowing aesthetics from both traditional oil painting and collage to create a fascinatingly diverse array of abstract compositions. The artist’s works range from heavily textural and geometric, to soft, quiet, and delicate.
Winding 1, oil and cold wax on paper
I’m quite taken by the works in Eloise’s Paper…
The Art Portfolio of Douglas Zest
Artist Douglas Zest creates complex, layered abstract paintings using a technique called a “dirty pour,” in which different colours of acrylic paint are layered and mixed in a cup or vessel before being poured onto the canvas. The resulting pieces are firmly abstract but often call to mind aerial views of distant planets, or microscopic vistas.
I like seeing the way Douglas brings his own unique style to the…
The Art Portfolio of Anne Popperwell
Golden Afternoon, acrylic on cradled wood panel
Painter Anne Popperwell creates beautifully soft, creamy, dreamy paintings featuring landscapes and other natural subject matter. The artist is currently based in the Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia, and many of her works express scenes from in and around the islands.
Island Sky #2, acrylic on canvas
I really enjoy the colour palette that Anne employs in many of her…
The Kinetic Art Portfolio of Len Millward
Len Millward is a kinetic sculptor who works with a Kinetic Lenz of his own creation, producing works of video and still images that capture brightly coloured patterns of refracted light. The artist’s works represent a pure exploration into the quality of light and colour.
It’s interesting to browse through all the different short videos on Len’s art portfolio website. Each piece,…
The Art Portfolio of Michele Ridgeway
Michele Ridgeway is an artist based in Hancock, Massachusetts. In her artistic practice, Michele works in a wide range of innovative media including animation, performance, video, and even edible items.
As we saw in our previous feature of Michele’s work, the artist often uses her artwork to explore themes of identity and self-image. In particular, the artist’s work lingers…
The Art Portfolio of Jose Londono
Within Iciness, #14 in the series, acrylic on slate
Jose Londono is a New York-based artist who works in a variety of media including paint and photography. The artist’s paintings on slate represent an interesting exploration into the limits of the painted surface.
Breaking Free... #4 in the series, acrylic on slate
The heavy textures of Jose’s works on slate invite closer inspection and lend each painting a fascinatingly tactile…
The Painting Portfolio of Gary Doll
Mission Creek #2, oil on canvas board
Gary Doll is a painter based in Kelowna, BC. In his studio practice, Gary produces gestural, impressionistic paintings of the landscape around his home and throughout British Columbia, with many of the works depicting mountains, trees, and bodies of water.
Maligne Lake -- Alberta, oil on canvas
I like the way Gary employs highly visible brush marks to lend each work a unique, distinctive style.…
The Art Portfolio of M. Charles and Lavetta Rhinehart
Green River (by Lavetta Rhinehart)
M. Charles and Lavetta Rhinehart are husband-and-wife artists based in Missouri. The pair are both skilled at painting in lavish realism, depicting scenes and landscapes that could be taken straight from the pages of a fantasy or science fiction novel.
Bellem Fields, oil on board (by M. Charles Rhinehart)
I’m really intrigued by the similarities between each of the artist’s styles. While M.…
A Portfolio of Plein Air Paintings by Bryan Coombes
Spirits of the West, acrylic on canvas
Painter Bryan Coombes is inspired by the world around him, whether it’s a vast forested landscape, or rusting antique car. The artist’s body of work focuses on plein air paintings, with subject matter inspired by Bryan’s previous work as a pilot, mountaineer, and photographer.
Bryan’s figurative paintings, especially those of familiar outdoor spaces -- roads,…