The prairies have a way of making you feel both small and connected to the world around you. The constantly changing sky—shifting from pale blue to stormy grey, or the brilliant colours of a setting sun—becomes a kind of emotional landscape, shaping moods and perspectives.
Category Archives: Artist Spotlight
The Inside Story – Wendy McLeod
Obscured faces, figures with their backs to the viewer, distorted proportions, and colour are used to express anonymity, emotion, and relationships. My hope is that the mystery of the unknown draws viewers into my artworks to discover their own stories within them.
The Inside Story – Paige Mortensen
One thing I learned about myself is that it was really hard to let go of this very precise way of working with acrylics and watercolour. I needed to let go of that precision and loosen up. I needed to find a new way of working.
The Inside Story – Jean Dudley
Luckily my studio is on the cool side. Painting pictures of snow in my long johns, turtleneck, flannel shirt and sweater doesn’t feel quite as foreign as dreaming of images of summer days.
The Inside Story – Sharron Schoenfeld
I find myself chasing the impressionist’s dream: to capture not the perfect detail, but the fleeting emotion of a moment, the way a warm afternoon light plays off a window or the glow of a flower petal catches the eye.
Creative Synergy – Patricia Katz
The Creative Synergy that flows from our weekly collaborations is good for all of us. As we create opportunities to learn and grow, we bring out the best in each other. We discover things together that would take much longer to learn were we working in isolation.
Creative Synergy – Paige Mortensen
What I would like to highlight is you, our audience. Connecting with you brings another level of creative synergy to my artistic practice. Sharing my work and interacting with a broader range of people is vital to my growth as an artist. Your reactions inspire me to continue my creative exploration and often spark new ideas.
Creative Synergy – Leslie Stadnichuk
The group offers up what I have found to be the helpful, thoughtful, and interesting suggestions with the utmost kindness. Because of this I have gone from being intimidated by the critique process to looking forward to it.
Creative Synergy – Anne Simmie
I am new to the Artists’ Workshop this year, and greatly appreciate the motivation the group provides: I need to show up every Monday and make something!
Creative Synergy – Val Miles
When I first joined I was fortunate to have had the experience of working with many of the original members of the group. It is because of their creative synergy that the group has been as successful as it is as they set high standards and established a strong foundation.
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