“Every picture tells a story don’t it”? Rod Stewart said it all. Every artist, when putting brush to canvas, is investing themself. Revealing an aspect of their inner life and personal experience. Asking the viewer to take part – or, one might say – to come inside.
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The Inside Story – Val Miles
When I am working on a painting I like to bring in elements that will hopefully inspire a viewer to ask questions about what is going on or to be able to relate to a feeling or emotion. If I am able to elicit a smile or a reaction to the beauty of a colour then I feel that I have accomplished my goal.
The Inside Story – Kathleen Slavin
Inside Story as a theme brings to mind mystery movies or surrealistic paintings where the viewer realizes that perhaps more is going on than was noticed at first glance.
The Inside Story – Patricia Katz
Turn an artist loose in an Art Supply Shop and it’s just like letting a kid go crazy in a candy store. We rarely leave without adding something to our collection of artmaking supplies. Every artist I know has a deep well of materials filling shelves, drawers and closets – spilling out from the studio into other parts of our homes and lives.
The Inside Story – Leslie Stadnichuk
Every now and then I see a completed painting in my mind’s eye. Sometimes I have to I set about developing the skills I need to complete it. The first time this happened was in 1999 when I saw 4 or 5 square pieces in a row of peonies, dahlias, and begonias. It was both exciting and terrifying, but it was the start of a long and enjoyable process.
The Inside Story – Celeste Dumonceaux Delahey
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.
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.
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