Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, Shannon Craig Morphew creates impressionistic Canadian landscapes utilizing a strong colour sense, free form movement of oil washes and signature bold brushwork, all interpreted in a highly energetic and linear style.
Words by Deena Dolan
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On a journey of discovery with a passion to tell a visual story, Harvey Bodach has explored wilderness zones throughout the globe—observing the natural world and its wildlife. His passion, focus, and inspiration drive him to recreate and share his own experiences with truthful accuracy and detailed realism through his art.
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Stemming from her background in art history and decorative arts, Lisa Hannaford skilfully utilizes mixed media—acrylic paint, charcoal, pencil and pastels—to form playful and colourful swirls of transparent layers and gestural strokes.
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Using classic impasto oils, her grandmother’s 1940s easel and palette knives, Dana Cowie creates landscapes that are translated into cubist shapes of highly textural colour, cone and movement.
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Combining distinctly stylized composition, light, colour and shape, Collingwood artist Andrew Peycha’s work communicates the simple yet stunning complexities of nature.
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Using dynamic, impasto brushwork, our Summer 2021 cover artist Ryan Allen Sobkovich captures vast expanses of Canadian wilderness on his canvas.
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Found in collections worldwide, contemporary, abstract artist Darlene Watson intuitively combines vibrant colours and spontaneous yet thoughtful shapes and lines to produce inspiring works of art seemingly done with total abandon.
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Growing up in Thornbury, Jonathan Houghton had dreams of becoming an illustrator/ cartoonist. Years later however, after studying fine art in New Brunswick, Greece and Italy, Jon returned home as an accomplished painter, having honed his own distinctively, identifiable style.
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