Canadian abstract artists are traditionally painters, drawers, sculptors and photographers, but can also include other mediums like jewelry, printmaking, film, textiles ceramics and more. Artists in Canada views abstract as nonobjective art that depicts real forms in a simplified or rather reduced way - keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject.
Still life inspired artwork with a semi-abstract approach, featuring a bohemian eclectic flair and vibrant colours that enhance its overall impression.
Paulette Melanson is an artist who paints abstracts and landcapes. She lives in Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nova Scotia.
A resident of Nova Scotia since 1985, Paulette Melanson grew up in the Acadian village of Scoudouc, New... (more)
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Originally from Montreal,Quebec after working for some time in the banking industry, I decided to pursue my life-long passion for design and colour. Following completion of the Fine Arts Certificate program in 2010 at She... (more)
Michelle Montague is a mixed media artist based in Toronto, Canada. Drawing and painting for nearly 20 years, Michelle spent her formative years in Edmonton and Windsor before returning to Toronto in 1996. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree... (more)
I create expressive, organic paintings with acrylic paint, markers, and ink. Staying loose, through the use of sponges, invokes a sense of movement within my work, inviting the eye to dance and move through... (more)
Jean is the author of "Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People". She has been painting for over twenty years, balancing her strong teaching abilities, and writing with her continuing aspiration to convey her ideas in visual form... (more)
Short Bio: Serge V. Richard is a multidisciplinary visual artist who graduated in graphic arts from Holland College in Charlottetown and then pursued his art studies at the Université de Moncton. Beginning his career as a graphic designer and illu... (more)
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I am a retired Pathologist and Cancer researcher with an art addiction that has driven me back to school several times. My Art Work includes two separate but overlapping streams hich include the use of acrylic pai... (more)
Louise P Rouleau – L’OR biography
It is axiomatic, artists evolve; and L’OR’s art career is a 50-year statement of this truth. Her paintings have been exhibited in Paris, New York, Chicago, The Pacific Northwest, Vermont, Toronto and, of... (more)