These Canadian artists create their own original portraiture capturing likenesses and interpreting the essence of the subject. Many of the artists listed may be approached to create portraits on commission. Their work might include family, friends, pets, or just an interesting face.
Graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design. Portrait artist, Contemporary Realism Paintings, Watercolour, Clay Sculpture. Available for private portrait commissions. Resides in lovely Owen Sound, Ontario with her husband, a Canadian realis... (more)
Eclectic, curious & forthright, I deliver versions of my world in colourful bursts. Interested in experiment and play, the works often use humour. Titles matter!
My colourful works are in corporate & private collecti... (more)
The evocative and multi layered paintings and pastels of Gary Crawford are an exploration in form using dynamic and many times, explosive splashes of colour, line and light.
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My work is about forgiveness and letting go of past shame. I tear through “rejected” art pieces, then stitch them back together to symbolize healing and new beginnings. I continue to unearth the past, now celebrating the importance of family and c... (more)
Painting: acrylic, watercolour, mixed media. I'm in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Museum London and Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Kingston
I grew up in London, ON and studied at U.W.O, now West... (more)
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts—University of Mimar Sinan in Istanbul, Türkiye. Lived in Toronto, Canada between 1971-2009;
Worked for Scholastic Canada Ltd., in Toronto between 1979-2009, first as Graphic Designer and later as Art Di... (more)
In my floral watercolours, I seek to give the viewer a moment of peaceful reflection.
Christine Montague is an award-winning realism painter with a passion for the polar bear and its story of vulnerability from climate change. Since 2018, Montague has had three polar bear portrait... (more)
My artwork is contemporary realism in the old tradition. I try to portray a concept or story with my settings or themes by utilizing traditional methods with sometimes contemporary or antique subject matter. I paint with a passion for the creati... (more)