Portraits & Figures Showcase
"Celebrating Beauty in Us"
"Art has been part of my life from a very early age. I have always enjoyed the process and freedom of creating art as it has way of activating our senses, memories and emotions in a unique way. As artists we often use those senses, memories and emotions as an impetus for creating. My work often starts with an idea that evolves and changes throughout the process resulting in a sometimes surprising and unexpected outcome. For me, this is the joy of doing art. ..."
"Art my birth star gave this orphan child a gift visual acuity with a open path to my visual intelligence. Art has given me quite a ride but at 82 I'm still a producing and exhibiting artist and will remain so. ..."
“Because I have an established background history with Fashion Illustration and designers, I have a special inclination for painting women.
My portraits bring out the beauty, the grace and the dignity of all women, of all ages and all races. ...”
“Colourful and humorous art with a strong environmental message ...”
“I practice the range of work that the Old Masters did: in the field, in the studio, in situ. And I work in the major media of the Old Masters: buon fresco, oil, watercolor & ink, sanguine pencil & trois crayons. ...”
“My intricate detailed works are animal symbology prints.
They represent nature and the natural world in its complexity. ...”
“Art, both its creation and the experience of enjoying it, is a wonder that can heal the soul. As a landscape painter, I feel a closeness to the natural world, and if my art can help people to connect in a deep and meaningful way to the beauty that surrounds us, my hope is that people will have a greater desire to appreciate and preserve this beautiful earth we live on. All of my art is meant for such an outcome, and I experience a great satisfaction when someone feels something from my art. ...”
"My passion for painting is not only to feed my soul,
by capturing the beauty I see:
be it a setting sun, or clouds that sweep across a cobalt sky,
or how light may fall upon any subject,
but also to share that discovery with others.
If my paintings can touch other lives,
just as poetry or beautiful music does,
Sharing how special and beautiful our world is,
then my passion has found full completion! ..."
Helen Utsal is an award winning contemporary landscape painter living and working on Vancouver Island. Spending time in Nature is a critical aspect of her inspiration and practice; a space for meditation, creation and renewal.
"Hiking and paddling, I cherish the quiet sounds and stillness. With my camera and my painter's mind, I mark moments; light shining bright and chartreuse on stirring leaves, dramatic light on the water, tangles of roots weaving the land together under my feet. ..."
"I enjoy all things to do with art, but have a passion for drawing and painting. I draw and paint almost exclusively from life finding ordinary people, places and objects the most exciting subjects to paint. I was very fortunate to have a father who was a successful illustrator teach me the basics of how to draw and paint, and share his knowledge and love of the fine arts with me. I find it important and fulfilling to also share this knowledge and everything I have learned throughout my artistic journey, as well as my art, with others. ..."
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