Calgary 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.
I am an abstract multimedia artist and resin artist. I like to play with different kinds of substrates e.g. canvases, wooden boards, glass, metallic sheets etc. I use acrylic paints,alcohol inks, resin, clay , acrylic inks, pens and pencils and so... (more)
I create fictional visual events, inspired by spending time in nature. Through the mediums of paint, and, sometimes, technology, I can discover endless means of expression. Using colours and contrasts in unique and unexpected ways enchants me, an... (more)
Photography has been a passion for most of my life. Initially, it was portraits and weddings; in the last few years, landscape, nature and wildlife. Landscape and nature photography opens up processing possibilities, the "what if I do this ..." ex... (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)
My paintings are original works of art in acrylic paint on stretched canvas. I do not have any particular focus as far as themes are concerned. I paint whatever catches my fancy. I do enjoy creating a series of 3-6 paintings that deal with a parti... (more)
unique watercolour paintings... the 'essence' of beauty & joy; MFA visual artist, 50 years
I have always been connected to "Urban Culture”, street performers, buskers, and musical entertainers. I feel a sense of kinship with those who express themselves openly and believe a similar creative impulse is what moves me to paint. My most ins... (more)
Working in acrylic mixed media, Nadine’s intuitive approach to contemporary abstract painting opens up a world of wonder and joy to herself and the viewer. The recurring themes in her paintings are her use of bright colours, layering of acrylic pa... (more)
Mandie Keay is a Calgary based oil painting artist and instructor. She specializes in portrait and figure paintings with a focus on human expressions and emotions.
Most of her subjects are all beautifully rendered females that are painted... (more)
Melissa McKinnon is a contemporary landscape artist who creates large abstract landscape paintings full of vibrant colour and thick layered impasto texture. Her paintings of aspen and birch trees, mountains, prairie landscapes, flowers and sunset... (more)