Sometimes a painting is finished quite effortlessly. Others take time, needing to be solved. I hang those on the studio wall for sometimes months and we have a silent dialogue. Well, sometimes it is a lively and not so silent monologue that I have. I wait and listen for the painting to speak to me in its own language.

Currently I am building a pastel library documenting Colorado’s wildlife. It is amazing to really look closely at the creatures that share my home and try to capture their spirit.

I paint from photos in the comfort of my studio, which is why I spend every waking minute walking around with a camera and capturing everything that looks like it would make a good painting.

Joseph comes from a design background, working as an Art Director for different magazines in New York including People, GQ and Good Housekeeping. He likes bringing the elements of color and layout he learned from this past career into his current stained glass work.

I loved painting murals and creating for clients but began to transition to painting small pieces of artwork that eventually turned into “collections” of artwork.

One of my favourite quotes is by one of my favourite artists Canadian painter Emily Carr : ” What do I want to express? The subject means little. The arrangement, the design, color, shape, depth, light, space, mood, movement, balance…not one or all of these fits the bill.

I have found that there is great power in communicating on multiple levels and through greater simplicity. Less words, more beauty and spaciousness.

My images capture the life force that is simultaneously controlled; yet untamed.

I create art because it is my contribution to society that makes me feel most accomplished. I have truly shared of myself when painting. This is my way of sharing what I care about, my sense of humour. Creating art makes me feel alive, it is what I know.

Victoria’s dreamlike landscapes illicit an emotional response to the effects of light in nature.

Color, texture, light and movement are an important part of my work. I especially like being challenged to brainstorm and work “outside the box” with a theme for a specific show or event.

My artistic process relies heavily on observation — that is to say I trust my eyes to “tell” me what to put on the canvas, how to paint it, what is important, and what is not.

I often flip through old and new art magazines making notes about which work I am drawn to and why, as well as to find methods or materials which would lend themselves well to my own practice.