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Inspired by Tim Gagnon
“I find nature to be the most beautiful thing in the world. My style is defined by my mood. I can paint flowing clean landscapes, if that is how I interpret it, or, I may paint think, slashed paintings, that have emotion and energy.” – Tim Gagnon Tim Gagnon is an award winning, internationally collected, […]
Geranium’s Inspired by Henri Matisse
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” -Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was born on December 31, 1869 in France. He grew up in a small town in Northern France and came from humble origins. His father was a grain merchant and his mother ran a paint shop and sold house paints. […]
Runnymede Kindergarten Inspired by Claude Monet
“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.” – Claude Monet Spring has sprung and we spent a week with the Teddy Kids Leiden Kindergarten students at Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School creating gardens inspired by Claude Monet. We really enjoyed working with over 200 kindergarten students and the staff at Runnymede. The […]
Sunsets Inspired by J.M.W. Turner
“Light is therefore colour.” – J.M.W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in England on April 23, 1775. His family lived above his father’s barber shop and young Joseph began to sketch pictures at a young age. By the time he was 13, some of his drawings were sold from his father’s shop. Turner […]
Sparkling Skies inspired by David Langevin
“I wanted to know I could achieve any effect that I could imagine. I wanted complete expressive freedom…” – David Langevin David Langevin currently lives and paints in Kamloops, British Columbia. He was born in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and began drawing and painting even before he stared school. After spending several years teaching art, […]
Colour Fields Inspired by Mark Rothko
“Pictures must be miraculous”- Mark Rothko Mark Rothko, was born on September 25, 1903 as Markus Yakovlevich Rotkovich. He was an American painter of Russian Jewish descent. He was born in Russia and could speak Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew and English. Rothko is arguably most famous for his multiform paintings. He felt they contained a ‘breath […]
Lighthouses Inspired by Andrew Wyeth
“I don’t really have studios. I wander around people’s attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me. ” -Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth was born on July 12, 1917. As a young child he was home-tutored by his father, the illustrator N.C. Wyeth. At a time when many painters were looking for […]
Valentine’s Love Inspired by Jim Dine
“For me, drawing is everything.. “ – Jim Dine Jim Dine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 16th, 1935. His real name is James and growing up was nicknamed “Jimmy.” He began creating art at a very young age and liked to go to art museums. He was Dyslexic and didn’t learn to read very well […]
Sunrise Impressions – Inspired by Claude Monet
“My only merit lies in having painted directly in front of nature, seeking to render my impressions of the most fleeting effects.” –Claude Monet Claude Monet was born in Paris, France in 1840. When he was young he did not like being confined to a classroom and was more interested in being outside. He filled his […]
Inspired by Banksy
Banksy is the pseudonym of a “guerrilla” street artist known for his controversial, and often politically themed, stenciled pieces of art. Banksy’s identity remains unknown. He is believed to have been born in Bristol, England, around 1974. He rose to prominence for his provocative stenciled pieces in the late 1990s. He is the subject of […]