Vanessa McKernan / Moonlit Lovers

Vanessa McKernan / Moonlit LoversVanessa McKernan is an oil painter from Toronto who recently relocated to the countryside of the Ottawa Valley with her family of four. Vanessa views the act of painting as a dynamic practice, where the unconscious intermingles with ideas and imagery taken from dreams, observations, historical works of art, and personal experiences. Often drawing on the inherent symbology of the garden, her paintings explore cycles of death and rebirth, impermanence,

Her signature style is defined by subtle textures

often used as a tool to slow down

A typical moment in the heart of Italy — blue skies

Designlines

Franziska Barczyk is a contemporary Toronto-based artist

sewn together into compositions that reveal both tension and harmony

In her artistic practice

Amelia has exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions

I emphasize these hidden structures by revealing both the front and back of the canvas while removing stretcher bars altogether

"My art is a manifestation of an unseen

In her abstract figuration

she strives to capture the little in-between moments that make life so beautiful