Alison Kruse / Cedar in October

Alison Kruse / Cedar in OctoberAlison Kruse is a Toronto based artist who attended Queens University Fine Art Program. Working in both photo collage and oil paint, her work explores the survivalist concept of Survive and Thrive in an attempt to better understand emotion and what it means to thrive. Alison works in photo collage illustrations and oil painting. Her work is inspired by the distinct characteristics that make a place unique and how they evoke emotion. In addition to her

environment

and the concepts that challenge her

and inexpressible emotions

This calling was further deepened by a lasting fascination with interior design

her multidisciplinary practice employs mixed media to create layered

the scenes evoke a dreamlike nostalgia that preserve her snapshots in textile form

She takes on the role of observer and storyteller

France  —the world’s largest art museum and a prolific art institution

or the subtle lean of a body (or tulip) onto another

Her work spans both figurative and still life painting

The works invite a quiet sense of calm

Through a trompe l’oeil effect