Heather is an artist who paints realistic landscapes in oils. She has a career history that includes graphic design, architectural drafting and illustration. These skills bring a unique vision to her art practice. It is through the visual lens of this professional background that Heather perceives the moments in the landscape that she then chooses to paint.
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These paintings are glimpses of fleeting moments in the landscape. They can feel familiar, like an old memory or a vista you passed many times. Each composition is a combination of sharp-edged and indistinct details painted slowly, building the image with light and texture until the hard and soft aspects of the landscape bind together in subtle harmony.
From the artist:
I walk my neighbourhood, I walk where ever I am, always looking for the unity of elements where the light, clouds or time of day set a perfect scene. When I find one of these moments, I ‘freeze’ that image in my mind’s eye then pick up my paint brush trying to capture it in oil.