Maciek (Magic) Peter Kozlowski is an acclaimed artist-explorer seeking new awareness in social issues, human condition and Nature.
Magic Peter has exhibited in Ottawa where he lives, in Toronto, and recently in Brooklyn, New York. His virtual presence caught the eye of many global collectors, and he won many awards including Artist of the Year in the U.K. in 2017.
Always pushing boundaries, he works in specific styles and mediums to produce distinct collections of original pieces and limited edition prints that invite you to experience the delight of discovering your next cherished artwork.
Currently on display in our dining room is Mr. Kozlowski’s Flood Plains Collection.
This collection captures the shifting dance of winter and spring on the Kichi Zibi (Ottawa River) flood plains, celebrating the fleeting moments when snow melts, refreezes, and finally yields to spring’s warmth. The limited edition prints honor life’s constant renewal and the hope it brings.
To contact, or to find how to view more of his incredible art, visit his website here:maciekpeter.com
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Chris Johnson is an Ottawa area artist working primarily in acrylic on canvas. Inspired by nature, her works explore small worlds among forested retreats and vacation destinations.
`Art-making provides me with a method of collecting and cataloguing highlights from my time spent in nature. My wandering is often defined by my habit of search and discovery. My searches reveal favourite things: found objects, mysterious spaces, vivid colour and atmospheric light.
My recent series of work, including studies of local trees and trail-side mushrooms, is a departure from my previous approach and method. A decade of reducing nature to sharp, colour-rich, silhouetted forms using hand-drawn stencils left me missing the immediacy of brushwork. My new work aims to flesh out the form and nuances of light and dark, relying on this tonal work first to create atmosphere. Subtle and transparent layers of colour can then give further life to these spaces.`
Chris continues to experiment on ways to define her sensory experience of landscape.
Chris Johnson is a graduate of Mount Allison University and has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. She currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario.
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“Although I have been an artist all my life, I feel like I am at a very exploratory stage of my career, and I hope that never changes”. Sarah Moffat
With over fifteen years of experience producing specialty wall finishes, Sarah Moffat has acquired an indispensable knowledge of colour and visual integrity which now inspire her efforts as she turns her attention to working on a smaller, more portable scale.
Inspired by her days at Toronto’s College of Art and Design in the mid-eighties, she has again immersed herself in unconditional expression through a wide variety of techniques and diverse subject matter. This non-conforming attitude infuses her work with a fresh and often child-like freedom, flitting from glimpses of the natural world to pure abstract expressions, solidifying color and form into a highly visual and tactile experience. Even when using traditional materials and subjects, Moffat often incorporates metallic foils and varied textures, adding a unique sense of depth and light interaction.
Born in Toronto in 1966, Moffat’s childhood included time living on a boat in the Bahamas and in a family-run restaurant/hotel in Mont-Tremblant. Moffat now lives and works in Carleton Place, Ontario.
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My name is Patricia Fiorino and I am a locol artist and also a teacher with OCSB. I have been teaching elementary and high school students for 23 years. As a passionate artist and teacher, I have always integrated art into education. Six of my teaching years were spent working as the elementary art consultant, supporting art implementation across OCSB schools. I currently work with McHugh School at CHEO and use art as a means to promote mental health, well-being, and self-regulation.
I have always been passionate about art and creativity and can’t think of a time that art, (music, theater, and visual arts), has not been part of my life. In the last 15 years I started to make visual art a personal focus, rather than a teacher focus, and haven’t looked back as an artist since.
It is important to me that my artistic process allows me to play, find joy, heal and discover. In my current works I use alcohol ink, gypsum-based paste, and acrylic paint to play with texture, form, proportion, and color. As a child growing up in Scotland I was always drawn to the beauty of flowers. I loved the movement and color of wild flowers and I remember the joy of making wildflower crowns. They also helped me heal while experiencing trauma in my childhood. Today, whether it is nurturing flowers in my garden, or creating flowers in my art, I am brought back to that childhood sense of joy, wonder and peace. This show is a representation of the power of art to heal, give voice, and the fun of creative play.
A contemporary landscape painter, carol Westcott depicts natural and built environments. Her images are formed from the memories, fragments of experience and influence of her early life in Eastern Ontario. Working in acrylic and mixed media, she interprets the landscape, often in a slightly abstracted form.
In speaking of her own work, Westcott states: “My work is inspired by the natural environment. Growing up in rural Ontario gave me an early appreciation for the land and its vagaries so, from a very young age, I was inspired by the landscape that I now present in my images.”
Westcott has exhibited her award-winning work in many solo shows and group exhibitions across Canada and Internationally. Her work is represented in corporate, public and private collections and is collected internationally. Several of her paintings have been purchased by the Government of Ontario Art Collection.
A Fine Art Photographer, is currently residing in Manotick, Ontario
She began creating her collection of photographs entitled, “Light Illusions”, early in 2009.
The idea originated from a personal discovery of how fascinatingly light alters the everyday appearance of an object, making it somehow magical. The result of this moment has led to many abstract compositions which allow the eye to see what it wants to see.
Cynthia was born in Montreal, but grew up in Ottawa, She returned to Montreal and Concordia U. to complete a BA HONS. in Arts / Education
Further adventures took her to Victoria, North Vancouver and Comox B.C. Some of her creative inspiration comes from her time living on the West Coast of Canada as well as Ireland.
Her endeavours include photography, drawing, painting, yoga and tarot, as well as tutoring English.
Please visit the website as the collection grows: www.light-at-play.com
Maciek (Magic) Peter Kozlowski
Maciek (Magic) Peter Kozlowski is an acclaimed artist-explorer seeking new awareness in social issues, human condition and Nature.
Magic Peter has exhibited in Ottawa where he lives, in Toronto, and recently in Brooklyn, New York. His virtual presence caught the eye of many global collectors, and he won many awards including Artist of the Year in the U.K. in 2017.
Always pushing boundaries, he works in specific styles and mediums to produce distinct collections of original pieces and limited edition prints that invite you to experience the delight of discovering your next cherished artwork.
Currently on display in our dining room is Mr. Kozlowski’s Flood Plains Collection.
This collection captures the shifting dance of winter and spring on the Kichi Zibi (Ottawa River) flood plains, celebrating the fleeting moments when snow melts, refreezes, and finally yields to spring’s warmth. The limited edition prints honor life’s constant renewal and the hope it brings.
To contact, or to find how to view more of his incredible art, visit his website here: maciekpeter.com
CHRIS JOHNSON
Chris Johnson is an Ottawa area artist working primarily in acrylic on canvas. Inspired by nature, her works explore small worlds among forested retreats and vacation destinations.
`Art-making provides me with a method of collecting and cataloguing highlights from my time spent in nature. My wandering is often defined by my habit of search and discovery. My searches reveal favourite things: found objects, mysterious spaces, vivid colour and atmospheric light.
My recent series of work, including studies of local trees and trail-side mushrooms, is a departure from my previous approach and method. A decade of reducing nature to sharp, colour-rich, silhouetted forms using hand-drawn stencils left me missing the immediacy of brushwork. My new work aims to flesh out the form and nuances of light and dark, relying on this tonal work first to create atmosphere. Subtle and transparent layers of colour can then give further life to these spaces.`
Chris continues to experiment on ways to define her sensory experience of landscape.
Chris Johnson is a graduate of Mount Allison University and has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions. She currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario.
CONTACT
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/approachingkitsch/
Website: http://chrisjohnson.gallery
Email: approaching-kitsch@rogers.com
SARAH MOFFAT ART
Sarah Moffat
“Although I have been an artist all my life, I feel like I am at a very exploratory stage of my career, and I hope that never changes”. Sarah Moffat
With over fifteen years of experience producing specialty wall finishes, Sarah Moffat has acquired an indispensable knowledge of colour and visual integrity which now inspire her efforts as she turns her attention to working on a smaller, more portable scale.
Inspired by her days at Toronto’s College of Art and Design in the mid-eighties, she has again immersed herself in unconditional expression through a wide variety of techniques and diverse subject matter. This non-conforming attitude infuses her work with a fresh and often child-like freedom, flitting from glimpses of the natural world to pure abstract expressions, solidifying color and form into a highly visual and tactile experience. Even when using traditional materials and subjects, Moffat often incorporates metallic foils and varied textures, adding a unique sense of depth and light interaction.
Born in Toronto in 1966, Moffat’s childhood included time living on a boat in the Bahamas and in a family-run restaurant/hotel in Mont-Tremblant. Moffat now lives and works in Carleton Place, Ontario.
PATRICIA FIORINO
My name is Patricia Fiorino and I am a locol artist and also a teacher with OCSB. I have been teaching elementary and high school students for 23 years. As a passionate artist and teacher, I have always integrated art into education. Six of my teaching years were spent working as the elementary art consultant, supporting art implementation across OCSB schools. I currently work with McHugh School at CHEO and use art as a means to promote mental health, well-being, and self-regulation.
I have always been passionate about art and creativity and can’t think of a time that art, (music, theater, and visual arts), has not been part of my life. In the last 15 years I started to make visual art a personal focus, rather than a teacher focus, and haven’t looked back as an artist since.
It is important to me that my artistic process allows me to play, find joy, heal and discover. In my current works I use alcohol ink, gypsum-based paste, and acrylic paint to play with texture, form, proportion, and color. As a child growing up in Scotland I was always drawn to the beauty of flowers. I loved the movement and color of wild flowers and I remember the joy of making wildflower crowns. They also helped me heal while experiencing trauma in my childhood. Today, whether it is nurturing flowers in my garden, or creating flowers in my art, I am brought back to that childhood sense of joy, wonder and peace. This show is a representation of the power of art to heal, give voice, and the fun of creative play.
CONTACT
EMAIL: patricia.fiorino1@gmail.com
WEBSITE: https://patriciafiorino1.wixsite.com/website
CAROL WESTCOTT
A contemporary landscape painter, carol Westcott depicts natural and built environments. Her images are formed from the memories, fragments of experience and influence of her early life in Eastern Ontario. Working in acrylic and mixed media, she interprets the landscape, often in a slightly abstracted form.
In speaking of her own work, Westcott states: “My work is inspired by the natural environment. Growing up in rural Ontario gave me an early appreciation for the land and its vagaries so, from a very young age, I was inspired by the landscape that I now present in my images.”
Westcott has exhibited her award-winning work in many solo shows and group exhibitions across Canada and Internationally. Her work is represented in corporate, public and private collections and is collected internationally. Several of her paintings have been purchased by the Government of Ontario Art Collection.
Website: www.carolwestcott.ca
Email: carol@carolwestcott.ca
CYNTHIA BONNELL
Featured artist: October to January 2020
Cynthia Bonnell
A Fine Art Photographer, is currently residing in Manotick, Ontario
She began creating her collection of photographs entitled, “Light Illusions”, early in 2009.
The idea originated from a personal discovery of how fascinatingly light alters the everyday appearance of an object, making it somehow magical. The result of this moment has led to many abstract compositions which allow the eye to see what it wants to see.
Cynthia was born in Montreal, but grew up in Ottawa, She returned to Montreal and Concordia U. to complete a BA HONS. in Arts / Education
Further adventures took her to Victoria, North Vancouver and Comox B.C. Some of her creative inspiration comes from her time living on the West Coast of Canada as well as Ireland.
Her endeavours include photography, drawing, painting, yoga and tarot, as well as tutoring English.
Please visit the website as the collection grows: www.light-at-play.com