Suzanne Metz

Creating Tension, soft pink, beige abstract mixed media painting on canvas

2023

South African born artist Suzanne Metz emigrated to Toronto in 1986. She works in a wide range of mediums, from charcoals, pencils and mixed media on paper to acrylics and mixed medi...

Reflecting a strong sense of colour and design, and through the use of line and texture, Rina’s abstract paintings are bold and expressive. Whether working in acrylic or mixed media,...

Reflecting a strong sense of colour and design, and through the use of line and texture, Rina’s abstract paintings are bold and expressive. Whether working in acrylic or mixed media,...

With a vision of paintings that literally break free of the canvas, Blady + Van Mil invented moulage (molded collage) through experimentation in the early days of the pandemic. It became their way of holding onto positivity as the enormity of the crisis was revealed. Collage captured the idea that many small actions add up to new hope. Moulding the canvas – allowing it to rise and flow – gave momentum to that feeling. Also propelling this new technique was the artists’ desire to reinvent the preciousness embedded in the fine arts paradigm. To create each moulage, they purposely cut up many of their own prized works into small pieces. Professional collaborators, married for 40 years, Blady + Van Mil always start with a big idea and play together to see where it might go, accepting both success and failure as drivers of progress. “In a year of turmoil and division, we realized we couldn’t change other people’s mindset, just our own. We began by dismantling our past works – with scissors – and were set free.” Annette Blady...

Joel Masewich’s multi-layered, imaginary abstract works represent his emotional response to landscapes with many of his pieces containing visual references to water or light. The viv...

Joel Masewich’s multi-layered, imaginary abstract works represent his emotional response to landscapes with many of his pieces containing visual references to water or light. The viv...

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...

Blue Abstract About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...

Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

Blue Abstract About the Artist: Julie Schumer, a native of Los Angeles, California, and born in 1954, lives and paints in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She discovered her love of abstract ...