Tiffany Blaise

Glacier Ascent, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
A snow-covered mountain basks in sunlight while thin clouds drift in the crisp and cold air. Adding depth and contrast to the scene, shadows fall in bright blue on one side of the terrain. Painted using palette knives and brushes on oil paper, the impasto surface captures the visual textures of the winter landscape.

About the Artist
Tiffany Blaise draws on the natural grandeur of British Columbia to develop her dreamy, expressionist seascapes. Before venturing into her studio in East Vancouver, she spends time walking the beach, taking photos and simply sitting and observing the light around her. Tiffany explains that even with a photo, her goal is to capture the mood, feeling and gesture of the scene. She begins painting by creating a study of her reference photograph to map out the key visual elements and establish the color palette. Color matching is one of her favorite aspects of painting, and she finds that it is highly influenced by her mood and the season. As a young developing artist, Tiffany devotes time to experimenting with different mediums, researching new techniques and studying the work of other artists. “I'm putting in my 10,000 hours!” she says. “A defining moment for me was realizing my love for painting the wilderness while I was at an artist residency in a national park near Sydney [Australia]. Since then I have not been able to stop sourcing my imagery from hikes and adventures.” Tiffany’s work has been featured in the Montreal Art Matters Festival, The Ferry Building Gallery, The Telus World of Science, and the Cirque Du Soleil headquarters.

Words that describe this painting: mountain, snow, peak, clouds, sky, glacier, winter, season, palette knife, impressionism, landscape, mixed media artwork, blue

Glacier Ascent
Tiffany Blaise
Oil paint and cold wax on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
16 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 1 oz.