Selected Commissions
Breathe
12” X 16”
Acrylic on Canvas
Summerview
11” X 14”
Acrylic on canvas
Hope to Come
24” X 36”
Acrylic on Canvas
So much to take from this piece as we strive to move forward to find light and hope during this time. Makes me think of those times walking through the woods behind my house growing up. You are in the dark, the shadows. Then the light hits your face through a break in the trees. You see the path in front of you. You feel the light. It’s warm. It brings life.
Autumn Reach
Acrylic on Canvas
30” X 40”
The first commission I ever did. The majority of the piece was painted using a knife.
Hold Tight
24” X 24”
Crayon & Acrylic on Canvas with Frame
New Beginnings
24” X 36”
Acrylic on Wood Panel
A Song of Awakening
Acrylic & Sheet Music on Wood Panel
2 X 24” X 36”
When asked to create a piece in celebration of Miss Katheryne, I was honoured. As I sat down to paint I was struck by the many ways she has inspired, taught and encouraged a love for song and dance in our children. Thus, the tree was created as a symbol of growth. The setting sun shows us that although this season is at an end, a new day will come. Under the tree of music, the children laugh, dance, sing and dream. The woman is symbolic of Miss Katheryne and her guiding hand. Lastly, I add music notes in the tree; it seemed appropriate that something so inspirational would give way to music.
The piece was created as a diptych, with one side residing at the Performing Arts Youth Centre and the other side at Miss Katheryne ‘s residence to emphasize the perpetual connection between the KIDS & MUSIC program and Katheryne Perri Edwards.