Lynne Ayers

Beyond The BrushLynne AyersHomeReed Reflections 28 x 14 matted $400WatercolourI have always enjoyed a creative outlet and my artistic pursuits have included needlework, quilting, sketching and a brief foray into oil painting. Before my father passed away in 1998 he had urged me to try watercolours but at that time, life was getting too much in the way. In 2002 I was in search of something new when a friend introduced me to watercolours. We played around for two days on the dining room table and I became entranced with the medium from the first moment.Ink &WatercolourAfter seven years of fascination with watercolours I began missing the simple act of drawing. In 2009 one of the members on WetCanvas did a tutorial on combining ink with watercolour. Her fun tutorial gave me the knowledge I needed to give it a try and I have recently produced a few paintings combining the two mediums.About meABOUT MEI am a native of Montreal and grew up on the West Island . I spent several years in Toronto and another 22 years in Thunder Bay . I have been living in southeastern Ontario for the past 14 years. Without formal instruction beyond high school art classes, I am self-taught and have learned all I paint through trial and error and a large library of instruction books by artists I enjoy. I believe my efforts are seeing the emergence of my own particular style and approach. While in sketching I favoured portraits and close-up details of larger scenes, my paintings have gravitated to landscapes with particular focus on water and persistent efforts to try to capture its character and movement. My inspirational masters are the Impressionists, particularly Monet. I work from my home studio in Green Valley, Ontario utilizing my own photographs taken at home and abroad as reference.Statement: I consider my work to be representational. My efforts are focused on trying to combine the spontaneous qualities of the watercolour medium with textural detail. My goals for each painting are a portrayal of atmosphere, texture, and movement while retaining an illusion to the rough edge and natural chaos of nature. ContactCONTACT ME20209 Beaupre RdGreen Valley, ONK0C-1L0Phone: 613.525.4025Email: lynne.ayers_sympatico.caShows and ExhibitionsUpcoming ShowsMembers' Exhibition, July 19 to September 2, Cornwall Regional Art Gallery, 168 Pitt Street, Cornwall_______________________________________Represented byThe Leading Edge Art Gallery_______________________________________2010Art Fayre, Glengarry Pioneer Museum_______________________________________2009Cornwall Regional Art Gallery Annual Juried ExhibitionArt Fayre, Glengarry Pioneer MuseumHawkesbury 150th AnniversaryThe Abbey for the Arts paintings hanging throughout the year_______________________________________2008Cornwall Regional Art Gallery Annual Juried ExhibitionArt Fayre, Glengarry Pioneer MuseumAutumn Salon, The Abbey for the Arts, Glen Nevis_______________________________________2007Cornwall Regional Art Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition earning an honourable mentionArt Fayre, Glengarry Pioneer MuseumOpus 2, Abbey for the Arts, Glen Nevis_______________________________________Watercolour GalleryLandscapesWaterscapes

click here to be notified of new art postingsPhotography GalleryMy photographs support my paintings. These are are my sources of inspiration for past and future works.AbstractedWildlife