Laura Beaton, Visual Fine Artist, Chinese Brush Painting & Mixed Media
Mixed Media & Ink Painting
Happiness is sharing my art and the love I have for motherhood. This painting, ‘Her Gift’ is my homage to all types of mothers, as they come in many forms and labels.
‘Her Gift’ has been accepted into the juried 2021 Headwaters Arts Festival from Sep 16-Oct 03/21 at the gorgeous Alton Mill Art Centre in the heart of Headwaters.
Join me in celebrating the arts and the gifts of creativity throughout this festival.
I was excited and honoured that Birth of an Inner Warrior is the 2nd of 3 pieces accepted into the 2021 Headwaters Arts Festival located at the beautiful Alton Mills from Sep 16-Oct 03/21.
I love the colours in this painting – they are soft, yet strong and speak to the growth of inner strength.
One of the many things I love about ink painting is sharing it with new audiences – reaching those had had never heard of this art form.
I have such an opportunity where this painting has been accepted into a national juried show for contemporary art. It is the first time that Chinese Brush Painting has been accepted in the 10+ year history at the Headwaters Arts Festival on Sep 16-Oct 03 in Alton, Ontario.
For this show I deliberately omitted my calligraphy and will leave it as an option for a purchaser at the time of sale. The reason is simple in that for those uninitiated in this art form, the calligraphy (most likely) is not understood and the red seals may be distracting on a Canadian themed painting. That may reduce the option of speaking with people and being an advocate for this ancient art form.
Watch YouTube for my new virtual show with the Markham Arts Council on Saturday May 28th at 10am. I describe a number of my paintings, their inspirations and the story behind the story. Learn what actually happened to the original ‘Mirror Mountain’. #markhamartscouncil
Bliss and Invincible (mixed media 20″x16″) are currently on exhibition at the Art Gallery of Mississauga. Laura is currently exhibiting alongside Xiaojing Yan, sculptor, and Huan Chen, visual fine artist.