Beauty is Nourishing...
..and because it is, I have made it my mission to bring the wild and rugged beauty of the Canadian Landscape, to nourish your heart and home through the eyes of an artist. I create paintings designed to lift your spirit and inspire you to live with wonder.
What a wonderful world!
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Black Spruce Gallery
Black Spruce Gallery of Lake Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, was the first gallery to take a chance on me. I am so excited to be working with this beautiful little gallery located in the picturesque Prince Albert National Park and I am honoured to a part of their incredible collection of Canadian artists. Be sure to visit them at BlackSpruceGallery.ca to see more of my work.
Eclipse Art Gallery
Eclipse Art Gallery is located inside the Deerhurst Resort, in Huntsville Ontario, right in the heart of the infamous Muskoka region. It's such a privilege to be represented here alongside other amazing Canadian artists.
What is Alcohol Ink?
I'm so glad you asked!
Alcohol Inks are a lot like watercolours, but it is alcohol to the inks that is like water to the watercolours. The inks are a solution of dye dissolved in alcohol and they are recognized by their intense, highly saturated, translucent colours.
They look brightest when painted on something non-porous. I use a non-porous synthetic paper.
The inks are captiviating to work with because they are always live. Even after a work has dried, a drop of alcohol or ink can cause all the colours that are touched by that new ink to react. They tend to push each other out of the way - creating those wonderful organic lines and those dark edges that are so interesting.
It means that things don't always turn out as planned and my job as the artist is to work with what is happening and turn it into something beautiful.
I love their unexpected and uncontrollable nature - it leaves lots of room for creativity and intuition.
Pleased to Meet You...
I am currently carving out a career as an artist, but have dedicated much of my life to my family. While I've been creating one thing or another forever, it wasn't until my youngest started school that I got serious about art again. (I have a wonderful husband and 6 amazing kids - so it just took me a while to get here :)
My name - Penny - actually means Weaver or Creative Spirit, so I guess it's rather fitting that I have found myself in creating. Painting provides opportunity to continually push ideas and try new things and while this is both stimulating and exciting, I think I do it to reflect the light and goodness I see in the world. So far in this artistic journey for me, I want what I do to have an uplifting impact on the people who interact with it. Life has enough darkness and hardship - I want my work to feel life-giving and positive.
So there you have it - I hope that my work brings something bright to your life!
Penny Gabor Art
We've moved to Kingston, Ontario
Canada
By Appointment or by chance!
pennygaborart@outlook.com
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