2023 was interesting or perhaps I should say challenging, but not in the way I thought it would be.
My 2023 Painting Challenge
Way back in January 2023 when I did my annual planning I thought my biggest painting challenge would be sticking to the plan to paint about my chosen theme ‘Continuity and Change,’ but the unexpected happened.
Adapting
Unexpectedly, my health took a hit, which impacted my painting process. (Note: I continue to adapt and you can read about my new path in my previous blog ‘2024 - My Year of Slow Painting). I did stay with the theme, but not in the systematic way I had anticipated. I pivoted to being more spontaneous and either painted landscapes mostly close to home or used reference photos.
Plantscapes Collection
The result is my 2023 Collection of paintings called ‘Plantscapes.’ I would like to give a big shout out to artist Cole Concilla ( @cole_concilla on Instagram) for suggesting the name.
This eclectic collection was inspired by several different types of landscapes at various scales — prairies, mountains, my city garden, the Canadian Shield and so on. All the paintings focus on plants large and small with some being large landscapes ( prairies and mountains) painted from an encompassing, distant perspective while others are up close and intimate ( city garden ).
I hope you enjoy the collection. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or for more detailed photos of the paintings.
I will be posting photos of the paintings on Instagram for the next few months so please follow me there. I’m @marlene.roy.art.