Creative Adventurez and Findz

  Daphne Odjig Portrait in Watercolour and pen 12x17 framed    I painted a series called Creative Crones, it  is inspired by female artists who continue creating in their later years, a theme that resonates as I navigate menopause. I submitted these two paintings as a diptych to the Friends of the Gallery show for January.  Daphne Odjig an Anishinaabekwe artist is a famous indigenous artist from Canadian First Nations artist from the Odawa-Potawatomi nation. I love her colourful work. I painted at reinterpretation of, Silent in our Beauty we stand, 1986. I was lucky to see her work in Winnipeg recently on a special educational trip with my school district. She is one of the founders of the Professional native Indian Artists INC. She too uses colour in a joyful way that I am inspired by. Her work is often characterized by bold colors, abstract imagery, and solid black outlines.         Silent in Our Beauty We Stand reinterpreta...