Friends of the Gallery Show January 2026

 

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 reinterpretation of Daphne’s work in Watercolour on paper

5x7 framed

 

 Opening reception January 9th, 2026

 


 


 

 

 



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