Happy Trails, 12” x 12”

Happy Trails, 12” x 12”Oil on Canvas. Canadian artist Darlene Winfield captures the essence and nature of painting through her raw yet elegant brushwork, refined compositions, and personal contemporary colour palette. The pond series remains a commentary on contemporary aesthetics. Winfield's style is impressionistic while at times leaning into semi abstract. It is created with the use of brush, palette knife, and mixed media when called for. The paintings are completed in

"Just imagine how many people have stood by the Givenchy ponds that Monet toiled over for so many years

it allows the aging process to capture just the memory of their presence in an ephemeral way

“Still life for me is a journey to create some sense of tranquility and serenity through the quiet observation of the curves

bright like a sun collecting pockets of deep shadows and highlighting the petals

Inspired by her travels

I also celebrate diversity and its importance in our society

I reluctantly picked up the brush and started painting and as the paintings evolved they brought me comfort and healing

the place where you can see nature in all its wild beauty

"The world is moving so fast

and surrealism

Pink roses symbolize gratitude

I hold memories in colours