The Island is Singing, 18" x 14"

The Island is Singing, 18" x 14"Acrylic on Canvas. Last summer we spent a week exploring Cheticamp and the area around that part of Cape Breton. The views were breathtaking. I took photos of the grasses to try to capture the textures and feeling of warmth on my face, so I hope some of that will come through for you in this painting. Joanne Nova Scotia artist Joanne MacLennan has been an artist her whole life. Raised in both southern and central Alberta, she spent her childhood

again and again

The techniques I use to bring attention to the details of texture

and is a gem of natural beauty

Her oil paintings have many layers of different oils

leaving one feeling fragmented and disembodied once again

Ink on canvas

The clip-clop

Part of Naked Trees collection

It's the color of happiness

And if there is light streaming through the trees

Raquel is constantly amazed at the range of emotions that art can evoke and she loves sharing the joy she feels when she is painting

The abundance of greenery works with the blooms in a balance