Artway Invitational - Past Exhibits

Brampton based artist, Kelly Couperthwaite, a full-time graphic designer and an avid home baker recently decided to jump back into the world of fine art in 2018. After her daughter moved off to college with some extra time on her hands, she picked up her art supplies after a long hiatus and began exploring with a medium new to her called Alcohol Ink. The fluid movement and vibrant colours grabbed her attention and she was hooked.

Kelly started exploring with modern designs that this liquid medium creates on Yupo Paper and Ceramic surfaces favouring abstract floral designs, monotone colour pallets and embracing white space. Whether her pieces are framed for home decor, a useful set of drink coasters or a unique greeting card, the vibrant colours bring a brightness to any home.

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Featuring work from the talented instructors at Visual Arts Brampton, this exhibit highlights the diverse range of individuals who are dedicated to advancing the arts education of our students.

Please take a moment to browse the work, learn about the individual artists, and view the workshops available this fall.

We hope you are inspired to join us and create!

Sara-Sati is a self-taught portrait artist from Brampton, whose lifelong goal is to master the art of hyper-realism. Her style has been evolving from realism to experimental sketch-like portraits that explore colour and texture, and aim to capture the essence of her subject. She is currently enrolled in Sheridan College for Visual and Creative Arts.

"I taught myself how to draw portraits a few weeks after my first surgery correcting a chest condition I was born with. I started drawing faces from magazines to learn and practice this new art and pass my time. I did a little doodle almost every single day during my recovery, and was delighted every time I drew to see what putting the pencil to paper revealed. With each drawing I was getting closer and closer to capturing likeness and sharpening my observational skills. Details and realism became an obsession of mine — I wanted to make my drawings look so real that you feel like you could reach out and touch them. Five years later and I think I’m on my way to getting there."

Roxanne has always been a lover of art and nature from a very young age.. and it runs in the Family! Originally from Newfoundland, Roxanne loves the ocean she grew up next to, and all of what nature has to offer, and incorporates those in her work.

As an intuitive , expressive Artist, who loves to experiment, she creates beauty, with vibrant colors, and plays with different textures, tools and techniques, whether it's abstract, fluid, pours, etc, or just a simple bird drawing. It is very therapeutic and relaxing.

"Having an ocean painting on my wall, is like having a little piece of home with me" - RS

"People need art in their houses. They don't need Bed, Bath and Beyond dentist-office art. They need weird stuff" - Ezra Croft-Art Show Producer