ILLUMINATION

ILLUMINATIONSteven Nederveen is a Canadian artist based in Toronto known for his distinctive blend of photography and painting that creates a powerful sense of magical realism. With a background in design from the University of Alberta, his work explores the relationship between nature and spirituality, drawing inspiration from personal experiences in the outdoors. His compositions often feature ethereal atmospheres, swirling skies, and symbolic imagery such as

I admire him as one of Canada's best watercolour artists

vibrant color palette

Her work draws deeply from a lifetime of connection to the natural world—from prairie skies and northern wilderness to the subtle beauty of plants and water reflections—creating paintings that reveal the poetic essence of everyday life

and seasons in Quebec

The Red Dress paintings are part of Terry's 'Red Dress Movement' series to bring awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women

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and painting on location in backcountry huts and alpine lodges

transparency

They suggest characters from memory or dreams that warble and shimmer just the other side of our grasp

Formally trained in jade

Terry McCue (1945–2024) was an Ojibway artist from Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario and a self-taught painter whose work reflects Indigenous perspectives on nature

each original archival painting on canvas combines large gestural brushwork