Artist Talk Saturday May 3rd at 2:00 pm in conjunction with the Canadian Art Hop
JOSY BRITTON / Above and Below
Roberts Gallery is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the 2 nd Annual Canadian Art Hop Weekend organized by the Art Dealers Association of Canada. Over 90 galleries across Canada will be participating. This year we are thrilled to present Josy Britton, Above and Below, an exhibition of the artist’s encaustic works inspired by her annual canoe trips. This exhibition explores water lilies from both above and below the water on the river’s edge.
My water lily paintings began after watching an encaustic demo in Toronto at an art symposium. It looked fun and I thought since water lily leaves look waxy, they would be the perfect subject. Then on our annual canoe trip our eldest told me that my new iPhone could get wet, so he demonstrated taking a few underwater pictures. I loved the mystery of them so at our next campsite where close to the shore water lilies were plentiful, I spent an hour in the sunshine walking in the water holding the camera underwater. The series unfolded, light always being the true subject.
- Josy Britton
Website: https://www.robertsgallery.net/exhibition/josy-britton-2/