Local art galleries are supporting artists and keeping art in the spotlight during this difficult time. We’re pleased to feature three local galleries and a sampling of the artists they represent.
Kelly Maw
Combining art and play is the name of the game for this Owen Sound artist and teacher, who calls herself a “Mawvelous Creativepreneur.”
“When I land behind the easel all I want to do is paint with bright, bold, beautiful colours,” she says, adding she loves to paint on everything from canvas to doors to clothes. “There’s no question that florals lead me down a joyful, cheerful path to help me express this infatuation, but it certainly does not stop there. I am a detailer by nature and in nature I love the details. My eye instinctively searches out shadows and shapes.”
Through her home-based and online business, The Mat & The Easel, Maw offers her artwork as well as art classes and yoga classes.
“I am certainly blessed to be a paint teacher and I get incredible pleasure within my Art Mawb community of students as I encourage and support others on their creative journeys.”
Maw’s work is available at The Owen Sound Artist Co-op, The Southampton Arts Centre and at kellymaw.com ❧.
