Erica Hawkes | Sky Poetry
April 13 - 27
Vernissage: Saturday, April 13 @ 3 - 5 pm
RSVP your attendance to responses@wallspacegallery.ca.
Presales will open on Saturday, April 6 @ 10 am, online, in-person, and over the phone at 613-729-0003. For inquiries, please contact info@wallspacegallery.ca
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Wall Space Gallery is proud to present the latest paintings by British Columbia-based painter Erica Hawkes. Her style, coined by the artist as 'Nouveau-Seven', draws inspiration from the curvilinear forms of the Art Nouveau movement and the works of Canadian Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris. Throughout her landscapes, Hawkes captures the sweeping beauty of Canadian wilderness in striking palettes of bright mid-day sunshine and peachy sunsets.
Her affinity for reducing forms into bands of colour, create intricate tapestries of woven colour that are at once crisp and steeped in softness.
Sunburst, acrylic on canvas, 8 x 10 in
We look forward to welcoming you to the opening reception on Saturday, April 13 from 3 - 5 pm. Please note: Our venue is currently not accesible to those using mobility devices.
For Inquiries, please contact info@wallspacegallery.ca
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Erica Hawkes is a Canadian landscape artist painting scenes inspired by her surroundings of her home province of British Columbia. Hawkes is working her way into the hearts of Canadians with her contemporary take on beloved Canadian landscapes. Using acrylics on canvas, her art is vibrant and draws in the attention of the viewer with flowing “nouveau” lines and pleasing compositions. Her paintings of recognizable vistas from across the region give these landscapes a nostalgic, yet contemporary, feeling.
Erica Hawkes grew up in British Columbia. She has been in love with art from the very beginning, and grew up surrounded by the nature so often depicted in her art. She went to school in Colorado for art and design, and graduated in Vancouver with a degree in design. Her experience in drafting and pattern has translated through to the line-work in her skies. Hawkes decided to focus solely on her art career, and has worked as a teacher, photographer, portrait artist, and book illustrator. She has been represented professionally since 2011. Hawkes currently resides in Kelowna, BC with her husband and two children.