Wakamow Bridge 1 by Olivia Maney

CA$225.00

While away, in and around Moose Jaw in June of this year, a colleague and I spent 2 days in the Wakamow Valley Park working en plein air. I had a goal of trying a new method of working which quickly shifted from my original goal to what I did here. For this, and the 3 other works created over these days, I started with putting down a drawing of the scene in front of me with charcoal pencils. Once happy with the drawing, I made sure to blend the charcoal in well to create a softer image and help set the medium before applying a coat of clear gesso. An initial wash of watercolour was applied, and then sealed with a coat of matte medium, before building up layers of glazes of acrylic to finish. A mix of acrylic gloss medium and varnish, tar gel and gloss medium create the final finish, sealing the work and giving it an even sheen.

Mixed Media on 300lb Bockingford paper: charcoal, watercolour, acrylic

5.5x10.25

Framed: 16 × 13

While away, in and around Moose Jaw in June of this year, a colleague and I spent 2 days in the Wakamow Valley Park working en plein air. I had a goal of trying a new method of working which quickly shifted from my original goal to what I did here. For this, and the 3 other works created over these days, I started with putting down a drawing of the scene in front of me with charcoal pencils. Once happy with the drawing, I made sure to blend the charcoal in well to create a softer image and help set the medium before applying a coat of clear gesso. An initial wash of watercolour was applied, and then sealed with a coat of matte medium, before building up layers of glazes of acrylic to finish. A mix of acrylic gloss medium and varnish, tar gel and gloss medium create the final finish, sealing the work and giving it an even sheen.

Mixed Media on 300lb Bockingford paper: charcoal, watercolour, acrylic

5.5x10.25

Framed: 16 × 13

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Olivia Maney is a visual artist living and working in the Northeast Region of Saskatchewan, Canada. She grew up in British Columbia on the Sunshine Coast, before moving to the interior for her final years of school. Then hopped between the coast, Alberta and the BC interior before moving permanently to Saskatchewan in late 2001. Having now crossed the ‘halfway marker’ in time, at this point, she considers herself more a prairie girl than not.

Having been brought up in the Arts, Olivia originally planned to pursue a career as an artist. Instead, she put that pursuit on hold for a time while concentrating on community work and raising a family. In 2017, she decided to step back into the art world, and by the end of 2018 had transitioned to full time practice. She has been a curious observer her entire life, often creating out of opportunity; using any available medium on any available surface. Whatever might be at hand is considered a usable tool and an opportunity to create, and she considers her work as Exploratory. The places she has lived, her travels and the people she has met, often are inspiration or represented in her work, with touches of imagination and an illustrative style. Her wish with her art is to capture pieces of life and the world; little glimpses of the everyday that might be missed by the participant. Mostly, she would like her work to capture the attention of the viewer, ignite their imagination and have them wrestle through their own considerations that would move them to some conclusion as well.