Marti Leroux

My intent as an artist is to bring people home to themselves, gently, beautifully, and soulfully through my intuitive art that speaks to the quiet places within.

Classical music at Vanier College

Growing up I had two passions, music & the visual arts. It was a difficult choice after high school choosing what to study, the visual arts or music. I chose to study classical music at Vanier College. I sang opera during the week & I was a lead singer in a rock band on weekends. I played a few instruments such as, the violin, the flute and a little bit of piano.

Luckily the visual arts was always a big part of my life. I met my husband at a very young age and I felt an art career was better suited to married & family life.
I started drawing at a very young age. As a child I could colour and look at art books for hours. Our home was filled with art books such as, Rembrandt, Picasso, Renoir, Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec etc. My father & sister are also artists and art was a favourite subject around the house. As I got a bit older I explored different mediums such as pastels, coloured pencils, mixed media, sculpture and now I paint in oil. I am a self taught artist. Although all my complementary classes at Vanier College were fine art and throughout the years I have taken art classes to perfect my craft. I love being an artist! Less