Apoorva Mittal

I am a self-taught, mixed-media artist. My early memories involved going to art classes with my mother, also an artist. As I grew up, I did not get a formal art degree but continued to learn different art forms from multiple teachers who shaped me into the artist I am today.

I would describe my art style as intuitive and experimental since it emerges based on the subject and takes form through mixed media. Though using watercolours is how I express myself the best.

My work is inspired by nature. Drawing forms of nature around me helps me capture the fragility and state of things at a point in time, especially with nature changing every year. I am fascinated with shapes and marks in nature and like to highlight them as I create my work. Most of my work is created through observational drawing at the location. But the translation of a place is never literal. I mix elements from multiple spots to give the piece a new yet familiar spirit.

How I capture this spirit indicates how I see the world. On one end, you would find bold colours, big lines and abstraction; on the other, you would find mute tones, warmth, and tiny details.

As mentioned in my description, I am self-taught and have been painting since I was 4. Below are some of the recent classes and courses I have attended:

•Participant in drawing sessions and workshops as part of Patreon member of Emma Carlisle (2020 – Present)
•Attended ‘Printmaking without a press’ by Megan Fatharly (Jul 29, 2022)
•Participated in the following sessions organized by Case For Making
-Stitching as mark-making with Sarah K. Benning (Nov 27, 2021)
-Creating Playful Landscapes Through Texture, Color and Curiosity with Claudia (Nov 13, 2021)
-Rock Paintings: Single Color with Julie Cloutier (Oct 27, 2021)
-Mapping Emotions with Watercolors with Melanie Lan (Sep 21, 2021)
•Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag (Oct-Dec 2020)
-Attended a 6-week course designed by 3 illustrators from the UK to find your unique voice and expression

•Exhibited as part of https://www.madsgallery.art/ show called ‘Guardians of Dreams’) (28 Oct – Nov 3 2022)
•Exhibited and sold my collection ‘Reflection’ as part of the Queen West Art Crawl (QWAC) 2022 (24 and 25 September 2022)
•Selected to exhibit and sell work in three festivals in Fall 2022 – Cabbagetown Art & Crafts Festival, Danforth East Arts Fair and Queen West Art Crawl