Darlene Watson

"Consistency in my art is following my vision at that moment."

Abstract, bold, joy-filled, spontaneous, powerful and gestural.
Words to describe this contemporary abstract artist’s paintings.
They are one of a kind and pulled from her creative imagination.

ARTIST STATEMENT
“Abstraction in a painting is the emotional creative thoughts, ideas and hues positioned to initiate conversation and invite you to the artist’s heart”
Not all stories are written with words...
Sometimes it is with shape, colours and lines.

HER INSPIRATION

Of course living so close to a body of water the turquoise and deep blues, greens and neutrals of the sand, beach and trails are part of the inspiration for the artist’s paintings.

Darlene’s paintings are also pulled from her gardens and love of soft pinks in Peonies and the boldness of Clematis. Autumn crinkled leaf hues noticed on her walks are also part of a painting at some point. She gathers all of these ideas shapes of stones, ripples of the lake, cloud hues with violets and purples and of course the sunsets in her area.
The gold and orange from the sun saying good night and the deep forest leaf greens, and crimson are all part of her repertoire.
Colours, shapes and lines are often gathered from f...

Honours in Interior Design

Darlene's CV

Moniker Gallery Toronto 2013
Tag Gallery St. Catherines 2013
Port Huron Art Crawl 2013
Gallery M Cambridge (Galt) 2014
Red Door Gallery, Georgetown 2015