Kathleen Slavin

I paint in the field and also in the studio using reference material that I collect through field studies, photos and memory. The locations of much of my current work are the Saskatchewan boreal forest at Weyakwin Lake and Emma Lake, the forests of Ontario which is my original home, and subjects from Saskatoon which now my home

My forest subjects are mainly trees and water, exploring the altered mirror image of light and objects on water, the fragility of the interface of land and water and juxtaposition of above/ below, sky /earth, on/under water, light and shadow.

Saskatoon subject matter has included series of market scenes and still life compositions with garden themes.

My current media of choice are oil or acrylic paints. I am using an expressionist style to explore the intersection between representation and abstraction. My interest is in achieving effect through colour, shapes, and brush stroke gesture rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality.

I am a graduate (1976) in Art History from Carleton University, Ottawa Ontario and fine art training through classes offered by University of Saskatchewan Extension Division and also local artists. I have participated in workshops at Emma Lake campus since 1996 including involvement with the Artists Workshop in 2007and 2009. The Artists Workshop attracts artists from across Canada.

Over the past two decades I have participated in many solo and group shows, in Saskatoon and, more recently, in Regina. My work is represented in Saskatoon by Rouge Gallery and in Regina by McIntyre Gallery and hangs in private and corporate collections.