Karen Neu Wideman Artist

Day 50 - and our last day of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Shelby Strong Illustrator, Painter & Printer "My goa...l is to create bold and quirky interpretations inspired by nature and storytelling. I enjoy working with printmaking, watercolour and line work." About the Artist Employing a minimal palette and bold black lines, Shelby strives to strip down detailed subject matter and re-interpret it in her unique stylized manner. Her goal is to connect people with nature in a modern yet whimsical way. Art Specific Background 2011-2013 Completed a Visual & Creative Arts Diploma, at Sheridan College 2013-2017 Completed a Honours Bachelor of Illustration, at Sheridan College In the summer of 2016, Shelby interned with illustrator Gracia Lam at co-working space,The Station, 41 Richmond street west, Toronto 2017 Shelby showcased her Illustration Thesis at the 2017 Illustration Graduate Exhibit:UNSEEN (theme) Her second semester thesis presented book cover designs from novels featuring the theme of Underdogs. The books chosen were: Precious, The Help, Holes, and The Hunger Games. From 2017-2019 Shelby has been marketing work (with some success) mainly at, The Framer’s Gallery and showcased her Christmas Tree designs at The Piano Cafe, during the fall season of 2017. She is continuing to build her portfolio to be able to exhibit in a larger capacity. To contact Shelby or to learn more about her work, please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/strong-shelby/

Day 37 of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Marie Moore Painter "My work focuses on the natural world in a variety ...of media. I love painting Canadian subjects and create in both an impressionist and realistic style." About the Artist Marie Moore is a 22-year-old multi-media artist that is newly graduated from the Fine Arts Advanced program at Durham College. Marie Moore’s work is strongly influenced by growing up in rural Ontario. Although she primarily considers herself an Equine artist, her work also depicts an appreciation for wild animals, Northern Ontario landscapes, and creating colourful scenes full of life and light. She mainly works in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pencil, and digital design, and loves to paint her subjects in both realistic and impressionistic styles. Her pieces are created as commissions as well as studio work under the name: Marie Elizabeth Studios. To contact Marie or to learn more about her work, please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/moore-marie/

Day 36 of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Linda Virio Painter in Encaustic & Watercolour Batik "With beeswax I cr...eate luminous textured paintings, inspired by my garden and surrounding countryside. I bring new life to old barns and deserted houses." About the Artist Linda is a visual artist, inspired by gardens, forests, fields and farms. She works primarily with wax to create encaustic and watercolour batik paintings, playing with vibrant colour and contrasting textures. Linda works out of her home studio near Bowmanville, Ontario. She also teaches workshops and shows her work locally. To contact Linda, to view her website or to learn more about her work, please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/virio-linda/

Day 34 of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Kirsty Naray Glass, Fibre & Weaver "I am a Glass, Fibre and Metal artis...t exploring new ways to incorporate my three favourite mediums into unique and whimsical pieces." About the Artist: Kirsty Naray is a Glass, Fibre and Metal artist exploring new ways to combine her three favourite artistic passions. Beginning in 1993, she discovered how to bend glass in a flame and her love of lampwork beadmaking soared. Five years ago she allowed herself time to explore another interest fibre and another passion was born. Metal has since been added to her interests. Nature and the spiritual world are constant sources of inspiration. Sharing her work at art shows, studio tours and workshops brings Kirsty feelings of deep contentment and joy. Kirsty will be showing her work at the Scugog Arts gallery (note the new location in Port Perry) this June as part of the Lake Scugog Studio Tour Group Show! To learn more about her work and contact information please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/naray-kirsty/

Day 34 of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Kate MacPherson Fibre "Using traditional techniques I create modern pie...ces designed to tell stories and bring characters to life." About the Artist: Kate MacPherson is a self-taught fibre artist, who has been crocheting for six years. In that time her love of different fibres has grown, as she creates her pieces with a variety of plant and animal based fibres. With a strong passion for crochet, Kate also enjoys knitting and dyeing her own yarn and is fascinated by all fibre arts. She is a recent graduate at the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Rhetoric. Kate also has a Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing from Humber’s School of Writers, and she is currently enrolled in Advertising and Marketing Communications at Durham College. Kate’s love for crochet comes from her grandmother and great grandmother, and she uses it as a mode of storytelling. Kate continues to design new patterns, critters, and learn as she becomes more well known in the fibre community. To contact Kate or to learn more about her work, please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/macpherson-kate/

Day 33 of #virtualstudiotour "Bringing the Lake Scugog Studio Tour to You!" Featuring: Karen Neu Wideman Acrylic "Through my paintings, I love to share my vie...w and love of God’s landscapes with a colourful palette and variety of brushstrokes." About the Artist: Raised in Unionville, Ontario, Karen’s passion for art began at a very young age. Mostly self-taught, Karen enjoys learning new concepts to enhance her skills. With a love of Art History, her inspiration comes from a few specific artists such as VanGogh, Luce and The Group of Seven. Karen’s main focus of landscapes and florals is inspired by a love for the natural settings of God’s design. She uses a vibrant palette and doesn’t limit herself to one style or concept to capture these images. Karen says I like to capture places I’ve journeyed to or what I see around me, what the scene speaks to me with a spiritual element from my creator. My recent work is done with broken brushstrokes that sometimes have a mosaic affect reflecting on how we live in a broken world, no one is perfect, but all the strokes piece together into a complete picture how God has created each one of us uniquely. Her work is in private collections in various locations of southern Ontario as well as local businesses for show and sale. For the past decade, Karen has taught children’s art programs from K to 8 in her Uxbridge home, schools and at local studios. She has also instructed adult beginner acrylic paint classes. Her passion for art extends beyond herself. She loves to teach and inspire creativity in children, as well as learn from them! She has a studio for classes in her home in Port Perry, Ontario. To contact Karen or to learn more about her art, please follow: https://scugogstudiotour.ca/wideman-karen/