Gail Backus
Gail Backus
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"Spring Garden" 7.5x11
"Tiger Lilies" 11x7.5
"TulipTime" 11x7.5
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"Apple Blossoms" 7.5x11
"Looking In" 11x7.5
"Les Fleurs" 7.5x11
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GAIL BACKUS
Gail is a graduate of York University with a B.A. (Fine Arts Major), and a B.Ed. (Art Specialist). She has had the benefit of art instruction from many well regarded artists, and has exhibited her work with galleries in the Greater Toronto Area.
Gail is presently a member of the following: Ontario College of Teachers, Canadian Federation of University Women, Central Ontario Art Association, Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, The Mississauga Watercolour Society, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Humber Valley Art Club, The Colour & Form Society (Elected Member), Headwaters Arts, a Signature Member of the Toronto Watercolour Society (Bronze Level of Distinction), Associate Member of the Canadian Society for Painters in Watercolour, and Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists.
Gail has participated in the Lakeshore Art Trail in Mississauga for many years.
Gail enjoys painting a variety of subjects. She uses both watercolours, and acrylics to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality in her work. More recently, she has been experimenting with colour and form to express her feelings about ideas.
Gail Backus may be contacted at 905-274-9860 or by e-mail at gailbackus@rogers.com
www.gailbackus.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
Since we were in lockdown due to Covid 19 during the spring and summer of 2020, I spent many hours in our lovely garden. The flowers, like old friends were my companions. I observed their beauty very closely, and felt inspired to paint the flowers in all their glory. This series of paintings is from “Our Enchanted Garden”.
Gail is a graduate of York University with a B.A. (Fine Arts Major), and a B.Ed. (Art Specialist). She has had the benefit of art instruction from many well regarded artists, and has exhibited her work with galleries in the Greater Toronto Area.
Gail is presently a member of the following: Ontario College of Teachers, Canadian Federation of University Women, Central Ontario Art Association, Mississauga Arts Council, Visual Arts Mississauga, The Mississauga Watercolour Society, Neilson Park Creative Centre, Humber Valley Art Club, The Colour & Form Society (Elected Member), Headwaters Arts, a Signature Member of the Toronto Watercolour Society (Bronze Level of Distinction), Associate Member of the Canadian Society for Painters in Watercolour, and Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists.
Gail has participated in the Lakeshore Art Trail in Mississauga for many years.
Gail enjoys painting a variety of subjects. She uses both watercolours, and acrylics to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality in her work. More recently, she has been experimenting with colour and form to express her feelings about ideas.
Gail Backus may be contacted at 905-274-9860 or by e-mail at gailbackus@rogers.com
www.gailbackus.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
Since we were in lockdown due to Covid 19 during the spring and summer of 2020, I spent many hours in our lovely garden. The flowers, like old friends were my companions. I observed their beauty very closely, and felt inspired to paint the flowers in all their glory. This series of paintings is from “Our Enchanted Garden”.