Gail Backus-Clark
Gail Backus-Clark
Acrylic
Watercolour
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.
Website: gailbackus.com
Watercolour
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.
Website: gailbackus.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
Art allows me the freedom to express myself. I have had the benefit of art instruction from many well regarded artists, and have exhibited my paintings with Galleries in the Greater Toronto Area. I am an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists. I am a Signature Member of the Toronto Watercolour Society,(Bronze Level of Distinction), and an Elected Member of the Colour and Form Society. I have participated in many art shows, both juried and non-juried, and have won awards, including second place in a juried art show for the World Exposition in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects. I use mixed media and acrylics to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality to my work. Recently, I have been experimenting with colour and form to express my feelings about ideas. Many of my paintings are in private collections in Canada. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects using Acrylic and Watercolour and Gouache. I wish to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality to my work.
Art allows me the freedom to express myself. I have had the benefit of art instruction from many well regarded artists, and have exhibited my paintings with Galleries in the Greater Toronto Area. I am an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists. I am a Signature Member of the Toronto Watercolour Society,(Bronze Level of Distinction), and an Elected Member of the Colour and Form Society. I have participated in many art shows, both juried and non-juried, and have won awards, including second place in a juried art show for the World Exposition in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects. I use mixed media and acrylics to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality to my work. Recently, I have been experimenting with colour and form to express my feelings about ideas. Many of my paintings are in private collections in Canada. I enjoy painting a variety of subjects using Acrylic and Watercolour and Gouache. I wish to achieve a fresh and spontaneous quality to my work.