Lori Fonger
Lori Fonger
Acrylic
Originally from southwestern Ontario, Lori Fonger is a contemporary landscape artist now living in Toronto. Lori spent over 20 years working in corporate marketing in the financial services industry before becoming a full-time artist. She is inspired by the peacefulness of water and her goal is to provide her viewers with that same sense of calm and serenity. To that end, her style employs a minimalist approach using monochromatic colour palettes in muted tones with luscious textures throughout. The compositions are also simplified - a cross between abstraction and realism. Her latest waterscapes collection is inspired by the coast and the lakes near Haliburton.
All work is acrylic on canvas. In addition to the monochromatic colour palette, her waterscapes collection combines elements of soft flowy brush strokes along with thick impasto painting in the water and land to create a feeling of movement.
Website: lorifongerart.com
Originally from southwestern Ontario, Lori Fonger is a contemporary landscape artist now living in Toronto. Lori spent over 20 years working in corporate marketing in the financial services industry before becoming a full-time artist. She is inspired by the peacefulness of water and her goal is to provide her viewers with that same sense of calm and serenity. To that end, her style employs a minimalist approach using monochromatic colour palettes in muted tones with luscious textures throughout. The compositions are also simplified - a cross between abstraction and realism. Her latest waterscapes collection is inspired by the coast and the lakes near Haliburton.
All work is acrylic on canvas. In addition to the monochromatic colour palette, her waterscapes collection combines elements of soft flowy brush strokes along with thick impasto painting in the water and land to create a feeling of movement.
Website: lorifongerart.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
My current waterscapes collection focuses on the serenity of water. I want to create that same sense of calm and peacefulness that sitting by the lake or ocean provides especially given our hectic lives. To convey the sense of calm, I use a monochromatic colour palette in neutral tones along with simplified, blocky compositions to allow the viewer to focus less on the details and concentrate more of the feeling the work conveys. All my work includes both flowy brushstrokes along with thick impasto painting to give the illusion of movement, particularly in the water. Many of my pieces are inspired by the lakes in the Haliburton and Muskoka regions.
My current waterscapes collection focuses on the serenity of water. I want to create that same sense of calm and peacefulness that sitting by the lake or ocean provides especially given our hectic lives. To convey the sense of calm, I use a monochromatic colour palette in neutral tones along with simplified, blocky compositions to allow the viewer to focus less on the details and concentrate more of the feeling the work conveys. All my work includes both flowy brushstrokes along with thick impasto painting to give the illusion of movement, particularly in the water. Many of my pieces are inspired by the lakes in the Haliburton and Muskoka regions.