Visual art for me is more of a place than a thing to look at. My own art is a place where I would want to go; full of colours, amusing events, interesting ideas and stories. It’s not a serious place, but a place where we learn through play, feel alive through colour and hopefully come away feeling a little more light-hearted than we did before. Laurel Martin
Laurel Martin is primarily a landscape painter whose work is focused on exploring colour to tell stories, create atmosphere and convey feeling. As a child, her parents travelled extensively and she was taken to many galleries where the art she saw was to have a huge impact. The impressionists were her mother’s favourite and today Laurel considers herself an impressionist, no doubt influenced by her childhood memories. After studying Fine Art and English at the University of Toronto she took countless classes and workshops with many esteemed artists such as Judith Livingston, Sarka Buchl Stevenson and Andrew Hamilton. She has worked in watercolour, mixed media and acrylic and printmaking, particularly linocut and collagraphy. Today, she works in oil, both in the studio and on location or en plein air. She has shown her art at many galleries across Canada and been published in magazines like Cloth, Paper Scissors and Somerset Studios. Her art serves as a gentle reminder to slow down, to immerse ourselves in the natural world, and to find solace and inspiration in the beauty that surrounds us.
Laurel Martin is primarily a landscape painter whose work is focused on exploring colour to tell stories, create atmosphere and convey feeling. As a child, her parents travelled extensively and she was taken to many galleries where the art she saw was to have a huge impact. The impressionists were her mother’s favourite and today Laurel considers herself an impressionist, no doubt influenced by her childhood memories. After studying Fine Art and English at the University of Toronto she took countless classes and workshops with many esteemed artists such as Judith Livingston, Sarka Buchl Stevenson and Andrew Hamilton. She has worked in watercolour, mixed media and acrylic and printmaking, particularly linocut and collagraphy. Today, she works in oil, both in the studio and on location or en plein air. She has shown her art at many galleries across Canada and been published in magazines like Cloth, Paper Scissors and Somerset Studios. Her art serves as a gentle reminder to slow down, to immerse ourselves in the natural world, and to find solace and inspiration in the beauty that surrounds us.
Exhibitions
2023 Whitevale Spring Festival Art Show
2023 Viewpoint 2023 juried show, McKay Art Centre
2022 Small is Beautiful Show and Sale, McKay Art Centre
2022 Whitevale Arts and Culteral Centre, Porchfest Art Show
2022 The Neilson Park Creative Centre, Impact 2022 Juried Show
2022 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, The Sunflower Project
2021 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Windows Open, Best in Show
2021 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Artist Choice Spring Show
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Small is Beautiful
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Plein Air Inspirations
2018 McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2017 Participant of Canada 150 Artist Stamp Collection
2017 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, First in Category
2017 Georgina Art Centre, Imprints 2 Exhibition
2015 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, First in Category
2013 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, Third in Show
2013 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, Artist Exposed
2012 McKay Art Centre, Unionville, Imprints Exhibition
2012 Flato Theatre, International Festival of Authors, Altered Book Exhibition
2011 Varley Art Gallery, Printmaking Display
2010 Varley Art Gallery, Altered Book Exhibit
2010 Markham Public Library, Altered Book Exhibit
2010 McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2010 Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham
2009 McKay Art Gallery, Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2009Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham
2023 Whitevale Spring Festival Art Show
2023 Viewpoint 2023 juried show, McKay Art Centre
2022 Small is Beautiful Show and Sale, McKay Art Centre
2022 Whitevale Arts and Culteral Centre, Porchfest Art Show
2022 The Neilson Park Creative Centre, Impact 2022 Juried Show
2022 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, The Sunflower Project
2021 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Windows Open, Best in Show
2021 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Artist Choice Spring Show
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Small is Beautiful
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Plein Air Inspirations
2018 McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2017 Participant of Canada 150 Artist Stamp Collection
2017 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, First in Category
2017 Georgina Art Centre, Imprints 2 Exhibition
2015 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, First in Category
2013 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, Third in Show
2013 Georgina Art Centre, Juried, Artist Exposed
2012 McKay Art Centre, Unionville, Imprints Exhibition
2012 Flato Theatre, International Festival of Authors, Altered Book Exhibition
2011 Varley Art Gallery, Printmaking Display
2010 Varley Art Gallery, Altered Book Exhibit
2010 Markham Public Library, Altered Book Exhibit
2010 McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2010 Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham
2009 McKay Art Gallery, Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2009Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham