Megan Ward
Megan is an artist based in Peterborough, Ontario. She graduated from OCAD University (Toronto) in 2012 with a BFA in Drawing & Painting after completing her final year in the Florence Program. She is an elected member of the Colour and Form Society and has taught community painting classes in portraiture and abstraction. Megan follows an interest in imagination, dreaming and memory across a broad range of subject matter. Her primary medium is oils, but she also makes frequent use of acrylics, drawing materials, collage, writing and digital processes in developing her work. The last three years have seen her focus on expressive landscapes and, more recently, still life.
“I paint expressively using a fluid mixture of representational and abstract approaches, often focusing on landscape. These pieces respond to season, mood, and other symbolic aspects of natural cycles. Emotionality is conveyed through the changeability of weather, where fleeting moments are captured in varied texture and atmospheric effects at horizon lines. Sunrise and sunset imply new beginnings and the active skies are accented with
sparks of colour. Playfulness in the paint application add nuance and movement to quiet compositions. A feeling of familiarity can be found in the loosely-formed elements, forging a sense of intimacy in each scene.”
Megan Ward’s work is on permanent display at the gallery. To see more of her work go to our online SHOP.