Sarah Joncas

Candian traditional artist Sarah Joncas has a distinctive style, either light and whimsical or dark and broody.  She uses symbolical imagery as subtle subtext to convey concepts around spiritual connection and the connection between the individual and the man made environment particularly technology.  I adore her use of colour and the current/relevant feel to her work.

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Jen Mann

I just adore Canadian traditional artist Jen Mann's paintings.  "In her most recent series Jen explores ideas that are more existential and spiritual in nature, focusing on soul. Mann draws on the existential blanket theory that everything is the same. The white on white technique unfeignedly illustrates this concept and helps us visualize her view of something entirely intangible - the aspects of soul. The translucence, and use of negative space along with light use of colour is reminiscent of a memory. Mann captures the essence of a feeling, or a thought, where images are floating and blending with the background. The subjects merge with each other and the loose and painterly background peeks through letting the white space become the focus. Mann says she was inspired by the Celtic rune stone "Oden" (the blank stone) which stands for limitless possibilities, and at the same time, embodies nothingness."  http://www.jenmann.com/index.html

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Mandy Tsung

Canadian traditional artist Mandy Tsung's surreal portraits embody the vulnerability, strength, love, and sexuality that are inherent within human beings. Her work is about capturing the complexity of emotion, and is greatly inspired by editorial fashion photography as well as nature. She draws from her multicultural heritage to blend Ukiyo-e aesthetics with vibrant, pop-culture inspired female characters to create work that is both captivating in its beauty and thought provoking. http://mandytsung.com/

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