Serendipity, 36" x 36"

Serendipity, 36" x 36"Mixed media on Canvas. Laura Wood is an Ottawa based artist who paints with gestural strokes to create elegant abstract compositions. Originally from Aurora, it was clear from a young age she had a rich interior life & art gave her a place to fully express all aspects of her internal experience. Her families encouragement led her to pursuing her passions and she went on to study & receive a BFA from OCAD University. Wood's process is intuitive as she

The print was only unrolled to take these pictures for this listing then carefully placed back in a shipping tube

“This piece was created in a time when I was feeling very creative and inspired while also processing some hard truths

yet experience its wonders from a completely different perspective based on the outside impacts within our lives at that moment

a single flower symbolizes positivity

Strong love of community

Oil on Canvas (Framed in Black)

"To create my artistic experience

I reluctantly picked up the brush and started painting and as the paintings evolved they brought me comfort and healing

Since maple is the patron of love

Ontario-based artist Amy Shackleton is a skilled urban landscape painter with an inventive technique embracing gravity

Finishing with a quote by Helen Keller “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose

while the airplane connects the ancient story with contemporary life