Kristine McGuinty

I grew up in a small town in Ontario and went to school for Forestry and Parks & Recreation.  I moved out to Alberta in the 80's to follow a career in Forestry.  My family has recently moved to St. Albert from Peace River. Alberta where I was operated a photography studio for 17 years.

Artists are influenced by artists and I am surrounded by wonderful talent.  The famous artists that I admire are Modigliani, Botticelli, Klimt and Lauren Harris and that is if I had to only name a few.  I am drawn to the narritive qualities of an image where meanings are layered and inspired by symbolism.  I aim to put these qualities in my own work, in my paintings, photography, mixed mediums and altered books.

I am currently exploring mixed mediums like molding paste, cheese cloth, metalics, transfers, newsprint etc.  Sometimes the work is non-representational and I rely on the different relationships between colour, composition, texture and line to do the communicating.  The textures involved in mixed mediums are begging to be touched and it's wonderful when I see someone reach out, because now the art is communicating with the viewer.