OIL ON CANVAS BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Jane Appleby is a passionate painter, spending much of her time in nature, admiring and capturing what she calls the “visual music” of the landscape, frequenting local mountains and forests and the shorelines of Galiano Island for inspiration. She works on location or from her Burnaby studio in oils, acrylics and watercolours. Initially self-taught, she has received a certificate of Fine Arts Technique at Emily Carr University and also obtained a Biology Degree from Simon Fraser University.Jane enjoys teaching art and has offered workshops within Vancouver, Place Des Arts- Coquitlam, Okanagan School of Arts, The Whyte Museum in Banff and on Cunard Cruise lines overseas. She also shares her art on her YouTube Channel: Jane Appleby Art and has authored two books, her latest: "The Purposeful Brush." Jane's art has received several awards including an award of excellence from the Federation of Canadian Artists Abstract show 2012, and 2nd Place in the Plein Air Competition 2020 at the McMichael Art Museum. Jane's paintings are collected internationally and have been exhibited in Canada, Spain, Monaco and Italy. She is represented by several galleries in BC and Alberta and has paintings available at Mountain Galleries Whistler, Jasper and Banff. "I am most happy when in nature, and it is this joyful experience that ends up on my canvas when I paint. It is a challenge to grasp the essence of a place, it’s strength and beauty, but through continued explorations with brush and colour expression, something meaningful about nature’s presence is incorporated into my work. When sketching outdoors, whether in the mountains, forests, or by water, I appreciate the movements of colour that play out, like music, and the way it heightens all my senses. Every colour in nature inspires me, from subdued neutrals, to vibrant highlights anddeep tones, so I incorporate as many of them into my artwork in numerous ways. I enjoy working in watercolour, acrylics and oils as they offer various ways to manipulate the paint, with water, media or tools. Each painting is a unique expression of the moment or experience of a place I recall or know well, whether it is an immediate response, or one that takes time to build over several weeks or months. The joy-filled gestures, colours and textures within my paintings bring the viewer a new landscape to explore and enjoy."