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Squamish - Sea to Sky by Toby Jaxon

Currency:CAD Category:Art Start Price:225.00 CAD Estimated At:500.00 - 650.00 CAD
Squamish - Sea to Sky by Toby Jaxon
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10"x14" Print on canvas. My goal was to create a painting that embodied everything that the strong, vibrant and healthy mountain community of Squamish has to offer: It's location on the northern tip of a glacially etched fjord on the Pacific Ocean; The scenic Sea to Sky Highway; The First Nations named 'Stawamus Chief' - a towering granite wonder; All surrounded by a spectacular mountain backdrop nestled within a temperate rainforest! ARTIST BIO Toby jaxon
West coast adventure artist Toby Jaxon affirms,“Nature is alive with vibrating colour and animating spirit; this observation is confirmed in the views I enjoy from my own backyard and informs many of my canvasses.” Easily accessible high mountain trails provide an abundance of stunning views of the Howe Sound region and for this passionate artist, it translates into new artful compositions derived from the vastness and mystery of nature…where the unconscious speaks in ways beyond words! Toby’s works feature vivid contrasting colour and multiple perspective. The under-painting sporadically pops through to persuade unification of the entire piece. Toby develops a relationship of naïve colour shapes using a variety of deliberate strokes, a technique that creates a dynamic rendition, a shock effect that challenges the viewer’s experience.
After travelling the globe in her youth, visiting over 30 countries, countless galleries, temples, monuments and landmarks, Toby has enjoyed extensive cultural exposure. She is a passionate Volunteer for the Arts as past president and current director of VISUALS, the Squamish Valley Artists Society; arts coordinator for Windfest; an active member of the North Shore Artists’ Guild and the Whistler Arts Council; founding director Vice Chair of the Squamish Arts Council and juried active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
Enthusiastic and innovative, Toby is a Professional Artist with gallery representation whose recent endeavours include contemporary landscapes, edgy florals, and commissioned portraits. Toby also showcases her art in public venues, art shows, solo & group exhibitions, private and corporate collections and participates in performance art, demos, and teaches art classes & workshops. She is the Foyer Gallery Curator supporting monthly juried art installations and exhibitions in the Squamish Public Library. She contributes media articles and web-based newsfeeds, as well as organizes and hosts fundraisers for non-profits and recently won the Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Arts & Culture.
Surrounded by the tranquil coastal mountains, Toby is the owner/manager of a creative + innovative Art + Design Studio consulting firm with an extensive and diverse design portfolio including realty staging. She has been recognized in art + design with numerous awards as well as voted Best Local Artist four times.
Toby lives, plays, paddles and works in the Sea to Sky corridor, cultivating a life magnetized by her surroundings.
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