Original Oil - CLOUD 9

You may be on CLOUD 9 if you choose this wonderful new painting but this accomplished Canadian artist. Having spent most of her childhood on a boat, Troy's work often depicts horizons and/or boats. Here, just the hint of a boat heading away from the shoreline sparks a myriad of questions. This abstracted waterscape with its shoreline, water, and clouds is a lovely piece on its own, or with the other pieces in the series.

Size: Framed to 11" x 11" in a solid wood 1 1/2" deep float frame made by the artist. Oil on canvas.

The Artist: Drawing was the one constant during Troy Stewart's childhood on the seas. Troy was born in the Caribbean and raised on a sailboat, eventually staying on land long enough to graduate from the Bristol Art College in the UK. Since settling in Canada, she has earned her keep as an award-winning graphic designer for both corporate clients and non-profit organizations, all the while continuing her art practice through painting, photography and life drawing. Most recently Troy (known as TUS on her artworks) has developed a habit with oil paints, and has carried her attention to texture, abstract form and natural beauty into her new work. Cambridge, Ontario is now home for Troy, but the magnificent and ever-present horizons of her childhood inspire her still, and often appear in her work consciously and unconsciously.