In my artwork I continue to explore my love of painting figures in oil. Often I convey stories observed in my everyday life.
Recently, I have also been relying on my imagination and memories, as I explore abstracted backgrounds and patterning using printmaking techniques. I’m interested in the tention between realism and abstraction, between the outer and inner world. I enjoy capturing reflective, ironic, temporary moments and painting them using traditional oil glazing techniques. I invite the viewer to continue the stories for themselves.
About the Artist
Award winning artist Vanessa Cress Lokos is an active member of several art organizations including the Ontario Society of Artists, the Canadian Glaze Oil Society and the Burlington Fine Arts Association. Currently living in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Vanessa has studied, exhibited and sold internationally. Her pieces can be found in private and corporate collections in Canada and abroad. Vanessa has a degree in Visual Arts from the University of Ottawa and has been exhibiting regularly for over a decade.
Artwork available for viewing through the artist’s studio and Rainbow Studio Gallery, Oakville.
Full C.V. available upon request.