Jane Gateson
The Artist
In whatever ways we choose to express our creativity, the things we pay attention to are often our inspiration. Gateson paints what captures her awareness... the experiences that cause her to stop and explore their meaning or their beauty.
Studios by the Assiniboine River and Lake Winnipeg expose her to the water and the creatures, insects, trees and plants that live nearby. It is quiet in those places. By contrast, her home, friends and life in downtown Winnipeg can be busy, loud, bustling, quirky.
Both places offer celebration and sadness, humour and reflection, and the experience of life's cycle of birth, growth, death and rebirth. Both places invite her into relationship and often she is surprised to discover that she is standing on holy ground.
Whether her art is big or small, mixed media, acrylic or oil and cold wax, whether it is heading in an abstract or representational direction, making brings meaning to her. Her art lets her give a voice to her experience, thoughts and longings. And that brings her joy.
