HEATHER GOOD

Painting, Works on Paper, Illustration

City: Nelson, British Columbia

Website: http://www.heathergoodfineart.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heather.good.777

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherlygood/

Artist Statement: My recent work on canvas involves drawing, painting, collage, and making marks using a variety of tools (watercolour, ink, acrylic, crayon, pastel, graphite), and continues to seek ways to connect these media in order to bring forth more complex results.

I rely on nature for inspiration, creating semi-abstract works with recognizable and familiar elements. Seeing patterns in stone or brick, noticing the way the leaves have fallen onto the ground; the myriad of colours and textures on a piece of lichen… I create by instinct, interpreting the natural world around me through marks, lines, shapes, patterns; the constant shifting of seasons and transient colours, galvanizing my creative pathways.

My process involves several steps, and each work moves through various and repeated stages of painting and collage, echoing traces of its past through each added overlay, and allowing elements to peek through the transparent nature of the collage material and applied paint. I work intuitively, and my marks and brushstrokes are often spontaneous and fast.

My work attempts to challenge the idea of impermanence, and plays on the idea of non-attachment. It is process based, without too much initial planning or mapping out. This requires a certain amount of trust. I must accept what happens at each stage of painting and allow it to stay or go without much contemplation. I often equate this to what happens in the natural world around me: seasons change, elements come and go, nothing is permanent, etc., yet there is always evidence of the past gone by, and out of that newness is created.

Biography: Heather Good was born and raised in Ontario, Canada and graduated as an Honours Associate from the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto. She has since continued her studies in Florence, Italy, and has had her work exhibited on both the Canadian and international stage. Heather now works and lives in Nelson, British Columbia.

Heather predominantly works in an abstract style, with her natural surroundings as her main inspiration. She paints on canvas, panel, and paper, using a variety of media and tools. Her paintings combine techniques like drawing, mark-making, collage, mono-printing, and traditional acrylic painting.

Her work has been featured in publications such as Style at Home magazine, Kolaj Magazine, and in 2020 she received a Special Recognition Award for her painting “The Beach”, in Light, Space & Time’s online art exhibition. Heather’s work can be seen at local businesses in the Nelson area, and it is also part of the City of Nelson Art Rental Program and the Grand Forks Gallery 2 Art Rental Program. She has a vibrant presence on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, and her website, www.heathergoodfineart.com, showcases a selection of past and current work. She is a supporting member of The Federation of Canadian Artists, and strives to inspire and encourage local artists of all ages to explore their creativity.