LOU CONRON
Painting, Works on Paper, Collage, Watercolour
Among the Fallen
watercolour on paper
18” x 24”
City: Salmon Arm, British Columbia
Website: http://louconron.com
Artist Statement: Art is my escape hatch... the doorway to another dimension where stress is non-existent and time takes a back seat. Since 2009 I have been exploring the amazing world of watercolour. I love it's spontaneity... how the picture sometimes paints itself and how the paint sometimes chooses the subject so I don't always need a plan, just a mood or feeling. I believe that we are all creative beings having been created in the image of the Ultimate Creator. Most of my work attempts to depict the beauty around me as I both see and feel it. I love painting in a way that allows and encourages the paint to give it's own input and often use methods of pouring, splattering and stamping, always open to what the paint has to say.
As a follower of Jesus, I paint in order to help those less fortunate than myself. Net proceeds of all painting sales are used to provide food, medical care and hope for people in need around the world.
Biography: I was born in Kendal, England but moved to Canada at a young age and spent most of my early years in Alberta, camping, riding horses and hiking. Much time was spent on art in our household as my mother was an artist. We spent many hours together sketching and exploring oil paints and pastels. Mom eventually settled on watercolour and I followed much later in life once my children were grown. I am now retired from 28 years of teaching piano and live in Salmon Arm, BC and spend my days walking, gardening and above all, painting. It is definitely one of my life's Grand Passions!