West coast adventure artist Toby Jaxon affirms, “Nature is alive with vibrating colour and animating spirit; this observation is confirmed in the views I enjoy from my own backyard and informs many of my canvasses.” Easily accessible ocean, lakes and high mountain trails provide an abundance of stunning views and for this passionate artist, it translates into new artful compositions derived from the vastness and mystery of nature…where the unconscious speaks in ways beyond words! Toby’s artistic acrylic creations feature vivid contrasting colour and multiple perspective. The under-painting sporadically pops through to persuade unification of the entire piece. Toby develops a relationship of naïve colour shapes using a variety of deliberate strokes, a technique that creates a dynamic rendition, a shock effect that confronts the viewer’s experience. Her current ‘Arbutus, an Awkward Anomaly’ series, painted in acrylics, represents a self-awareness daily practice challenge to complete 10 paintings in one month.
Enthusiastic and innovative, Toby is a Professional Artist whos endeavours include contemporary landscapes, awkward arbutus trees, sunsets, birds in flight, edgy florals, and commissioned portraits.
Toby lives, hikes, paddles and creates in a west coast flavour, cultivating a life magnetized by her surroundings.