Artist Spotlight - Celeste Friesen — Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

Dec 17

Dec 17 Artist Spotlight - Celeste Friesen

Biography

Fine artist Celeste Friesen grew up in Winnipeg, Canada and has lived in various places across Canada and the USA. Following a business career, she located to the north-eastern tip of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a spectacular setting which provides much inspiration for her paintings.

Summer Day at the Seashore,2023, acrylic on canvas, 30x45cm

Her award winning works have been exhibited extensively across Nova Scotia and in Virginia, US. and are collected across the USA, Canada, Germany and beyond.

Calm Before the Storm, Acrylic on canvas, 2020, 76x102cm

Celeste's paints in a variety of expressionistic styles and uses a range of techniques and materials. These might include transparent inks, acrylics, or oil paints, collage or mixed media.

Nothing but the Beach, 2023 acrylic on canvas, 61x76cm,

Artist Statement

I love to experiment and improvise with colours, shapes, and/or textures. My work is created intuitively, or from memory without specific reference material. Each work is an exploration utilizing varied approaches or materials which might include paint, collage, found objects, or whatever I think will best achieve the effect I am trying to accomplish.

Autumn Evening Glow, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 30x61

My painting tools will also vary, from large palette knives or brushes to other non-traditional tools mixing the colours and textures right on the canvas which creates unusual results.

www.celeste-friesen.fineartamerica.com