Carla Miedema, Artist

1074 Little Pond Road, P.O. Box 12,

Cloyne, Ont., K0H 1K0, tel. (613)336-8860

email: studio@carlamiedema.com

Painting of the setting sun over Mazinaw Lake

"Late Afternoon Glow",
40" x 20", acrylic on canvas.

Carla’s love of nature and the rugged landscape is reflected in her paintings and pen & ink drawings. Inspiration for her vibrant paintings in oils, acrylics, and found materials from nature, such as sand, bark, and lichen, is derived from the land and nature around her home in the Mazinaw / Cloyne area. Carla has explored, through her paintings, the resilience and sheer exuberance of roadside foliage, reflections, and the rugged landscape.

Her latest work incorporates bits of nature in paintings depicting the smaller less significant elements of nature found in the Canadian Shield. She likes to elevate the lesser parts of nature, like mushrooms, lichen, and wildflowers, to a more important level by making them the focal point in her paintings.A third dimension, almost like relief sculpture, is achieved by including some found nature and by building up the layers of acrylic paints. The challenge to incorporate these natural elements then inspires further development of her art.

Carla has exhibited in numerous solo and group art exhibitions, and her work can be found in many collections.Carla is an active member of many art groups. To help promote art in Mazinaw Country, Carla started the Mazinaw Country Studio Tour and the Bon Echo Art Exhibition and Sale.