Tofino artist Maggie White
Watercolour artist, Tofino

Maggie White is a water media artist, living on the west coast dividing her time between Port Moody and Tofino. Her favourite subjects to paint are landscapes, in particular the west coast, florals and "life stills". She works in watercolour, acrylics and mixed media. Creating "mood" is always a priority in her work and this often determines the media used. Born in England Maggie was introduced to art at a young age as her grandmother was an artist and Maggie went on many a painting expedition with her.

Maggie's work has a representational style but with an abstract flair. " I think it is the art school background that makes me think in terms of warm and cool colour, soft and hard edges, interesting shapes, patterns and textures rather than just the objects." Her work is much admired for both its strength and sensitivity. Despite the strong design element in her work, it remains ethereal and evocative.

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In Tofino you can find Maggie White's art at the Shorewind Gallery.