Maria Iva
Maria Iva is a nature lover and a tireless hiker. She finds her inspiration in exploring beautiful scenes of Southern Ontario. She often paints on location with soft pastels on sanded paper and later recreates the scene on canvas in her studio in oil using a palette knife. Her pastel paintings are usually quick plein air sketches that capture the light and the feeling of the scene. Her oil paintings are much bigger pieces that are richly textured and colored. Using wet-on-wet technique she applies thick palette knife strokes that create depth and plenty of details. In both media Maria uses clean vibrant colors that allow her to demonstrate the effect of sunlight on the scene.
Maria started painting after having a successful career in education and in a short time achieved a professional level that allowed her to exhibit and sell her work.
Maria is an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists and a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Artist Canada.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Maria Iva paints in a loose impressionistic manner and uses colorist approach to express the quality of light in the open air. With her paintings she is trying to share her love for nature and manifest the beauty of Ontario landscape scenes.
Maria Iva is a nature lover and a tireless hiker. She finds her inspiration in exploring beautiful scenes of Southern Ontario. She often paints on location with soft pastels on sanded paper and later recreates the scene on canvas in her studio in oil using a palette knife. Her pastel paintings are usually quick plein air sketches that capture the light and the feeling of the scene. Her oil paintings are much bigger pieces that are richly textured and colored. Using wet-on-wet technique she applies thick palette knife strokes that create depth and plenty of details. In both media Maria uses clean vibrant colors that allow her to demonstrate the effect of sunlight on the scene.
Maria started painting after having a successful career in education and in a short time achieved a professional level that allowed her to exhibit and sell her work.
Maria is an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists and a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Artist Canada.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Maria Iva paints in a loose impressionistic manner and uses colorist approach to express the quality of light in the open air. With her paintings she is trying to share her love for nature and manifest the beauty of Ontario landscape scenes.
$600.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
20x20"
The painting shows evergreen forest on a sunny winter day right after a snowfall. It is done in oil with a palette knife on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black.
$600.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
24x18"
This is a scene from Six Mile Lake Provincial park in Muskoka, Ontario. The painting is done entirely with a palette knife on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black.
$700.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
24x20"
The painting shows a scene from Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton, Ontario. It is done on a gallery canvas, sides painted black. Ready to hang.
$1,200.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
36x24"
The painting is done on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black. It is ready to hang.
$700.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
24x24"
The painting is done on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black. Ready to hang.
$1,200.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
30x30"
The painting shows dunes on Lake Erie not far from Crystal Beach.
Done on a gallery canvas with a palette knife (oil).
$1,200.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
30x30"
The painting is done with a palette knife on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black. It shows dunes on lake Ontario in Sandbanks Provincial Park.
$950.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
24x30"
The painting is done on a gallery canvas with a palette knife. Sides are painted black. It shows a Bruce Trail path in late October.
$1,200.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
36x24"
The painting is done on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black. It shows end of March scene in Terra Cotta Conservation Area north of Toronto. There is a lot of water in the shallow areas of the lake where the ice has already melted. The deeper parts of the lake are still covered with ice.
$1,200.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
36x24"
The painting is done on a gallery canvas. Sides are painted black. It shows a sunset in December on a trail north of Toronto. Since it is done with a palette knife it has a lot of texture.
$1,500.00
Oil palette knife on gallery canvas.
40x30"
The painting is done in oil with a palette knife on a gallery canvas. Ready to hang.