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Wynne Parkin

Wynne grew up in Montreal in the 1960's in a house full of fine art and colourful tapestries. Her mother was a strong willed Independent trailblazer and her father an artistic inventor and WW II vet. In her childhood years Wynne whiled away the hours exploring the bugs, plants and nature in her parents backyard.
She went on to study graphic design in Montreal and eventually ended up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico a baroque and neoclassical city thats attracts artists and writers from around the world to study fine arts. Soon thereafter, Wynne travelled across the globe to Sharm El Shiek in Egypt to spend months scuba diving in the red sea. It was here that her love of saturated colours and dynamic patterns was formed. “I was in awe and inspired by the fish patterns and colour combinations of the Picasso like trigger fish. Picasso was my mother’s favourite painter and undoubtedly a big influence in my formative years".
“I like to believe I paint fantasy and reality by creating a narrative that challenges the rational order of things. I often use my dreams as a source of unleashing my creativity. We are all energy and I try to capture that magic in paint.”
Wynne’s work can be found in galleries across Canada and is held in several private and corporate collections including Canadian House of Parliament”s Justice Building. She was honoured to have NDP leader Jack layton purchase his portrait for his office on Parliament hill. Her work is also in the lobby of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Wynne now resides in Lac-Megantic, Quebec where she paints plein air her woodland inspired surrealist compositions. “I paint fantasy and reality creating a narrative that challenges the rational order of things. I often use my dreams as a source of unleashing creativity. We are all energy and I try to capture that magic in paint.”

Wynne a grandi à Montréal dans les années 1960, dans une maison remplie d’œuvres d’art et de tapisseries colorées. Sa mère, une femme indépendante et déterminée, était une pionnière, et son père un inventeur artistique et vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pendant son enfance, Wynne passait des heures à explorer les insectes, les plantes et la nature dans le jardin de ses parents.

Elle a ensuite étudié le design graphique à Montréal avant de s’installer à San Miguel de Allende, au Mexique, une ville baroque et néoclassique qui attire des artistes et écrivains du monde entier pour étudier les beaux-arts. Peu après, Wynne a voyagé jusqu’à Sharm El Sheikh en Égypte, où elle a passé plusieurs mois à faire de la plongée sous-marine en mer Rouge. C’est là que son amour pour les couleurs saturées et les motifs dynamiques s’est formé. " J’étais émerveillée et inspirée par les motifs et les combinaisons de couleurs des poissons-picasso. Picasso était le peintre préféré de ma mère et a sans doute eu une grande influence sur mes années formatrices. "

" J’aime croire que je peins la fantaisie et la réalité en créant un récit qui remet en question l’ordre rationnel des choses. J’utilise souvent mes rêves comme source pour libérer ma créativité. Nous sommes tous énergie, et j’essaie de capturer cette magie dans la peinture. "

Les œuvres de Wynne se trouvent dans des galeries à travers le Canada et figurent dans plusieurs collections privées et corporatives, notamment dans le bâtiment de la Justice à la Chambre des communes du Canada. Elle a eu l’honneur de voir le leader du NPD, Jack Layton, acheter son portrait pour son bureau sur la colline du Parlement. Son travail se trouve également dans le hall de la Fédération du travail de l’Ontario.

Wynne réside maintenant à Lac-Mégantic, Québec, où elle peint en plein air ses compositions surréalistes inspirées des bois. " Je peins la fantaisie et la réalité en créant un récit qui remet en question l’ordre rationnel des choses. J’utilise souvent mes rêves comme source pour libérer ma créativité. Nous sommes tous énergie, et j’essaie de capturer cette magie dans la peinture. "

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Muskoka by artist Wynne Parkin

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Wolf of Bay Street by artist Wynne Parkin

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