“All they want for Christmas is You” For Margot, art quiets her mind, and she finds inspiration from the light and movement in the natural world. “When I’m painting, I don’t think. I merely act. My hands mix colours, add water, pour, push and pull the paint across the canvas to see the shapes, combinations, movement, reveal themselves until finally, the painting is finished, and it finds the person it belongs to.” Like seeing images in the clouds, there’s a freedom of expression that viewers also sense in Margot’s work. “I love hearing what While art school provided Margot with a foundation in art, being a curious and willing observer was fundamental to her artistic evolution. Spending time with other artists, visiting their studios, watching their processes, and attending art exhibits all contributed to her skill development. A Harbinger of Beauty Byron resident Margot Pert explores her world by creating abstract expressionist art: a form of painting that emphasizes spontaneity and emotion through abstract imagery. Margot has loved art since she was a child growing up in Fredericton, New Brunswick. “Art was always my favourite class in school,” she adds. “When other classmates would groan, I’d run full speed down the hall.” Margot took that childhood love and turned it into a graphics/ illustration degree from the New Brunswick School of Art and Design. However, it wasn’t until she met Lila Lewis Irving, a renowned Canadian Abstract Expressionist artist, that Margot discovered her true passion. She has never looked back. Margot paints flat on large canvases without brushes. Instead, she uses objects that make marks and push and pull acrylic paint, layer after layer. “I sit back and watch how shapes and colours reveal themselves into a finished piece,” Margot adds. “I am an observer. A storyteller. A harbinger of beauty.”
people see in my paintings. A bird in the corner. A whale tail. A guy with a hat. I don’t plan those images, but the person is right. They are there.” Margot advises aspiring artists to “Do art. Over and over. Be curious. Be an observer. Be fearless. Explore. When you do, you’ll disappear, and the art will show up.” To see more of Margot’s work, find Margot Pert on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok or email her at margotpertart@gmail.com.
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