Jody Waldie was born on the West Coast of British Columbia, held firmly there by the roots of its natural beauty. She feels a strong visual, emotional and physical connection with the natural world and represents this for the viewer through her compositions. Jody resides on her family’s working farm on Mayne Island. She is surrounded by nature, fulfilled with the joy of family, critters, fresh food and her art.
Statement
Through art I intend to capture the stillness of the natural world from the viewpoint of visitors in moments of time and space.
It is my hope for the viewer to become inspired to look more closely at the world that surrounds them and to be guided toward a mind wandering journey, past the obvious, into a place of personal connection and impact.
As artist I journey to represent and facilitated this interaction of viewer and surroundings, filtered through my emotional senses and expressed boldly on canvas.
A Special Mentor
At 80 years of age my mother told me that for her whole life she had wanted to paint. I watched her courageously face a blank canvas, pick up a brush and begin her first ever painting. Soon colours , shapes, lightness and dark were boldly and freely falling into place. Images began to appear pure to what she saw, felt and wanted to represent to others.
My intention is to represent my world to others with this same sense of freedom.
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