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Featured Artists February 2024 - Alvin Ray, Monica Morrill and Brenda Walker

Featured artists February 2024 - Alvin Ray, Monica Morrill and Brenda Walker

Alvin Ray
based in Oakville, Ontario, Alvin enjoys painting and experimenting with landscapes, cityscapes, and abstract pieces. Letting go and taking shapes and color to another level is when he enjoys painting the most. He says, "Sharing my work is always a pleasure."

I'm just a dude who likes to paint and now I have my own little tree universe. I really like painting trees and landscapes with an interesting twist. I paint as much as possible and I experiment and play a lot. I want my paintings to be beautiful, fun and very interesting.

I really enjoying sharing my work and I'm so happy many of my pieces have found homes around the world. I have a great following of super friendly people and I hope you enjoy my journey as much as me.

Welcome to my little tree universe!

Visit Alvin's Artist Page or the items by Alvin available for purchase in our ONLINE SHOP


Monica Morrill
is a landscape artist from British Columbia, Canada. She was born on Southern Vancouver Island where she grew up exploring the beaches, forests and mountains of the west coast. She moved off the island to complete a university degree and spent the next several years living in various regions across Canada, an experience which has greatly influenced her work.

A self-taught artist, she uses many layers of acrylic paints on canvas to depict colourful images of the Canadian landscape. She aspires to capture a sense of peace and tranquility and to emphasize the supernatural aspects of the world around us that are sometimes overlooked. Each unique painting is produced on Canadian-made, professional quality gallery wrapped canvas, 1.5" in depth. The edges are fully painted in a continuation of the main image. Monica currently lives on Vancouver Island with her family.

Visit Monica's Artist Page or the items by Monica available for purchase in our ONLINE SHOP


Brenda Walker
is an encaustic painter, the 2000+ year old art practice of painting with fire and beeswax.

Having been the co-founder/owner/operator of an art based cake decorating business for more than two decades, Brenda loved working with the encaustic medium because of its similarity to working with icing.

Each of Brenda's paintings consists of many thin layers of molten wax that are applied and then heated with the flame of her torch. Her representational style reflects a simplicity that allows the viewers' own creative thoughts or memories to interact with the paintings.

Brenda's art can be found in homes and business spaces around the world. She currently resides and paints full-time in her home studio in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Visit Brenda's Artist Page or the items by Brenda available for purchase in our ONLINE SHOP

  • Alvin Ray - Ambrosia Shores
    Alvin Ray - Ambrosia Shores
  • Alvin Ray - Pinery Trail
    Alvin Ray - Pinery Trail
  • Monica Morrill - Pacific Harmony
    Monica Morrill - Pacific Harmony X
  • Monica Morrill - Tranquil Sunset
    Monica Morrill - Tranquil Sunset IX
  • Brenda Walker - Just Bee 98
    Brenda Walker - Just Bee 98
  • Brenda Walker - Remembering Social Distance
    Brenda Walker - Remembering Social Distance
  • Brenda Walker - To the Moon and Past the Stars XVII
    Brenda Walker - To the Moon and Past the Stars XVII
  • Brenda Walker - Amore Street
    Brenda Walker - Amore Street Collage

Alvin Ray

Based in Oakville, Ontario, Alvin enjoys painting and experimenting with landscapes, cityscapes, and abstract pieces. Letting go and taking shapes and color to another level is when he enjoys painting the most. He says, "Sharing my work is always a pleasure."

I’m just a dude who likes to paint and now I have my own little tree universe. I really like painting trees and landscapes with an interesting twist. I paint as much as possible and I experiment and play a lot. I want my paintings to be beautiful, fun and very interesting.

See all of Alvin Ray's work →

Monica Morrill

Monica Morrill was born on Southern Vancouver Island where she grew up exploring the beaches, forests and mountains of the west coast. She moved off the island to complete a university degree and spent the next several years living in various regions across Canada, an experience which has greatly influenced her work. A self-taught artist, Monica uses many layers of acrylic paints on canvas to depict colourful images of the Canadian landscape with a focus on water and fantastic skies.

See all of Monica Morrill's work →

Brenda Walker

Artist Brenda Walker is an encaustic painter, the 2000+ year old art practice of painting with fire and beeswax.

Having been the co-founder/owner/operator of an art based cake decorating business for more than two decades, Brenda loved working with the encaustic medium because of its similarity to working with icing.

Each of Brenda’s paintings consists of many thin layers of molten wax that are applied and then heated with the flame of her torch. Her representational style reflects a simplicity that allows the viewers’ own creative thoughts or memories to interact with the paintings.

See all of Brenda Walker's work →

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