Lianna Klassen

In my paintings, I experiment regularly with color and texture. Light interacting with dark, and color against color are what inspire me to create. Although I use a vast array of colors, shades and textures, my work always includes squares, even if they are not at first visible to the observer. I see them as a way of standing out, and of adding the comfort of structure to a seemingly chaotic painting.
I take great pleasure in painting reality in a way that makes it obscure, so as to surprise the observer when they find out what the true inspiration is behind the painting. That “A-ha!” moment fills me with a sense of accomplishment because it encourages the observer to see the object/theme of my art in a brand new way.
I use people and places as the inspiration behind many of my paintings. I love to interpret a personality through a painting because I feel it helps me to get to know the person better while bringing joy to his or her life. I also love to paint a place, whether a country or a city, as a way of processing my time there. My art is a way of putting my emotions, feelings, experiences, and memories on canvas. It serves as a cathartic and therapeutic process that will hopefully translate into touching the lives of people who come into contact with it.
- Lianna Klassen, Active FCA Member

Annual International Representational Show (FCA) 2014 Winner

Annual International Representational Show (Federation of Canadian Artists)
Multiple FCA Shows
The Art House Gallery, Chilliwack
OIL AND WATER-Tsawwassen Longhouse Gallery
Art Institute of Vancouver
Vancouver Eastside Crawl
SOLO EXHIBITS
Our Town Exhibit
Tsawwassen Longhouse Gallery
Fort Langley Remax Gallery
Artists In Our Midst Group Show

Jean-Paul Riopelle, Monet, Cezanne

acrylic, abstract, impressionism, texture, mixed media, representational