Marie José Gélinas

“Welcome!

I’m Marie-José Gélinas, a Quebec-based mixed media artist creating textured, semi-abstract landscape paintings inspired by the beauty of nature and human connection to the land. Explore my original artwork and find the perfect piece for your collection.”

Have a look at the world through my art

I am a passionate visual artist and blogger, with a long-standing creative practice. I am fortunate to live on a beautiful island outside the Montreal area in Québec, Canada, a place of quiet solitude and beautiful landscapes to inspire my work.

My work reflects my fascination with the connection point between humans and nature. Through my art, you will view the natural world through my lens: that of a nature lover and explorer observing the cyclical nature of life.

Explore my original artwork and find the perfect piece for your collection.

My Art

Inspired by nature, I feel a deep connection to the cyclical nature of the world around me. I am fascinated by nature’s constant transformations, and the art I produce reflects this. 

I am drawn by movement and texture, and I explore ways of conveying these elements in my work. To me, the Canadian landscape is a living, breathing element, adapting to a harsh climate by reflecting ever-changing colours and contrasts. Its resilience inspires me to embrace my own inner transformations.

My Process

Although I take way too many photographs, my work evolves intuitively. The images I capture are often a views of the changing landscape, but my paintings are much more selective. My work is more about the movement in a given place that a rendering of anything I observe. Waves, wind, snow drifts, the freezing and thawing cycles typical of our fall, winter, and spring, all are featured in my work.

I love textures, because I feel they help convey movement. When I work, I apply recycled elements that will give texture to the painting. This first step guides my compositions, usually inspired from my favourite parts of the photographs I take.

I work primarily with acrylic paint, but also use ink and pen in my work. I love playing and experimenting with different materials. As a fundamentally curious person, I am sure my work will always evolve.