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ICONOGRAPHY: the Art of Brandy Saturley

Brandy Saturley is a Canadian artist known for her vibrant and captivating paintings that capture the spirit of Canadian culture and identity. With a unique style that blends realism and abstraction, Saturley’s work explores the landscapes, people, and icons of Canada. From the rugged beauty of her west coast home, she creates her own ‘iconography’ informed by her travels across Canada and beyond. In this blog, we will delve into the life and art of Brandy Saturley, exploring her creative process, inspirations, and the themes that underpin her work. We will also share news about new paintings, upcoming art shows and travels in Art. Join us as we discover the world of one of Canada’s most exciting and innovative contemporary artists.

Paintings of 2026

Rituals of Winter, Roads to Spring: Paintings of 2026 A third of the way through the year feels like the right moment to pause and take stock of what has been unfolding in the studio, these are the first paintings of 2026. January opened in…

Homage to Emily Carr

Homage to Emily Carr

An Intervention into Canadian Art History: An Homage to Emily Carr Around 2016, I began placing myself within landscapes inspired by Lawren Harris. This was not simply an aesthetic decision. It was a deliberate act, a way of inserting myself…

Rewriting the Canadian Landscape

Rewriting the Canadian Landscape

Interventions: Rewriting the Canadian Landscape Canadian landscape painting has long carried a sense of distance. Vast, quiet, and often untouched, the land is presented as something to behold rather than inhabit. The viewer stands…

Earth Day Art

Earth Day Art

Celebrating Earth Day Through Art – Paintings by Brandy Saturley Speak to any artist, from the visual to the performing arts, and they will tell you the same thing: at the root of it all, there is nature. Earth Day Art: It surrounds us, shapes…

Successful Artist

Successful Artist

Advice for Art Collectors, Advice for Artists

The Habits That Make Me a Successful Artist It has been said that what you do repeatedly shapes who you become and what you excel at in life. There is a quiet truth in that idea. Success, even in something as abstract as art, is often built…

Canadian Landscape Art Reimagined

Canadian Landscape Art Reimagined

Figurative Landscape and the Language of Colour: Canadian Art Reimagined I have often said that I do not paint landscapes. I paint stories of the landscape through figures, icons, and myth. My work reimagines Canadian landscape…

Buy Art by Brandy Saturley

Buying Art, Canadian Art

Where You Can See and Buy the Art of Brandy Saturley This Summer Each summer, I share where collectors can buy Art by Brandy Saturley in person. This season marks an expansion, with the addition of a new international gallery partner and a…

Red in Art

Red in Art

Seeing Red in Art: A Colour That Refuses to Whisper Red has never been a quiet participant in the history of painting. It enters the room like a pulse, like a signal flare, like something alive. There is nothing like red in art. From…

Summer Exhibition 2026

Painting to Music

A Personal Soundtrack - Painting to Music Music sets the tone in my studio. Before I begin a new painting, before the first mark lands on the canvas, I take a moment to consider what it should sound like. Not what it should look like, not yet.…

April Issue Oceanside Arts

April Issue Oceanside Arts

Art Business, Art Magazines

The Oceanside Arts Magazine - April 2026 Issue Over the past several months, I’ve been contributing a series of articles exploring the rise of regional artists across Canada - shifting the spotlight beyond the familiar centres of Toronto,…

from studio to collector

Five Art Collector Questions

Advice for Art Collectors

Five Questions Every Art Collector Should Ask (and Answer) Collecting art is not simply an act of acquisition - it’s a slow, deliberate shaping of a personal world. Each piece becomes a marker in time, a reflection of instinct, curiosity,…

Brandy Saturley in Toronto

Brandy Saturley in Toronto

Art Beyond the Canvas: Brandy Saturley in Toronto When art moves beyond the canvas and into the world - shared with audiences far and wide - it takes on a new kind of life. The work of Brandy Saturley is currently on view in Toronto at 2 Bloor…

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