11” x 14” Oil on Canvas 2026
“I rarely work from photo. I’ve always maintained a strict regime of working from my own site-specific drawings, created in largely overlooked and rugged spots across North America. It is only in the last 5 years that my interests have shifted to some of the more classic scapes....OHara, Skoki, Island Lake.....I still insist on being there and experiencing the discomfort and unpredictability of place, but noticing myself inadvertently tracing the path of the masters in my approach. The analog theme inspired a deeper dive into the classic, the pastoraland the deeply nostalgic images still existing as glass slides. I projected them to try to source an unfamiliar, grainy reality. Though I am attuned to the mountain forms, these soft edges and even softer palette were complete strangers to me. Nothing about these slides reflect who I am as a painter, but I painted them with reverence and a nod to some of the great mountain painters of North America.”
~Chrissy Nickerson
Chrissy Nickerson has been rendering the Canadian landscape from coast to coast as a professional artist, since 2001. Her featured works represent the Acadian marshes, the Ontario Bruce Trail, the wild rivers and lakes of the Yukon and the Albertan Rocky Mountains. She proudly carried home her watercolour paintings from kindergarten and she continues today, painting what she sees in nature and bringing home landscape canvases of exceptional craftsmanship.
Living and working in Canmore, Alberta since 2006, Nickerson’s greatest percentage of work gives unique interpretation of the mountains, trees and skies near her home. Bold use of colour and imaginative representation of nature are hallmarks of her work. Policeman’s Creek is one of her favourite places to capture with oil on canvas. Varied seasonal pallets of Alberta’s Wild Rose Country give Nickerson unlimited inspiration for her work as a landscape artist. Locals recognize Chrissy with her orange wheelbarrow, as she transports her easel and paint box to painting sites around town.
11” x 14” Oil on Canvas 2026
“I rarely work from photo. I’ve always maintained a strict regime of working from my own site-specific drawings, created in largely overlooked and rugged spots across North America. It is only in the last 5 years that my interests have shifted to some of the more classic scapes....OHara, Skoki, Island Lake.....I still insist on being there and experiencing the discomfort and unpredictability of place, but noticing myself inadvertently tracing the path of the masters in my approach. The analog theme inspired a deeper dive into the classic, the pastoraland the deeply nostalgic images still existing as glass slides. I projected them to try to source an unfamiliar, grainy reality. Though I am attuned to the mountain forms, these soft edges and even softer palette were complete strangers to me. Nothing about these slides reflect who I am as a painter, but I painted them with reverence and a nod to some of the great mountain painters of North America.”
~Chrissy Nickerson
Chrissy Nickerson has been rendering the Canadian landscape from coast to coast as a professional artist, since 2001. Her featured works represent the Acadian marshes, the Ontario Bruce Trail, the wild rivers and lakes of the Yukon and the Albertan Rocky Mountains. She proudly carried home her watercolour paintings from kindergarten and she continues today, painting what she sees in nature and bringing home landscape canvases of exceptional craftsmanship.
Living and working in Canmore, Alberta since 2006, Nickerson’s greatest percentage of work gives unique interpretation of the mountains, trees and skies near her home. Bold use of colour and imaginative representation of nature are hallmarks of her work. Policeman’s Creek is one of her favourite places to capture with oil on canvas. Varied seasonal pallets of Alberta’s Wild Rose Country give Nickerson unlimited inspiration for her work as a landscape artist. Locals recognize Chrissy with her orange wheelbarrow, as she transports her easel and paint box to painting sites around town.
