Artist Statement

I am inspired by the texture of paint and its application on a variety of surfaces, the exploration of colour mixing and the outcome of a created image. I aim to create paintings that create mood and emotion, and that record memories of places and events. I consider my paintings as interpretations of what I see, a snapshot in time that can be shared with interested observers. Influenced by simplicity, my subject matter is inspired by dramatic landscapes from where I live and travel.

Painting primarily with acrylics on pre-stretched primed canvas with a coloured ground, I sketch freehand scenes using the sight-size drawing method starting with a grisaille. I am interested in achieving accurate perspective and solid composition while creating atmosphere and evoking mood. 

Biography

Margo Bradley is a native of Nova Scotia. Her passion for the arts was inspired by years of music study, figure skating and painting exploration throughout her youth. Margo completed a business college diploma in Halifax and upon graduation, headed west to Calgary where she worked for a few years in the Oil & Gas industry. Still dreaming of art, Margo relocated to Kelowna BC to attend full-time studies in Fine Arts at the Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC, Canada.  

Upon completion of her Fine Arts Diploma she returned to Nova Scotia’s South Shore where she painted full-time and entered local group shows and exhibitions. Shortly thereafter Margo moved to Halifax where she joined the federal government and returned to school part-time earning a Diploma in Public Administration from Dalhousie University. During her career that specialized in communications and public affairs, she continued painting and explored art studies at various schools such as, the Ottawa School of Art (Ottawa, ON), NSCAD University (Halifax, NS), Venice Art Centre (Venice,FL), and DiNapoli Studio (Sarasota,FL). 

Margo is a member of the Venice Art Centre (Venice, FL), Visual Arts NOVA SCOTIA and the Lunenburg Art Gallery where she is a board member and gallery committee member.

For inspiration and subject matter, Margo also paints en Plein Air with a number of established groups in Nova Scotia and Florida.