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The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.”
– Claude Monet
“In the deep of winter, the light of hope shines brightest.”
Joy Kinna is an abstract painter based on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her artistic practice is characterized by a deep engagement with materials and texture, where the process itself becomes a vital medium. Kinna's canvases are born from the convergence of landscapes, memories, emotions, and physical space, manifested through meticulous mark-making, attentive oversight of the drying process, and intentional, serendipitous accidents.
Kinna's work aims to offer more than visual appeal; it seeks to create spaces of rest, meditation, and profound personal engagement. Through her art, she aspires to foster meaningful experiences for viewers and to enrich the environments in which her pieces reside.
What do you hope people feel or experience when they view your work?
My hope is that my work brings a sense of creativity and inspiration into the spaces it lands. More than anything, I want people to feel invited into a quiet, reflective space, one where colour, texture, movement, and stillness offer a form of gentle grounding. One of the reasons I love working large scale is that it feels like an immersive experience. It fills a space, so you have to notice, you have to pause, and you have to engage with the art in some way.
You mention being drawn to how the natural world connects us to our inner landscapes; how does your connection to nature influence your work?
The way I see and connect with the natural world is foundational to my work - both consciously and subconsciously. The environments we as humans surround ourselves with impact us more than we credit. I grew up spending a lot of my time outdoors. Some of my dearest childhood memories are from week-long backpacking trips, spending entire days in the forest, beside the river, or at the ocean. Those experiences formed a sense of belonging in nature that has stayed with me.
[continued] Many connection points with friends, family, and even with myself happened outside, in that quiet space where you can appreciate and experience nature together. The way I feel in nature - the calm, the expansiveness, the inspirationis what I hope my work can evoke in others. I want these moments on the canvas to allow people to connect, slow down, to take time to reflect. In many ways, my paintings are an invitation into a grounding practice, feeling more connected to themselves and the world around them. Although my work does not specifically reference landscapes in its form, I take inspiration from the feeling in nature, the more timeless and natural colour palettes, etc.
How has your artistic process evolved over time? Have you discovered any new mediums or techniques that have especially inspired you?
My practice has shifted significantly over the years. My early work was much brighter than the work I am inspired to create at this time. My older work was overflowing with colour, and as I have grown into my work, I have chosen to work with colour very differently. There is an intentional shift to using colour more selectively, allowing for more deliberate areas of colour without overwhelming the piece or space with colour.
[continued] Scale has also become an important conversation in my work. I have increasingly been drawn to create larger work. Large work requires your whole body to be engaged in the process.
Water has always been a key medium in my work. Working with water-based acrylics and pigments brings a lack of control. I find this part of the process is more about managing the canvas and what it is trying to bring forward than trying to create it perfectly yourself. This is both freeing and humbling. This part of the process is unpredictable in a lot of ways, but as the artist, I have to work my way back into it - deciphering what areas to preserve and what areas to alter.
Currently, I have been really loving the addition of oil sticks. They have always been a part of my practice in supportive ways, but lately, they have been filling up more and more of the canvas. Shifting from small areas of added texture to covering more space and becoming more essential to the painting's composition. I am excited to keep exploring this in my new work.
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way I feel in nature –the calm, the expansiveness, the inspiration – is what I hope my work can evoke in others. I want these moments on the canvas to allow people to connect, slow down, to take time to reflect.”
– Joy Kinna
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