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Nora Layard

biography

Themes in Nora Layard’s life and past career have been the environment, nature, wilderness, water, and social justice. Now she is drawing on these for her painting and printmaking.

She joined the Salt Spring Painters Guild in 2011 and since then has been immersed in learning and artmaking. She describes her art learning as “being a sponge, learning from fellow members, taking courses, reading, and of course, doing”.

Now mostly retired from her environmental consulting career, she takes delight in being able to focus on her art work.

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phone: 250.537.9922
email: nlayard@telus.net

artist statement

Pulling a print off the press or laying colour onto a canvas evokes delight and surprise for me! And being in the flow of the work is a gift that I savour.

My studio has become my sanctuary, a place where I can focus my energy, have fun and revitalize my soul. Whether I’m working with a landscape image or a colourful abstract, the paint and the ink let me break out of my traditional patterns of thinking and seeing the world.

Over the past few years of experimenting and challenging myself, I’ve begun to see the world differently. It’s like taking a photograph when the subject snaps into focus - I now see shapes, colours, lines, and beauty even in the seemingly mundane. My challenge is to translate these incredible patterns and views into prints and paintings.

I like to use my art to provide positive support for environmental and social change.

Nora Layard - painter/printmaker