(Acrylic painting, Art cards, Art prints, Arts & Culture, Galleries/ Exhibits/Shows, Print making, Studio)
Landscapes, flowers and still-lifes in watercolour and acrylics inspired by my love for gardening, local scenes and sailing trips around the islands
(Acrylic painting, Art cards, Art prints, Arts & Culture, Galleries/ Exhibits/Shows, Print making, Studio)
Marcela Strasdas
Victoria, BC
Marcela was born in Cordoba, Argentina, studied to be an ESL teacher and translator and moved to Canada in 1994. She started her painting career in 2001, and since then has attended many different workshops and courses with many well-known artists including Liz Wiltzen, Janice Robertson, Alan Wylie and Suzanne Northcott. She strongly believes there is no end to learning and growing as an artist, she continues to study and learn as much as possible on a daily basis.
An active member of Victoria, BC's arts community for many years, Marcela has been an important leader in the development of several local events, like the West Shore Studio Tour. In 2008, she and four other artists began the Coast Collective, a waterfront art centre dedicated to the showcasing hundreds of Vancouver Island artists and a major local hub for art classes and workshops. Marcela is looking forward to devoting more time to her artwork after stepping down in January 2014 from the daily management of the Coast Collective.
She has participated in juried and non-juried art exhibitions, including the "Sooke Fine Arts Show" and "Sydney Fine Arts Show". She is currently an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, the CACGV and Coast Collective.
Marcela started her painting journey with watercolours and expanded later on to acrylics and oils. She enjoys landscapes, still-life and floral subjects, and is greatly inspired by her love of gardening, as well as nature, seascapes, reflections, boats and marinas found around British Columbia's Gulf Islands. "There is great inspiration in our everyday life. There are scenes to be painted everywhere I look. The secret is just to make time and do it."
Marcela's work can be found in Canada, the United States and South America. She lives in the Highlands just outside of Victoria, British Columbia with her husband, two teenage children, and her dog Maya.
Ph: (250) 519 4729
E-mail: marcelastrasdas@gmail.com
www.marcelastrasdas.com
www.marcelastrasdas.blogspot.com
