Composition 28 Medium: Oil on canvasSize: 17.5 inches x 23.5 inchesPrice: $850

Artists Nina Kuznetsova and Ana Diaz-Drew reflect on their individual processes, what it means to create, and how being artistic is now an innate part of their lives.

It blew in on a wind, with the tender care of a mother Ink washes and Chinese pruning practices influence Tracie’s work since her residency in Anhui, China.  She continues to connect with the land  in a poetic way. Medium: Mixed medium and collage on cradleboardSize: 11 inches x 14 inches, framed Little Bufflehead Medium: Graphite […]

Enjoy this video about Semiahmoo member and Encounters participant Nina Kuznetsova, as she outlines her process for creating artwork and explains how being creative is an important part of life.

Child Dream The “Child Dream” photo was taken at the Kiana NGO (Education for Street Children) Center in Iran. The girl in the photo, Shadi, is an Afghan refugee who was selling flowers on the streets.Her name means Happiness. Medium: PhotographySize: 11 inches x 14 inches   Gandalf “The Gandalf” was taken in East Vancouver – […]

Waziri Princess Size: 18 inches x 24 inches These are both human portraits, one acrylic the other oil. I purposefully left the background of each portrait nondescript, showing no extraneous details which might distract from the figures themselves. Ideally, I would like the viewers of these two pieces to focus on the figures and see […]

Inle Lake Myanmar Myanmar, a village on Inle Lake. People live in Stilt homes and the fisherman row with their legs. Inspired by the traditions and resilience of community. Size: 16 inches x 20 inches

Pan Asian in Red The collages of my father and his peers influenced me to revisit collaging for this latest project. Subjects included in my collages are vintage photos of Chinatowns in Vancouver and San Francisco, a detail of the 2nd Century BC funeral banner for Xin Zhui, newspaper clippings of the recent Umbrella Movement in Hong […]

Melancholy Size: 20 inches x 24 inches, framed Solitude Size: 20 inches x 24 inches, framed

Tiles, Plants, Window, Man My photography focuses on the deliberate, consequential, and accidental moments shaped by the human touch, which is in parallel to my use of the analogue camera. I am specifically interested in the omnipresence of a surreality as I discover and share the mark we make in our world often missed by […]

Wedding at Trang An, Vietnam Trang An is a Scenic area near Ninh Binh, Vietnam renowned for its caves. On 23 June 2014, at the 38th. Session of the World Heritage Commitee in Doha, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was inscribed as a UNESCO Heritage Site. Medium: PhotographySize: 16 inches x 20 inches, framed […]

My Garuda Being one quarter Indonesian, my art reflects that part of my heritage. This Javan Hawk-Eagle is the national bird of Indonesia, and is commonly called Garuda. On the country’s flag, the Garuda holds a banner in its claws which reads ‘Bhinneka Tunggal Ika; this is old Javanese for “Unity in Diversity”. I believe […]

Vessel of Love I am inspired by Persian art and culture such as poetry, ancient sites and such. Size: Height: 21.75 inches, Length: 11.75 inches, Width: 4.75 inches

Bhudda Buddhism is an ancient South Asian religion and has spread across countries in few decades. His teaching of life is still practiced among buddhists around the world. Size: 12 inches x 16 inches Veenapani Veenapani is about the goddess of knowledge in Indian culture. She sits on lotus petals holding a Veena, ( an […]

Portrait of a child This is a portrait of an South Asian boy in front of pillar from ancient Indian architecture. Most of the Indian architectures are Hindu temple architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture which depict the story of Indian history and heritage. Although the mural on this pillar is aging away. The story remains as […]

Tiger Spirit Animal The Tiger as a spirit animal. Symbolizing willpower, courage, personal strength and happiness. All good reflections during these times. Size: 18 inches x 24 inches

Untitled #1 The Japanese refer to cranes as the bird of happiness. Cranes are full of  Mouvement and Grace , timeless examples of Beauty that are understood across time, place and culture.  Medium: Photography, mixed media on photo paper.Size: 12 inches x 16 inches Untitled #2 Investigation of one of the biggest thorns of the 21st century… […]

Woman with Umbrella I came across this woman in a beautiful ethnic dress during my visit to China. In this painting, I strive to depict the bright colours, delicate design and the sunlight reflected on her dress, head wear and umbrella. Size: 30 inches x 20 inches Rock Landscape of a Classical Chinese Garden Rocks […]

Mandarins In my painting “Mandarins”, the characters for “mandarin (柑)” and the character for “gold(金)”, though vastly different in meaning and in their written forms, are pronounced exactlyalike. Therefore, “Mandarins” depicts prosperity and wealth. Medium: Watercolour on paperSize: 28 inches x 28 inches, framed Leisurely Feeding Medium: Mixed media on canvasSize: 16 inches x 20 […]

Dark Waters This reminds me of a secret garden–a place few will ever see, a hidden gem near the Earles Cove ferry dock. We had driven by it two or three times before I finally manage to take reference photos that made this artwork possible. Medium: Washii papersSize: 30 inches x 22 inches, plus matts […]

Harvest Description: Recorded the scene of the autumn harvest Size: 60 x 40

Fairy of a Hundred flowers I wanted to interpret a work by Gustav Klimt in my style, and I chose “Silhouette I & II” created in 1912 through the period of his gold phase. I love this piece for its influence on Japanese art from the Edo period with their flat surfaces that are paid […]

Smell The Tulips My art is my effort to mix the unexpected with my love of bold color. This could be acrooked little tree flanked by brilliant autumn colors, flamingos sunning in a pondsurrounded by thousands of swirling images of themselves or a lone traveler on the pathto a glacier. Medium: WatercolourSize: 6 inches x […]