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Argonaut Study, 2025
Chrissy Nickerson  

Painting : oil · 31 x 41 x 4 cm 12.2 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

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31 x 41 x 4 cm 12.2 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch Height x Width x Depth

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This painting vividly captures a robust boat anchored against a vibrant coastal backdrop. Executed with bold brushstrokes and an expressive palette, the artwork juxtaposes the solid form of the vessel with lively land and sky elements. The blues and grays of the boat contrast strikingly against warm earth tones of the surrounding buildings, creating a dynamic yet harmonious composition. The scene is enlivened with textured brushwork that suggests movement in both water and sky, demonstrating the artist's adept handling of light and shadow. The layering of colors imbues depth and vitality into each element, transforming the mundane harbor into an engaging visual narrative. This work stands out for its vivid color contrasts and energetic application, evoking a sense of industrial strength and serene natural beauty simultaneously.

Urban Landscape Artworks

Vehicles

Seascape

Harbour

Boat

colorful

Sky blue

Green

Chrissy Nickerson, Argonaut Study
Canada  • 1979

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Chrissy Nickerson was raised as an artist. She started her formal education as with Kris Katzan in primary school. She completed a semester in Florence and Calgary, but graduated from NSCAD with two degrees; Bachelor of Design, Environmental Planning affiliated with Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Primarily a landscape painter of Canada, she also holds an American passport with a summer studio practice in Maine. In Ontario she has a pop-up studio to paint interpretations of her latests canoe trips for her Eastern Galleries. In 2006, after 2 months at the Banff Centre Nickerson stayed in Alberta calling it her home.
The Artist has won awards including the Spot Light Award at the Mayor Awards in Canmore 2015, Award of Emerging Artist of the Year (2007) and the Best of the Bow for Best Local Artistmany times from 2013-23. Chrissy has participated in other self directed artist residencies as well, in 2008, the Ted Harrison Retreat in Carcross, Yukon in 2010, Gushul, Blairmore, 2021, The Annex, Castine Maine 2023. 
Chrissy Nickerson is President of the Urban Forest Initiative Association in Alberta, a NonForProfit working towards. Greener Canada. As an artist, she has always drawn attention to issues of habitat, natural resources and our urban and rural planning. Through an optimistic gaze she continues the tradition of landscape painting through a personally contemporary approach. 
Nickerson's work is large, bold and painterly. A tapestry of brush strokes and varied mark making glorifying paint in her own unique way.

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