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Alison Philpotts

Calgary, AB

Artist Statement

If I were called to define briefly the word ‘Art’, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul. -Paul Cézanne

Alison Philpotts is a landscape painter who works with acrylic paint on large canvas. For inspiration, she draws on the rolling prairie and mountain scenery of Southern Alberta and British Columbia. Alison finds paint to be a natural medium of creative expression. Through the guidance of her father, Alison learned about acrylic painting, mixing colour, effective composition, flow and looseness. She began painting by copying the masters of Canadian landscape (Tom Thompson, A.Y. Jackson), and of European Impressionism (Van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet). From this grounding in 19th and 20th century landscape painting, Alison developed her own form of expression. She works with strong colour to create a feeling, rather than an image, of a place. Whether it is sunlight reflecting off the leaves, shadows in woods and creeks, or the wide spaces around drifting clouds above distant mountain ranges, Alison opens a personal connection to the settings she paints. Her goal is to bring the sensations of the natural environment into an interior space. For Alison, a painting succeeds when it captures the grandeur and serenity of nature and translates these feelings to the viewer, possibly conjuring memories of a place they have been.

Artworks by Alison Philpotts

paintings on white wall
Foothills Glory [Triptych]
By Alison Philpotts
72 x 54 in

$5,200.00



painting on white wall
A Yoho Scene
By Alison Philpotts
44 x 44 in

$3,300.00



painting on white wall
A Quiet Moment
By Alison Philpotts
30 x 84 in

$4,400.00



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Going With The Flow
By Alison Philpotts
36 x 72 in

$4,400.00



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Westward Bound
By Alison Philpotts
48 x 60 in

$5,200.00



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One More Day
By Alison Philpotts
30 x 72 in

$3,700.00



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Follow the Path
By Alison Philpotts
50 x 38 in

$3,000.00



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Peace of Nature
By Alison Philpotts
24 x 72 in

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Foothills Expanse
By Alison Philpotts
24 x 72 in

$2,800.00



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The Golden Hour
By Alison Philpotts
40 x 48 in

$3,200.00



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Pond Colours 2
By Alison Philpotts
40 x 40 in

$2,400.00



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Birch Stand
By Alison Philpotts
37.5 x 49.5 in

$2,800.00



painting in interior
Cloudy Yet Calm
By Alison Philpotts
60 x 48 in

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painting on white wall
On the Shore
By Alison Philpotts
72 x 24 in

$3,200.00



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Aqua Pura
By Alison Philpotts
30 x 60 in

$2,800.00



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Looking East
By Alison Philpotts
48 x 48 in

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Lake Country
By Alison Philpotts
36 x 72 in

$3,800.00



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Forest Beauty
By Alison Philpotts
72 x 30 in

$3,200.00



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Forest Tranquility
By Alison Philpotts
24 x 72 in

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Forest Tranquility 2
By Alison Philpotts
40 x 60 in

$4,200.00



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Ocean Hues
By Alison Philpotts
72 x 36 in

$3,600.00



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Lake Louise Dream
By Alison Philpotts
40 x 58 in

$4,000.00



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Canmore Colours
By Alison Philpotts
40 x 48 in

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Passing Through
By Alison Philpotts
60 x 48 in

$5,200.00