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Hilary Slater 

Watercolours

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
The reflections and motion of water are what my eye is drawn towards -that fluid looseness, contrasting the solidity of the exposed Canadian Shield. The ancient exposed rocks feel deeply magical. Even as a child I thought of rocks as wise old friends, just as trees were ancient spirits. My paintings are my emotional response to the ancients among us.
My joy is when colour pushes and pulls the eye to notice details in the land. Fine specks of light against a dark forest, forward-pushing cliff face over a dark rock crevasse. And then grounding it all, the cool reflections of what is above, repeated in the shimmering  water. 

I begin with pleinair paintings on location, swift strokes of bold colour to capture the immediacy of that moment in nature. My brush strokes are bold and feisty, light and confident as I play with wet-on-wet watercolours. When things become too controlled, I allow a sprinkling of snow, water, or some small ‘snowballs’ to rest on the painting temporarily. The gradual melting takes me away from logic and control, washes in some loose details, highlights the parts of the composition that I want to bring to the viewer’s attention.
I work fast and playfully, letting things happen as they do, not trying to force the results. It’s an immediacy that cannot be recreated after the fact.
I work small and fast on location, and then back in the studio I recapture some of the information I imprinted, creating larger works in either watercolours or acrylics on panel. 
 My recent large watercolours are mounted on birch panel, protected with cold wax, up to 60 inches wide.  I have been excited by the new scale and surface treatment, since glass always restricts the viewer from experiencing the tactile resonance of the paper surface. Naked and raw is best. 

Winter Series, 2021.  Watercolours with snow.

Floral Images 2021

New Work, Autumn 2020.  Watercolours 

Georgian Bay Rocks.  2020

Labrador, 2019

Landscapes, 2019. $100-$250

 Barron Canyon Landscapes, 2019. $200.

 Landscapes, 2018. $200 each

Contoured Landscapes, 8"x10" to 16"x20" Watercolours, 2016. $200 each

Thinking about Tuscany $450. unframed
Favourite Forest. NFS. Collection of the Artist
Killarney Cliffs. NFS -Collection of the Artist
3 Birches SOLD
Walking the Disco Forest $200 unframed
Killarney Autumn. $200. unframed
Autumn at The Log House. $200
Sumach Leaves. $200. unframed
Thomson's Wood. $200. unframed
Killarney Reflections. SOLD
Road to Collingwood. SOLD
Killarney Fog. SOLD
SOLD Disco Forest Log Shack
SOLD Wandering along the trail.

Nudes: Watercolours, fall 2016. $250 each- ALL SOLD

All my favourite watercolours are also now available as printed cards. Glossy stock, with envelope. $6.00 each.

5 Days, 6 Women in Killarney. September, 2016. $250. each, unframed. 11x14"

Hartman Weekend Watercolours. August, 2016. $350.-$600. each

Bougainvillea, June, 2016. 22x32 SOLD

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 Winter Watercolours, Georgian Bay, 2015.          $250. each

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SOLD Spirit Trees.

Tree Series, 2012. Watercolours.

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SOLD 2 trees
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Illustrations, Children's Meditation Book, 1998         

This series was designed to be the illustrations for a children's book. The book is an introduction to meditation for children, to be used in the classroom or home.
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Prints $20.
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Prints. $20.
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Prints. $20.

Various, 2002   

I lived near a farm in downtown Toronto while my son was growing up. The animals made great sources of inspiration for whimsical paintings.
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Goat. SOLD
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SOLD. Prints. $20.
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The Tree of Knowledge, $20 prints
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Newborn Moose. SOLD
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Rooster, prints: $20.

Wild Flower Portraits, 2010.         

The following images are illustrations from a book of poetry and paintings of Ontario Wildflowers, called Hiker's Bouquet. This book can be purchased directly from this site. 24 pages, full colour. $20.00
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Queen Anne's Lace
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Wintergreen
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Purple Aster
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Goldenrod
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Cranesbill Flower
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Milkweed
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Blue Bead Lily
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Devil's Paintbrush
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Fireweed
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Rose hip
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Pitcher Plant
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Lobelia
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