The artist's task is to bring beauty into the world.
Through the eyes of Mairi Budreau the viewer is captivated by the power of light and depth in her paintings. From her palette we witness for ourselves an incredible bonding of beauty and nature. Her uniquely Canadian style allows us to view nature with a lasting impression so that we can no longer go for a walk in nature without thinking about the work we have experienced.
Mairi Budreau, AFCA is a mid-career artist whose artworks are collected across Canada and internationally. In Vancouver her solo portrait drawings have been exhibited at the Gallery of Tribal Art, and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. In the UK at the British Portrait Gallery, and in New York at the Agora Gallery among many juried regional group exhibitions where her paintings have been exhibited and some awarded Best in Show, Gold and Of Merit. Her engaging portraits and Manscapes have been featured in Arabella Art Magazine and reviewed in Art is Spectrum and nature paintings in American Art Collector. In 2014 she earned Associate Status - AFCA - in the Federation of Canadian Artists. In 2022 Budreau joined www.patreon.com to teach The Art of Drawing Anything. She's inspiring all levels of artists to develop solid solid drawing skills.
Both a studio and plein air painter, Mairi travels in her camper "The Turtle", painting and sketching the beautiful province of British Columbia, Canada. She lives in Kamloops, BC with her husband and 2 pussycats and befriends all the wild ones. In December 2021 she opened the Art, Naturally Studio & Gallery.