SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL "CLIFF AT BLAKENEY RAPIDS"

SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL (CANADIAN,1938�2013) AQUARELLE AND ACRYLIC ON HANDMADE SISAL PAPER WITH RICE PAPER FIBRES, SIGNED "SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL" LOWER RIGHT.BEARS AN ARTIST LABEL VERSO TITLED "CLIFF AT BLAKENEY RAPIDS (ALMONTE)", SPECIFYING MEDIUM AND DIMENSIONS . AN ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST MIXED MEDIA LANDSCAPE 30 X 40 IN 40.5 X 50.75 IN FRAMED SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL WAS AN AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN LANDSCAPE ARTIST AND AN ALUMNUS OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. HIGHLY ACTIVE IN THE REGIONAL ART COMMUNITY, SHE WAS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE ONTARIO SOCIETY OF ARTISTS AND THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATERCOLOUR, AS WELL AS A FELLOW OF THE OTTAWA WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY. HER EXPERIMENTAL, PROCESS-DRIVEN WORKS ARE HELD IN NOTABLE PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, THE CITY OF OTTAWA, AND CARLETON UNIVERSITY.