Into the Wild, 36" x 24"

Acrylic on Canvas. 36 x 24 x 0.75 in. 

This painting invites viewers into a serene wilderness where delicate tree formations unfold beneath vast blue skies adorned with soft, billowy clouds. The abstract rendering captures the profound stillness and calmness of untouched nature, encouraging an appreciation for its boundless harmony and tranquillity. The gentle palette and flowing forms evoke a meditative experience, immersing the audience in the quiet beauty and grandeur of the wild.

Loretta Kaltenhauser is an established, contemporary, award-winning Canadian artist. She creates works that are either abstract or have landscape elements to them. Using various brushes and palette knives, Loretta layers, subtracts, and manipulates acrylic paint on canvas to synthesize an intricate and distinct tableau. Colours and shapes take on an energy of their own, and each subsequent layer of texture and colour she adds reinterprets her thoughts and emotions. Loretta Kaltenhauser's works can be found in private collections in Canada, the United States, and the U.K.