"Love in Kyoto," 36" x 48"

Oil on Canvas.

Darlene was thinking of the past, daydreaming about a happy time when she was in love in Kyoto. The breathtaking beauty that surrounded her made her feeling heightened and it was magical. Life changes, but the most vivid memories of being in love are a comfort even if the time has passed. The smells, the colours, the heart pounding feelings that you felt at that time are all still with you in your soul. If you wish to be happy, she believes you just conjure up those memories, feel the moment and create a little time travel for yourself. It is after all you who experienced that 'love' and the place it happened.

Canadian artist Darlene Winfield's style is impressionistic while at times leaning into semi-abstract. It is created with the use of brush, palette knife, and mixed media when called for. The paintings are completed in layers with dramatic strokes offset by quiet places within the painting. The atmospheric quality and depth of the painting are most important to her. She hopes the viewer will enter into the world she created on the canvas. The history and longevity of oil painting have been important to her. After discovering the buttery texture, smell, and feeling oil paint gave her as she dipped her brushes into it she has not looked back.