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BEFORE DUSK (OKANAGAN SERIES)
ELN292
mixed media, canvas
30" x 30"
$ 1900 CDN
APPLE TREE LANE (OKANAGAN SERIES)
ELN291
mixed media, canvas
30" x 30"
$ 1900 CDN
MIST (OKANAGAN SERIES) SHOWPIECE
ELN290
mixed media, canvas
30" x 30"
$ 1900 CDN
THREE OAKS (OKANAGAN SERIES)
ELN289
mixed media, canvas
30" x 30"
$ 1900 CDN
ILLUMINATED SHOWPIECE
ELN288
Mixed Media
48" x 72"
$ 5500 CDN
ORCHARDS BY THE LAKE - APPLE, PEACH, PEAR SHOWPIECE
ELN287
Mixed Media
72" x 54"
$ 9500 CDN
ROSE IN SILVER
ELN285
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
PLAYING SAXOPHONE
ELN284
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
THREE ROSEBUDS
ELN282
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
THREE HEARTS
ELN278
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
PIANO & SAX
ELN277
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
CELLO & RED ROSE
ELN276
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
SHADOWS OF THE FALL
ELN275
mixed media, canvas
48" x 48"
$ 3850 CDN
DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT
ELN274
mixed media, canvas
30" x 60"
$ 3500 CDN
WIDE HORIZON
ELN271
mixed media, canvas
30" x 40"
$ 2750 CDN
RED CLIFFS 3
ELN270
mixed media, canvas
24" x 18"
$ 1250 CDN
FULL BLOOM ROSE
ELN263
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
LEMONS ON ANTIQUE WALL
ELN258
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
UNTITLED
ELN256
mixed media, canvas
24" x 48"
$ 2500 CDN
REFLECTING LIGHT
ELN252
mixed media, canvas
30" x 60"
$ 3500 CDN
TRANSFORMATION (FALL)
ELN251
mixed media, canvas
36" x 48"
$ 3360 CDN
WRAPPED IN SUNSHINE
ELN249
mixed media, linen
24" x 36"
$ 1950 CDN
MORNING SUN IN OKANAGAN VALLEY
ELN245
mixed media, canvas
36" x 48"
$ 3360 CDN
LITTLE TANGO - DANCING HEARTS
ELN234
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN
RED PEAR
ELN233
mixed media, canvas
12" x 12"
$ 495 CDN

Elka Nowicka

Elka combines old world aesthetics, modern sensibilities and a touch of the theatrical to create luminous, crumbled patina-covered canvases. Using acrylic paint and mixed media, she creates multi-layered works of exquisite texture. Fragmented images that conjure up the vivacity of old world still-life compositions with the weathered patina of old Italian frescos. Surface, dimension and relationship….The tension between vibrant tones, expressive style, and playful, romantic themes combine to produce artwork that is sensual and mysterious, modern yet traditional.
Since leaving Poland, after taking a master's in construction engineering, Nowicka has worked as a fashion designer, interior decorator, merchandising director, faux finisher, fabric embellisher and now, full-time painter.

"It's strange that I ended up doing this because my favourite subject in school was always math. I was the least artistic in my family, but when I left university I learned that engineering is a very chauvinistic field, so I started a fashion business and designed clothes that sold across Poland and Germany."

In 1990 she packed up her books on everything from old Byzantine art to Polish icons, and moved to Winnipeg where she worked in costume-design for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She eventually started to design clothes for Hughes and then became involved with interior design. She started to work with faux-texturing. Launching a line of hand-painted Thai silk bedding turned her on to painting, and since then she has been absorbed in creating acrylic and mixed-media representational works on canvas.

Nowicka's works are multi-textured, with an old-world patina, strong colours, romantic themes and a crusty, peeling look. She achieves this with up to 10 layers of crackling glazes, liquid acrylics, impasto gel mixed with sand and marble dust, dry-walling mud, paint and modeling paste.

Artist Statement:

I am inspired by antiques and classics, glamour and theatrics, and the close union of old and new. I rely on the symbolism and imagery to capture the intensity of emotions and reflections. Each subject is built up with layers upon layers of experiences and relationships. Multi textured technique intrigues me - it permits the control but allows the spontaneity in the creative process. The planned and random effects give each piece its unique beauty and individual patina.


Elka Nowicka



Education
Construction Engineering, Poland, Masters Degree


Publications
2004 "Artistry in the Boudoir", Boulevard Magazine


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