Description
Katerina Mertikas is a self-taught artist who was born in Tripoli, Greece. She and her family (Patrinos) immigrated to Canada in 1960; first to Montreal and then to Ottawa. Her two daughters were originally the inspiration of her work, and now she happily depicts her grandchildren in her works with a renewed energy of watching them grow. She had her first show in Ville Saint Laurent in 1989. Painting spontaneously, in bright, bold acrylic paint, she captures what she feels and what her memory retains. Her paintings are mainly of children having fun, playing games or participating in sporting events in a naïve style. Katerina classifies her own work as naïve expressionism, trying to convey to the world the message of love, peace, innocence, and friendship. Katerina’s work has been selected by UNICEF and the Canadian Lung Association for cards, stamps, and calendars to help raise funds for their charities. She has also been honoured with a “Women of Distinction” award in the arts category in 1999 and elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, whose patron is Prince Philip of Edinburgh.
About the Print: Titled “Spring Lilac “ by Katerina Mertikas, this giclee print was created from an original acrylic on canvas. A young girl rides her bike on a path surrounded by blooming tulips, lilacs, and birch trees. Mertikas paintings are characterized by a refreshing innocence and a charming use of bright colours. The near universal appeal of katerina’s exhilarating paintings portrays the simple, easily understandable and often idealized scenes of childhood, bustling with colour and excitement. her paintings are full of originality and creatively captures scenes of the canadian landscape, it’s seasons, and popular traditions. The print is signed by the artist, triple matted with a top white mat, dark blue and black trims, framed in a dual tone lip silver moulding.
Dimnesions:(37.5” x 33.5”)
