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Jay Anderson

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Jay Anderson Jay Anderson is an accomplished plein aire painter and her work expresses her joy of the great outdoors. Anderson’s work is predominantly in oil, using large and bold brush strokes. Anderson is a member of the Ottawa 8, a group of plein aire painters that show annually at the Cube Gallery in Wellington Village. The first show in 2009 we saw Anderson present interesting and thoughtful work at the Champlain Lookout show at the Cube Gallery where she interpreted the landscape through oil and mixed media. In 2010 Anderson created unusual and not often seen views of back alleys, using her flair for colour and mood in her exceptional pieces that were exhibited at the Cube (“Ottawa Alleyways” show). Currently Anderson is working on “Ottawawater” the spring show at the Cube in 2012. If you missed any of these shows some works are still available at her Home Gallery. Please email for an appointment. Anderson has studied at the Ottawa School of Art, St. Lawrence College, Ontario and Springmaid Beach, USA. She has also studied under international artists such as Carla O’Connor, Alex Powers and Skip Lawrence. All of these people have inspired and energized her, and helped her grow into the artist you see today. Anderson is an active member of the Ottawa Art Association as well as the past Vice President of the Foyer Gallery for 2 years.