Lori Bagnrs a visual artist born in Ontario and living in North Vancouver completed her MFA in contemporary art fromemLcole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Grenobleemin 1993 She currently pursues multiple creative interests as an artistcurator in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland and shows her work in public and private galleries in BC and OntarioHer paintings are held in corporate and private collections throughout Canada the US Europe and Australia Bagneres work has been placed in public institutions such as St Pauls Hospital Vancouver Lions Gate Hospital North Vancouver and The Hope Centre North VancouverMy new mixed media emdreamscapesem series arose while selfisolating during the Covid19 pandemic It combines an arrangement of flat geometric planes created with acrylic and gouache paint against transferred images of personal photos gathered during my travels amp explorations over the yearsMy palette in this series consists of muted yet fresh gelatolike colour tonesI suppose growing up in the 70s amp 80s influenced these colour selections as I try to conjure nostalgia for a time when life was more straightforward and effortless It is a visual form of escapism from our current state of turmoil a way of coping and perhaps a way of going somewhere without leaving the confines of my studio space Through the rhythmic waves of the palm trees and dispersion of bubbles Im hoping to transport the viewer taking them on a journey to their own special emdreamscapeemnbsp