Painter Gina Sarro captures the vast landscape with her distinct technique painting skies mountains water and fields evoking both flatness and depth Inspirationfrom homes in Saskatchewan where she was born and the Alberta foothills where she completed an Economics degree at the University of Calgary and studied paintingat Alberta College of Art and Design strongly influence her work Gina attended the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver where she currently residesHer paintings are held in private and corporate collections in Canada the US and Australia A donated 13 triptych graces the Jim Pattison corridor at Vancouver GeneralHospitalUsing both a brush and knife partly to diminish and partly to layer the paint itself Gina balances strong compositional horizontals with rhythmic vertical gestures Abstractedmarks of color come together to create a serene reminiscent composition These abstracted marks seem to hold their own little narratives allowing the viewer to recalltheir own personal past experiences out in natures pristine landscape Her vast landscapes allow the viewer to wander throughout the painting giving pause to take inthe little moments that are captured in each mark and enticing the viewer to look a little closer searching to understand the meaning behind her work a moment of pauseand reflectionNewly represented by Koyman Galleries Gina is also currently represented by The Kurbatoff Gallery in Vancouver BC Canvas Gallery in Toronto ON The Effusion Galleryin Invermere BC The Christopher Hill Gallery in Napa Valley CA USA and The TrippeGallery in Easton Maryland USA