Place des Arts alumni (former student)
Biography
Heike Kuzminski is a watercolour artist and illustrator, living in Coquitlam with her husband and two sons. She spends her days painting in her home studio looking out at the edge of the forest. Her surroundings and daily walks in nature provide inspiration for her art. Her favourite subjects to paint are birds and animals in their natural habitat.
Artist Statement
My artistic journey at Place des Arts began as a high school student at Centennial Senior Secondary in Coquitlam. Our art class produced paintings, learned how to frame them, and saw them proudly displayed in an exhibition at Place des Arts. A few years later, while attending design school at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, I worked on a project relating to the renovation of Place des Arts. Interviewing staff and contractors working on the renovation, I learned more about the building’s history and design.
After years of working as an interior designer, the journey continued, when I enrolled in an evening class at Place des Arts and explored watercolour painting. I enjoyed it so much, I have been painting almost daily ever since. I am now a watercolour artist and illustrator. I have a deep love of exploring nature and being outside. This series of paintings was inspired by my fleeting interactions with tiny birds native to BC. I express the joy these birds bring me by exaggerating and accentuating their various features.
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