Erika My News 28 Nov 2025 November 28, 2025 Joined the Kanata Civic Art Gallery I am thrilled of having been juried in as a member of the Kanata Civic Art Gallery. My first group... Continue reading
Erika My News 26 Nov 2025 November 28, 2025 Best in Show Awards at OSA 2025 Delighted and humbled that my “Drawn to the Light” and "Underwater Bonding" oil paintings have won BEST IN SHOW AWARDS in... Continue reading
Erika My News 11 Jun 2025 November 28, 2025 Introducing AQUATERRA: A New Painting Series Exploring Two Worlds I’m excited to share the beginnings of a new painting series I’ve been working on, titled Aquaterra. The name comes... Continue reading
Erika My News 16 Mar 2025 April 13, 2025 People’s Choice Award for Spring Fling 2025 Delighted and humbled that with my "Mermaid Bliss" and "Timeless Beauty" paintings, I have won the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in... Continue reading
Erika My News 02 Jul 2024 November 28, 2025 My Artistic Journey I am a self-taught artist. My artistic journey is a progression through various media, each with its unique challenges and... Continue reading
Erika My News 05 Feb 2024 November 26, 2025 New “Altered Realism” Series This year, I have started a new series of oil paintings I call “Altered Realism”. By the juxtaposition of realistic... Continue reading
Erika My News 25 Jun 2023 November 20, 2025 New “Waterworld” Series I am currently working on a series of water-themed oil paintings. My aim is to evoke a sense of calm... Continue reading
Erika My News 29 Mar 2023 April 13, 2025 First Place Award for my ‘Thinking Cap” I won my second award this year, this time a First Place Award for works on paper at Arteast's Juried Awards... Continue reading
Erika My News 20 Mar 2023 April 13, 2025 5 For The Wall at the Atomic Rooster I will be exhibiting five of my works at the Atomic Rooster, 303 Bank St, from March 27 to May... Continue reading
Erika My News 10 Mar 2023 April 13, 2025 Arteast Awards Exhibition 2023 Happy to participate in Arteasts' Awards Exhibition 2023, taking place between March 12 and May 31, 2023 at the St.... Continue reading
Erika My News 20 Feb 2023 April 13, 2025 Honourable Mention Award at WCAS’ Spring Fling 2023 Thrilled to say that my pastel artwork Holding On To The Dream has received one of the three Honourable Mention... Continue reading
Erika My News 02 Feb 2023 April 13, 2025 Big & Small Show at Foyer Gallery I have these 2 pastel paintings in the current Big & Small show at the Foyer Gallery. Visit us soon... Continue reading
Erika My News 30 Dec 2022 April 13, 2025 Saints, Sinners & Mythical Beast Show at Atomic Rooster My pastel painting TOO SEXY FOR MY HAT, will be a part of this art show at the Atomic Rooster,... Continue reading
Erika My News 27 Dec 2022 June 25, 2025 Graceful Masculine Series My Graceful Masculine series is a continuation of my deep fascination with the human form—this time focusing on the male... Continue reading
Erika My News 27 Dec 2022 June 25, 2025 Graceful Feminine Series In early 2022, I started a series of pastel drawings with the Graceful Feminine theme, something I wanted to do... Continue reading
Erika My News 21 Oct 2022 April 13, 2025 Festival show at St Laurent Complex I am happy to be part of "Festival", a four-artist group show organized by Arteast Ottawa at the St. Laurent... Continue reading
Erika My News 21 Oct 2022 April 13, 2025 Fall Transitions at Shenkman Art Centre "Fall Transitions", an Arteast Ottawa group show opened at the Shenkman Arts Centre on the Promenade Arteast exhibiting space on... Continue reading
Erika My News 07 Aug 2022 August 21, 2022 Going back to basics Following a few years of experimentation with different styles and media, I am returning to what I love depicting the... Continue reading
Erika My News 29 May 2021 June 7, 2023 Workshop with Martinho Correia: Caravaggio’s Late Method Recently, I had the opportunity to take Martinho Correia’s workshop on Caravaggios’ late method of painting organized by the Kanata Art... Continue reading
Erika My News 27 Mar 2021 April 13, 2025 Portrait accepted into Portraits of Resilience online exhibit I am thrilled that my graphite and charcoal pencil portrait Still Looking Ahead....has been accepted into the Portraits of Resilience... Continue reading
Erika My News 30 Sep 2020 March 8, 2021 Resin Heart – An ideal gift for your loved one I am launching a line of resin hearts for the opening of my online store (which will happen soon, hopefully....). For... Continue reading
Erika My News 21 Jul 2020 September 6, 2020 New painting in the works After almost four months of being absent from artistic endevours, I decided today to start on a painting. What to... Continue reading
Erika My News 03 Feb 2020 April 13, 2025 Colourful Impressions at St. Laurent Complex I am fortunate to have been included in the Colourful Impressions exhibit at the St. Laurent Complex, a four-artist exhibition... Continue reading
Erika My News 25 Jun 2019 September 11, 2020 Mad about resin Recently, I started coating some of my paintings with epoxy resin. I must admit, I am hooked! I don’t really... Continue reading
Erika My News 27 Oct 2018 April 13, 2025 Gallery106 Exhibit in Arprior Pop-up gallery Gallery106 in Arprior, ON is about to open its doors on November 3rd. What started initially with 20... Continue reading
Erika My News 17 Oct 2018 September 11, 2020 New Gallery 106 in Arnprior, ON I am thrilled to take part in this 20-artist joint venture to open up a pop-up gallery in Arprior, Ontario!... Continue reading
Erika My News 26 Sep 2018 December 19, 2018 3rd Prize at Arteast’s AAE 2018 I am excited to report that my pastel painting "Morning Bath at the Lake" has been awarded 3rd Prize in... Continue reading
Erika My News 05 Sep 2018 April 13, 2025 “Purely Pastel” Solo Show Just finished hanging my second current solo show at Café 111 located withing the Ottawa City Hall at 110 Laurier... Continue reading
Erika My News 04 Sep 2018 April 13, 2025 “Beyond The Ordinary” Solo Show My current exhibition "Beyond the Ordinary" at Lunasole Resto-bar exhibits 10 of my acrylic mixed media paintings. This exhibit will... Continue reading
Erika My News 04 Sep 2018 December 19, 2018 My new set of pastel pencils I am excited to try out my new Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils I just got! So far, I've been using... Continue reading