Menu
As a Canadian painter of group portraits and history paintings, my art practice consists of three related objectives: artistic growth, environmental stewardship, and fidelity to my interests. Largely self-taught, I started painting with some friends in the basement of a student house in Toronto almost twenty years ago. My work was inconsistent and unfocussed, but I loved the immense challenge of giving voice to my inspiration within the physical constraints of paint and canvas. Artistic growth became an important part of my practice, and through perseverance I have continued to hone my craft. I am grateful to many people for feeding my interest and guiding my practice up till now.
A commissioned painting ought to balance the universal and individual aspects of the subject, and serves several purposes. As an artifact, it is a historical record; as a likeness, it is a memorial; and as painting, it belongs to the domain of art. Timothy deVries will bring an experienced eye, and advanced technical proficiency, to the subject, composition, colour and style of your painting.
Ayesha Hamid, The City Key