Issue 55, Painting Create! Magazine Issue 55, Painting Create! Magazine

Dawn Howell

Texas-based artist Dawn Howell creates luminous paintings that feel like a quiet moment of reflection. Inspired by nature, nostalgia, and emotional memory, her pastel-toned works weave together delicate textures, soft light, and symbolic motifs such as butterflies, moons, and wildflowers. After returning to painting following a life-changing spinal injury, Howell embraced an intuitive process guided by color, meditation, and spiritual connection. The result is a body of work that offers calm, hope, and a gentle reminder that beauty can still be found in life’s most tender moments.

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Jennifer L Mohr

Jennifer L Mohr (she/her) is an artist investigating introspection, belonging, and nature in her acrylic paintings. Pushing beyond personal and found photographic reference, Jennifer creates imagined meadow scenes as a response to memory and feeling. Her paintings explore themes of self-reflection and introspection through grounding and intimate images of her beloved Prairie landscape. Jennifer holds a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Saskatchewan and her paintings have been acquired by collectors across Canada, the United States, and beyond.

She lives and works in Airdrie, Alberta.

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Jade Jaroszenski

Jade Jaroszenski’s bold use of color and expressive mark-making brings everyday landscapes to life, capturing fleeting moments and memories. Her work blends observation with imagination. Learn how Jaroszenski's unique process reflects both her personal connection to nature and the abstract qualities of the places she depicts.

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