36" x 72" Diptych Oil and Cold Wax on Panel 2024

Darlene Lobos Stroke upon stroke of oil, glaze upon glaze, adjusting, sanding looking near and far, rubbing , changing, applying wax with oil, drawing, digging, rolling, scratching, smiling, breathing. Hands move thoughts occur, intuition flows guided by a rhythmic  force. Is it the same force that causes a tree to reach for the heavens, the clouds to shift, the river to flow and the mind to clear like water in a still pond. 

In a similar vein life has evolved for Darlene from the time she grew up in rural North Vancouver in the 1950’s to the present where she has continued painting in a Calgary studio. Her formal eduction includes biology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and Fine Arts at ACAD in Calgary but her most vital teacher has been nature in all it’s forms. 

Darlene’s painting are held in private and corporate collections in a number of countries. She is currently represented by Elevation Gallery in Canmore, Alberta and Bluerock Gallery in Diamond Valley, Alberta.