Artist Spotlight: Lindsay Smail

By: Jiun Liao

A graphic designer for many years, Lindsay turned to art to recharge her creative batteries. It quickly became an obsession and now she spends as much time painting as possible. Her sunny studio is surrounded by birch trees in Ramona, outside Washago.

While her paintings are abstract, our local landscape is at the heart of what she creates. From the marshes of Matchedash Bay to her favourite swimming spot on the Black River, Lindsay finds inspiration and a sense of communion in nature.

A desire to share these experiences fuels her work. Her paintings evoke the complex relationships of land, water, and organic life, while bringing colour and tranquility to any space.

Lindsay exhibits regularly at art fairs and galleries in Toronto and in central Ontario. This month she’ll be sharing her latest paintings as a guest artist at the Images Thanksgiving Studio Tour in Oro-Medonte.

This free self-guided tour roams from Moonstone through the scenic Horseshoe Valley and along Lake Simcoe to Orillia. Meet Lindsay and see her beautiful paintings in person on the Images Thanksgiving Studio Tour from October 11-14, 10am to 5pm daily. Details can be found on their Facebook page by searching Images Studio Tour.

You can visit Lindsay’s website to see more paintings, shop online, or get advance notice of her upcoming shows.

Website: lindsaysmailart.com

Instagram: @lindsaysmailart