Artist-signed, limited-edition archival prints (archival ink on archival paper) produced by Amy Ferrari Art. These prints are designed to last a lifetime.
Pepper
Loof Love
Zero To Green
Commissions! Above are some paintings that I’ve created for other people…
What can I paint for you?
The Imprinted Merchandise category encompasses items produced and imprinted by selected print-on-demand providers:
Fine Art America (quality artist prints, greeting cards, device covers, home decor) Zazzle (mugs, calendars, totes, throw pillows, fabric, ties, blankets, post-its, etc.) Art of Where (wearables: leggings, skirts, scarves, beanie hats) Blurb (The book – ‘A Big Number 2’ – is available in soft cover and e-book editions!)
If you can’t find the item you’d like imprinted with the image you’d like, please let me know, and I’ll do all I can to make the item available.
Amore Magic Bracelets
If you received a bracelet with a card that led you this site… well you’ve found the source of the magic bracelets. But be aware, while I believe the bracelets contain magic from the force of good, the magic only works if you believe.
Even if you never received the card with the bracelet, the bracelets I made still have special magic, so if you wear one, be on the lookout for good things to come!
Most of my bracelets feature handmade beads that I made from polymer clay (the kind you bake in the oven). So the bracelets with the polymer beads have the strongest magic. If you have a magic bracelet with no polymer beads, don’t worry, there is still magic that comes in through the random patterns and regular patterns of the beads.
With so many of us spending all this time at home in close… perhaps too close… quarters with our loved ones, I’m thinking there may be situations arising that call for some humour.
I’ve determined that this may be a good to open a window…
and share some good-natured rhyming fart humourfrom my Google-Eyed Snarkle Tarts in the form of a free downloadable PDF of my picture book, “A Big #2” for a limited time.
This picture book features my Snarkle Tart characters presenting different ways to talk about poo’s. The characters are captivatingly cute; and the poems that accompany each image will make you snicker!
Here’s a sample page featuring Ace Kid Mark (say it fast):
For optimal viewing of the PDF in Adobe Acrobat, under the “View” tab, be sure to choose the “Read Mode” and also choose the “Page Display” in order to select the “Two Page View”. While you’re at it, under “Display Theme”, be sure to select the “Dark Gray” option.
If you’d simply like to see the Snarkle Tarts painting collection, Click here!
For an even better reading experience, the iBook version is available for only $4.99 USD.
This collection is the reason I have seemingly stopped posting my work for the last year. I wanted to have a chance to present the paintings as a cohesive group, and had hoped to post the entire collection once I had an exhibition scheduled. But since all things have changed, I have decided that now would be a great time to share over a year’s worth of work.
Usually when people are thinking about the unique beauty to be enjoyed in and around the city of Hamilton (Ontario), the most prevalent thoughts immediately go to the escarpment, which lovingly looms over lower Hamilton. While I greatly appreciate this natural beauty, what has recently captivated my eye is actually man-made.
Since moving to Hamilton and living in the east side of the city, I’ve been enamoured by the sky. What really sticks out are the vertical plumes emanating from the industrial pipes throughout the industrial areas along the bay. These vertical plumes are exciting! Perhaps because vertical sky formations tend to be indicators of danger: both tornados and smoke plumes from fires are sky formations that can indicate a fair amount of danger!
The plumes, though ever-present, always manage to look different every day – depending on the atmospheric conditions. Sometimes the plumes dissipate almost immediately, and sometimes they linger until you’re not sure whether you’re seeing plume trails or actual clouds… when does one become the other? I do love how they animate the sky! It brings a certain dynamic quality to the beloved tradition of cloud watching…. You’ve got to be quick to see that elephant or that fluffy bunny wafting by!
As I’ve travelled around the industrial areas to try to get a better grip on what is going on in these steam-spewing industrial complexes, I’m captivated yet again by these pipe-laden cathedrals of industry. These structures are metal monuments to complexity with perplexing organizational purpose. It’s all so wonderfully mysterious! Where do those pipes go? What’s going on in those shiny tanks? And why? I don’t really wish to know, as it’s much more fun to wonder and imagine.
The captivation factor of the industrial buildings is further enhanced by the architecture of the buildings, which is often rather brutal in scale with strange angles and catwalk-like structures strewn all around. And the colors….!!! Nowhere else do you see such brilliant colors in the environment! Oh! the blues, aquas, and greens! The yellows in the ladders, steps, and guardrails winding through and around the structures! And the reds and oranges from the rusting smokestacks! And the flames! It’s such a spectacle that there are open flames coming from some of the stacks!
As dusk falls, the situation takes on an even more animated appearance, as the lights become an exciting visual factor, and the flames really steal the show! In the low light, the plumes take on an even more ominous appearance, especially as the lower plumes intertwine with the pipes and obliterate large chunks of the structure.
I have indeed been captivated by all of these industrial sites, and thus decided to create a (still growing) collection of paintings portraying some of my favourite sites in the industrial area of Hamilton transformed by imagination. Now, I’d like to share my vision of “Industrial Captivation” and hope to inspire a new appreciation for these crazy structures.
The Obleakly Netherlasting Grace 36 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas 2020
The Obleakly Netherlasting Grace
This image is from Beach Road. I love the way these dreary yet colourful buildings seem to be striking a pose as they diminish into the distance.
Facets of Dofasco 48 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Facets of Dafasco
This image is from atop the escarpment. The Dofasco factory is in the foreground, and Lake Ontario is in the background.
The Bungee Busy-ness 20 x 20 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
The Bungee Busy-ness
The Bungee building on Burlington Street has always fascinated be with all the pipes going everywhere and the wonderful yellow/blue color combination. But my favorite aspect of this particular building is the X-mas tree form looming above everything.
Bountiful Busby Above the Blue 36 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Bountiful Busby Above the Blue
This building on Burlington Street is such an inexplicable expanse of bright blue! But what really fascinated me was all the linear hair-like structures on top of the building!
Contrails From The Trellis 40 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Contrails From The Trellis
This amazing trellis-like structure is located near the north end of Parkdale. It is one of the most prolific steam makers in town! The pipe complexity is so fantastic that it almost appears as stained glass in some areas. The two larger stacks on the left have two very faint steam trails drifting out… at least I hope that it’s steam.
Gilded Haze at Hamilton Bay 24 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Gilded Haze at Hamilton Bay
This is my rendition of one of the more iconic Hamilton Bay views as seen from the QEW. In this scene, the sun is going down and the lights are beginning to become pronounced.
Rainbow Crown at Kenilworth 48 x 24 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Rainbow Crown at Kenilworth
The building is viewed from the Nikola Tesla near the Kenilworth exit. This particular view always appealed to me due to the rainbow colors of the stacks. What really confounds me is why the aqua and green stacks are in the wrong order, with all the other colors being in perfect rainbow order.
Skyward Deco Dance 48 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Skyward Deco Dance
This is one of my favorite complexes and is viewed from the Nicola Tesla. The volume of steam is usually quite proficient, and the buildings with angles remind me of an art deco theme.
The Dofasco Experience 36 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
The Dofasco Experience
This site is on Ottawa Street, and is perhaps as close to any of the structure that I been able to access. I just really wonder what is going on with the large pipes that seem to go nowhere.
Parkdale Pipe Palace 48 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas 2019
Parkdale Pipe Palace
This is the complex at the north end of Parkdale. Besides the drama of the steam trails in the sky, the aspect that most fascinated me about this scene is the yellow ladders and rails.
Gage Street Steelway 30 x 24 Acrylic on Panel 2018
Gage Street Steelway
This site occurs near the intersection of Gage and Burlington Street. With so many interesting forms, I think of this painting as a study in blue.
Years ago, I created a set of colouring pages for a colouring book based on some very silly characters I call MUKsters. I’d like to offer the colouring book PDF download (4.4 MB) for free.
I hoping to add to the pool of activities available to engage those who are younger, or to engage those who are simply bored or need a distraction!
All of the images are based on pre-existing paintings, shown in the following graphic:
MUKsters!!! Colouring Pages Free! Downloadable PDF
It’s been a such a long time since posting, you may wonder what I’ve been up to and if indeed I’m still painting?!?
I’m very happy to announce that YESSSS! I’ve been painting like a maniac! So much so that my painting arm is not very happy with me lately. While I refuse to stop painting, I am working on bringing a better balance to the physicality to my painting, thus giving my poor sore arm some relief.
I have created an entire collection entitled “Industrial Captivation” which is about the industrial scenes that I have come to love since I moved to Hamilton nearly two years ago. Coming Soon!!! I will be sharing the entire collection next week. Please stay tuned!
In the meantime, as we’re approaching the hopefully happier warmer months, I’d like to share some of my happiest recent abstract paintings, just for a joyful, colourful distraction.
Frothing Festive Frivil-Flow
“Frothing Festive Frivil-Flow” is yet another painting based on a page of random and experimental paint marks. It’s not too big, the measurements are 36 by 24 inches. It was such a fun piece to paint, I can’t help but think of it as an embodiment of pure joy.
It can be yours for $1600.00 CAD.
Wrangle Jangle
“Wrangle Jangle” was created spontaneously as a study in colour and form. This little study, at a mere 9 by 12 inches, turned out to be a perfect X-mas gift, so it’s no longer available, but… I may decide to re-visit this composition on a much larger canvas, as it seems to want to be as big as its colourful attitude.
Loosely Structured Matrix
“Loosely Structured Matrix” is a small 8 by 10 inch panel that is covered with a mosaic of dried acrylic tiles that I peeled up from my palettes over the past several months. The black ‘grout’ lines are loosely stylized, uniting all the colourful tiles into a fun pop of colour! This piece also turned out to be a very nice gift, but since I can’t seem to let go of collecting tiles from my dried palettes, I’m certain I’ll be making more pieces like this, especially since it is so much fun!
I am thoroughly enjoying getting back to doing abstract pieces, and will likely focus more on abstract painting, even as I sneak in a few more paintings into my “Industrial Captivation” collection, which I’ll be sharing soon!
It’s a new year, and now is the time to boldly reinvent your surroundings!
For a fresh pop ofpurple to start your year, check out this recent trio fresh from my studio!
Purple Lyric 1
Purple Lyric 1
18 x 18 Acrylic on Canvas 2018 $350.00
Purple Lyric 2
Purple Lyric 2
18 x 18 Acrylic on Canvas 2018 $350.00
Purple Lyric 3 (smaller)
Purple Lyric 3 (smaller)
16 x 16 Acrylic on Canvas 2018 $300.00
Special Deal for all 3 “Purple Lyric” Paintings:
Purple Lyric 1 plus Purple Lyric 2 plus Purple Lyric 3 (smaller) = All 3 for $900.00
You save $100.00 when you purchase all 3!
Wishing Everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!!
Releasing Long-held Grievances Into The Blinding Light of Love
Releasing Grievances Into The Blinding Light Of Love by Amy Ferrari
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48 2018 $1900.00
This is a recently finished painting that I worked on for almost six months.So to have it finally finished is indeed a celebration!Much of that six months was taken up by my relocation efforts moving my home from Waterloo to Hamilton.But whenever I could steal a paint day, I’d find new ideas to try with the painting…
Reference Image
The thing I really love about doing abstract paintings is that the reference image, or, starting point, for the piece need not dictate the final piece in any way.Which means I can fall down the rabbit hole with the painting for as long as it takes me.This piece took me for quite a journey far far away from the source material which consisted of a few random drips of paint forming four figures.The source material drips had inspired me because it hatched the thought of trying to create a piece that was about bringing out the dark grievances in life into the light of understanding and love.It seemed like an important idea to chase, and chase it I did!While the imagery evolved drastically, the concept of dissolving grievances with understanding remained a constant.
The images of the four figures, though radically transformed, also remain somewhat intact.Everybody has unspoken grievances, and usually it’s because it can be difficult to talk about the things that can lead to disagreements.The grievances are stored in the dark vessels along the bottom of the picture.The left-most figure happens to be the figure getting the most attention, and the grievances that are being aired mostly come from her.This figure is deemed by me to be a ‘she’; her focus is her immediate neighbour, who I deem to be her partner. The two figures on the right are relatives and also serve as support for the couple.As she is finally able to communicate her grievances, the darkness she had held inside dissipates into the yellow light as the understanding from her loved ones becomes evident.The grievances are dissolved into smaller effervescent particle globs that are surrounded by the yellow light of love that bubble upwards and eventually dissipate into the yellow light of understanding.
While the exact issue that formed the grievances is not terribly important to the piece, I invite viewers to come up with their own ideas about that.My only suggestion is that she may happen to be reaching the later stages of her childbearing years… As well, the ultimate result of airing her grievances is not exactly important to the piece, and again, I invite the viewers to envision the ultimate resolution. I suggest that important point of resolving her grievances is that she was heard, appreciated, and loved by the most importantfigures in her life.
While the painting is essentially about love and understanding, I am hoping that it is a visual treat with humour, warmth, and harmonious spirit with a presence of positivity.
I wish you all a very merry holiday season full of light and understanding and mostly, full of love. 🙂
Apologies for my lack of updates….. it’s been a very busy time for me outside of my usual realm of posting about art and art shows and such!
As many of you may already know…. I am relocating my home from K-W to Hamilton! Marco’s job in Burlington has meant a lengthy commute for the past 6 months, and we’re looking forward to drastically improving that commute!
I’m going to miss everyone in K-W and truly appreciate the welcome and kindness everyone in the art community has extended to me over the past 11 years!
I want to extend an extra round to thanks to the folks at The Art District Gallery. I will miss my amazingly talented ADG peeps (past and present!) most of all! As well, many thanks to the folks at Button Factory Arts; The City of Waterloo; Homer Watson House and Gallery; The City of Kitchener; Art$Pay; the participants of the past “Ferrari 500” shows, The Artists at Globe Studios; and the dedicated art lovers and collectors of the region. You all make the region and K-W a great place to be an artist! I have indeed been fortunate to be part of such a great tribe of artists and art supporters! Thank-you!!!
I only hope that I will find a new community half as welcoming in Hamilton. Having said that, Hamilton is not so far that I won’t be able to visit and also potentially participate on some shows!
The big moving day happens in mid-September – just a week away, and, gosh it will be such a relief to finally get settled in our new place…… and then to finally get back to the business of painting!!!
Here’s a couple pics of our new digs:
It’s a cute little house in a neighborhood of cute little houses!
Check out the sunroom at out new place! Can’t wait to do some paintings in this space! Mostly, I think the cat is going to love spend time here slumbering and spying on the squirrels and birds!
Over the course of a fast-paced and fun 3-hour session, we’ll get into the basics of colour harmony and colour usage, with simple exercises along the way, and plenty of time for questions! The lecture is great for beginning and intermediate level artists; for more experienced artists wanting a review; and for anyone simply fascinated by how and why we select our colours!
I am so pleased to announce that I’ll be one of the participating artists in “Fresh Air Fresh Art, an Art Show and Sale coming up soon in Ariss, Ontario!
Stay tuned for the images of artworks I’ll be offering for sale!
Here are some of the original art pieces I’ll be offering for sale at the upcoming Ferrari 500! The ‘500’ means no piece of art is priced over $500.00! The prices of many of the pieces I am presenting here are well over 50% off their usual price! WooHoo!!!
Catalyst 137 (137 Glasgow in Kitchener)
Friday, May 25 2018
The show starts at 5:00 and runs until 9:00pm.
Get there early to make sure you get the piece you want!!!
Original Art for Sale!
PondeRose
PondeRose
30 x 40 Acrylic on Canvas
$500.00
Spirit Tree Dawning
Spirit Tree Dawning
20 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
$500.00
Double Door Power Play
Double Door Power Play
40 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
$500.00
Pursuit of the Pink Preservationists
Pursuit of the Pink Preservationists
30 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
A Farewell to Diet Coke
A Farewell to Diet Coke
36 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Flatlander Fabric Flow
Flatlander Fabric Flow
20 x 16 Acrylic on Canvas
$250.00
Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond
20 x 16 Acrylic on Canvas
$275.00
Pathways to Peaceful Possibilities
Pathways to Peaceful Possibilities
30 x 30 Acrylic on Canvas
$450.00
Grow House Groove On
Grow House Groove On
36 x 12 Acrylic on Panel
$400.00
Cy-Pressing a Wave
Cy-Pressing a Wave
24 x 36 Acrylic on Canvas
$400.00
Happosition Harmony
Happosition Harmony
30 x 40 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
And Some Smaller Original Works!
Happy Huddle
Happy Huddle
8 x 10 Acrylic on Panel
$125.00
Casting a Net
Casting a Net
5 x 5 Acrylic on Cavas
Sold!
Fugitive I
Fugitive I
5 x 5 Acrylic on Canvas
$35.00
Fugitive II
Fugitive II
5 x 5 Acrylic on Canvas
$35.00
Ordinary Specimen
Ordinary Specimen
8 x 8 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Yellow Channel
Yellow Channel
8 x 8 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Roswellian Relic
Roswellian Relic
8 x 8 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Yellow Channel
Yellow Hopper
8 x 8 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Whispering Wanda
Whispering Wanda
12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Gaston Gusher
Gaston Gusher
12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Ace Kid Mark
Ace Kid Mark
12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
Smelly Nellie
Smelly Nellie
12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas
Sold!
As usual, I’ll have have some of my archival prints and drawings on hand, so there are many options for growing your collection of Amy Ferrari Art!
