Denise Antaya

Oil Painting Demonstration –

The everyday themes in Denise Antaya’s oil paintings combine her love of nature and her fascination with light and how it transforms an often overlooked scene. Her subjects range from season to season but almost always represent the natural environment untouched by man.
Her process starts with an underpainting, called a brunaille. Once she determines that everything is where it needs to be, she adds colour. Her plein air paintings work hand in hand with her studio work, showing the nuance of colour that photos can’t capture.
The landscape is a never ending source of inspiration for Antaya, one that will never end with its ever changing moods and complications. It’s a lifetime endeavour she hopes to never master!

Paint Ontario Grand Prize – 2016, 2022, 2024.
Best Landscape IGOR – 2017
Almenara Art Prize – Honourable Mention – Spain
Salmagundi Club – D. Wu & Elsie Ject-Ket Memorial Award – 2022