Monique Knightley
Silver Lining Studio
Monique Knightley is a painter and visual artist working mainly in acrylics and mixed media. She is fascinated by the play of light in nature, and strives to create texture, both visual and physical in her work.
Monique grew up in small towns all across Canada., and counts her lucky stars to have landed and made Victoria, BC her home. The curveballs life threw have resulted in a new love and appreciation for art as a form of expression.
She participated in many workshops, adoring the work of Laura Harris and Ken Faulks, but struggling to find her own artistic vision and confidence.
It was Kelly, Monique’s adorable adopted dog, who provided the courage Monique needed to finally paint the abstracts she so wanted to paint. At a painting workshop with Brian Atyeo, Monique managed to capture the exact expression that only Kelly could make. The knowledge that she could paint realistically …. made realism unnecessary.
Instead, Monique has given herself over to the colour, mood, forms, and textures of abstracts inspired by nature and the world and light around her.
“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in”
— Leonard Cohen
"Still Standing" - 36 x36" on Mixed Media Canvas
"The Long Way" - 10 x 20" Mixed Media on canvas SOLD
"Modern Haybales" - 24 x 30" Acrylic on Canvas
"Wish You Were Here" - 12 x 16" Acrylic on canvas board SOLD
"It's All Right Here" - 10 x 10" Acrylic on canvas
"Denim is Always a Good Bet" - 10 x 12" Acrylic on canvas
"West Coast Sunset" - 12 x 16" Acrylic on Canvas
"Last Sunflowers" - 12 x 24" Acrylic on canvas board
"Behind the Curtain" - 10 x 20" Acrylic and textured paper on canvas
"Deep Blues" - 10 x 12" Acrylic on canvas SOLD
"Time and Again" - Diptych 10 x 20" Mixed media on canvas
"Looking Out" - 30 x40" Acrylic on canvas SOLD
"Rose Coloured World" - 30 x 40" Acrylic on canvas
"Highland Coo" - 8 x 10" SOLD Acrylic on paper
"Into the woods" - 12 x 16" Mixed media on canvas
"What Goes Around" - 36 x 36" Mixed media on canvas
"Show me your panties" - 10 x 12" Acrylic on canvas board
"In Plain Sight" - 10 x 10" Mixed media on canvas
"Storm Front" - 12 x 16" Mixed media on canvas board
"After the Rain" - 16 x 20" Acrylic on canvas board
"Canal Study #2" - 16 x 20" Mixed media on canvas board
"From the Ashes" - 24 x 30" Mixed media on canvas
"Winter Creek" - 24 x 24" Acrylic on canvas SOLD
"Follow Me" - 24 x 30" Mixed media on canvas
"Back to the Coast" - 24 x 30" Mixed media on canvas
"Overcoming" - 16 x 20" Mixed media on canvas SOLD
"A Break in the Clouds" - 24 x 30" Mixed media on canvas SOLD