Terry Kruse Gallery of Extra Large Art High Energy Art Fluid/no brush art …sometimes floral, sometimes landscape, always nature inspired. Terry Kruse is a Canadian Artist who creates flowing dreamscapes reminiscent of a fabulous garden, mountain retreat or a tropical vacation. The art is created to bring joy through the lively images these pieces reflect. As a child, Terry would spend hours drawing while sitting across the table from her dad, a talented but undiscovered artist. He would create these beautiful drawings or other pieces and she would watch, learn and sometimes copy him. As she grew, she chose work as a graphic designer but continued creating and experimenting in visual art. I attended several art workshops and classes over the years, some of them a great distance from home. In these events I would follow the artist examples and then unsatisfied go off and do my own thing. Truthfully, I was there to see if I could find the type of art that made my heart sing. A while ago, Terry started watching videos of people pouring paint. There are lots of these online and she tried some, but the paint chose its own direction and the results were random. Terry kept trying, experimenting with different materials and methods, eventually taking control and making the process her own.

The Process As a designer, Terry’s work was focussed and absolute, showing a preciseness that also presented itself in her art, but internally there was something missing… she found herself wanting to cultivate a freedom that she wasn’t allowed to indulge as a designer. Pouring changed that. Her process involves the manipulation of canvas with instinctive, controlled pouring of acrylic paints, usually requiring several pours, each affecting the viscosity of the proceeding layers. This layering changes the palette, creating vibrant colours with rich hues, while showing tremendous movement and depth. The lively art somehow breaths and has a visual texture that can’t be created with a brush. It was when I let the paint flow and blend that I was truly able to express the joy and freedom I was missing in other forms of art. Pouring helped the composition evolve in a choreography between me, the artist, and the paints. With freedom of movement came an overall satisfaction from a disciplined aesthetic balance. Magically, I am able to create a visual texture with elements, fine lines and blending that can’t be created with a brush. And because of this distinctive method each piece is truly one of a kind, exclusive, unrepeatable, somehow living in a world of its own.

The paintings Inspired by nature, this love is a constant connection. While many contemporary artists create art to make people uncomfortable, Terry prefers to share joy and finds that people express a perception of warmth and happiness when viewing her art. 2017 Festival of Crafts – December 7 – 10, 2017 Make It Holiday Show – November 2 – 5, 2017 Terry Kruse: cv Beacon Original Art Fall Group Show and Sale – October 23, 2017 Masters’ Equi-Fair – September 6 – 10, 2017 collections Beacon Original Art Spring Group Show and Sale – April 22, 2017

2020 Spring Breeze | Private collection | Okotoks, AB 2016 Beacon Original Art Spring Group Show and Sale – April 23, 2016 Fabio, Best Friends, Elegance | Private collection | , AB

2019 Hummingbird, Moonlight in Motion | Private collection | Northern 2015 Art Up at the – November 19, 2015

2018 Aurora Falls | Baywest Homes, Aspen Collection Showhome | Rocky View County, AB Spruce Meadows Master’s Show Jumping Competition Art Booth – September 9 to 13, 2015 Birds in Paradise, Transcendence, The Garden, Dinner Party, Bumblebee, Alpenglow | Western Auction – July 9th, 2015 Spruce Meadows National Show Jumping CompetitionArt Booth – July 3 to 5th, 2015 Private collections | Calgary, AB

2017 Stag, Rocky Mnt. Reflection, Variegation | Private collections | Calgary, AB 2014 Beacon Original Art Spring Group Show and Sale – April 25, 2014 Limited Edition Prints: Friends, Paradise, Reflection, Seaside | Private collections | Calgary, AB Caprice’s Fine Arts Christmas Show and Sale, Sunridge Mall – December 1 to 7, 2014 The Bear & Butterfly | Private collection | Montana, USA Beacon Original Art Fall Group Show and Sale – October 18, 2014 2016 Downtown, Carpe Diem, Wild Rose | Private collection | Calgary, AB Artistic Entities Nexen Group Show and Sale – September 22 to 27, 2014 Palm Springs Bumblebee | Private collection | Palm Springs, USA Caprice’s Fine Arts Group Show and Sale – September 14, 2014

2015 Sunflower | Private collection | Calgary, AB Fish Creek Library – Month of August, 2014, May 23 to June 25, 2014 Caprice’s Fine Arts Inglewood Group Show and Sale – June 14, 2014 awards Beacon Original Art Spring Group Show and Sale – April 36, 2014

2019 Celestial Tango | Inside Back Cover | Art & Beyond Magazine April, 2019 issue. 2013 The Story of the Creative Manhattan, New York– digital presentation – July 24, 2013 2018 Amaranthine | Semi-finalist for regional award | Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Artistic Entities March Scotia Centre Show and Sale – March 18 to 22, 2013 commission 2012 Resolutions Art Gallery Winter Group Sale | Month of December 2016 Cody | Private collection | Calgary, AB Sunflower Textured Art | Private collection | Palm Springs, USA workshops & training 2017 Susan Woolgar, RDC: Abstracting Landscapes | July 24 - 28 current exhibitions Malcome Mooney, ACAD: Abstract Painting | July 17 - 21 2020 GYMVMT Edgmont, 7222 Edgemont Blvd. Northwest, Calgary, AB 2016 Blu Smith: 3 day abstract workshop | September 30 - October 2 previous exhibitions 2019 Infusion Coworking, April – June, 2019, 221 10 Avenue Southeast, Calgary, AB. 2015 ACAD: Portraiture in Clay, Extended Studies | Monday, Wednesday | January 19 – March 30 Art! Vancouver International Art Fair – April 25–28, 2019, Vancouver Convention Centre Carol Nelson: Granbury Texas, Experimental Acrylics | March 17 - 20

2013 Robert Burridge: Contemporary Abstract Figure Painting, Palm Springs | January 7 - 11 2018 Art Market Art & Craft Sale – November 15 to November 18, 2018 – Telus Convention Centre Michael O’Toole: Acrylic Workshop | March 15 - 17 Art on 9th Gallery Exhibition – Thur, July 26 to Sun, September 16, 2018, 1211 9th Avenue SE David Kitler: Painting and Drawing Classes | Month of August CS Maker Market – July 5 – 8, & 13 – 15, 2018 – BMO Building, Calgary Stampede. Parkshop Popup Shop – February 9 – 11, 2018 – 2012 - Various classes at U of C, ACAD and other institutions Beacon Original Art Fall Group Show and Sale – Saturday April 21, 2018 Polar Bear | 48” x 72” under the sea | 72” x 50” Rogue Wave | 50” x 72” whale watch | 54” x 72” Finding the Light | 52” x 72” Bliss | 52” x 72” secret garden | 52” x 72” Pretty in Pink | 54” x 72” poseidon | 72” x 54” Sand and sea | 72” x 52”