ALLI JOHNSTON
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Visual Artist - Newfoundland
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These original watercolour paintings are all currently available for purchase.
Great Auk
Original Watercolour Painting
2024
The Great Auk has a sad story. The species has been extinct since 1844, thanks to humans who captured them for their feathers, oil and eggs. They were fantastic swimmers, but as flightless birds, they were helpless to escape and were hunted in large numbers until they were gone.
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In making this piece, I imagined the power of the Great Auk as it dove into the cold North Atlantic in search of fish. I wanted to bring this lost species back to life.
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This piece was made for The Great Auk Celebration on Fogo Island and is now available for purchase.
Watercolour on paper
Professionally Framed
12"x16" (painting)
15" x 20" (including frame)
$450
Little Tree & The Moon
Original Watercolour Painting
This little tree sits alone on the point of land in the view from my kitchen window on Exploits Islands. I love its tenacity.
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21" x 21"
Unframed
$600
Custom framing available
Lean in to the Sun
Original Watercolour Painting
In winter, you're likely to find me on cross country skis, marvelling at the crisp beauty of the forest in winter. Those quiet, meditative times are magic for me.
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This piece takes you to the woods on the outskirts of Corner Brook in Western Newfoundland and the scenery of Blow Me Down Trails nordic ski club. Also known as my happy place.
Watercolour on paper
12"x16"
unframed
$375
Snow Squall
Original Watercolour Painting
Winter trees have been a favourite subject of mine almost since the beginning of my journey as a painter.
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In winter, I spend a lot of time enjoying the nordic ski trails at Blow Me Down Trails on the outskirts of Corner Brook. This piece depicts one of the sweet trees along a trail called Bog Slog.
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6" x 7.25"
Unframed (custom framing available)
$200
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Also available as a giclee print
The Broken Button
Original Watercolour Painting
Watercolour and found object on paper
Framed with salvaged wood
The buttons in this piece were found by my neighbour on Exploits Islands. A resettled outport in Notre Dame Bay off Newfoundland’s northeast coast, Exploits is now home to a community of seasonal residents. The place is rich with history and these buttons were uncovered during the construction of a new cabin on a piece of land where another home once stood. The buttons are made of glass, wood, or bone - materials which have been replaced by plastic for most of the buttons produced today. No one knows exactly how they got there, but I’ve imagined that they were dumped there by someone who was getting rid of “useless” things.
This work considers the things we throw away, what is considered useful, and the ways that everyday objects have maintained their form and function while modern manufacturing processes and materials have changed.
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12" x 16" (painting)
$575
