One Long Day
More Works By Fiona Ackerman Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 2020
67.5 × 90 in
171.45 × 228.6 cm
$8,800
About One Long Day
Inspired by 17th century botanical illustrations of women naturalists, Fiona Ackerman’s beautiful acrylic series of paintings are delicately detailed compositions of natural images—flowers, bulbs and insects. Rooted in abstraction, One Long Day is painted in subtle, earthy colours—crisp white, forest green and rich browns complimented by gestural lines of bright red.“I realized that my botanical paintings were not really about nature but about my relationship to nature, my curiosity. My experience of nature as an outsider. About my hunger to understand nature. To feel at home in nature. My desire to love it and want to protect it rather than fear it.” Fiona Ackerman
Originally from Montreal, Fiona Ackerman studied painting at Concordia University and completed a BFA at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2002. She has held more than 20 solo exhibitions internationally. Fiona’s studio practice extends beyond painting to include several large-scale murals, video and other public art projects. In her free time, she writes and records music and videos, often working with other musicians. She currently lives and works in Vancouver BC.
