Interview with painter Stefanie Leigh Kirby
Stefanie began her creative journey in her late teens where she fell in love with the fluid and luscious nature of paint. She obtained a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 1997 from the prestigious Mount Allison University School of Fine Arts where she was awarded the title of best drawing in 1994. Stefanie also is a Nurse Practitioner and holds a Masters degree in advanced nursing practice. She manages a delicate and rewarding balance between both her artistic and health care careers in her hometown of Ottawa. Stefanie has exhibited her artwork across North American and has been included in private and corporate collections globally. We have conducted an interview with her. What is this 'movement' in painting that you appreciates the most, in the sense of an ebb and flow? “Capturing it” meaning a point in time is paused for the viewer. Now having said this, it is not always easy to capture or translate this well as ‘movement’ per se. I see myself as a visual storyt...