My Art Work
My artistic practice is inspired by my connection to home, community, and the natural world.
I strive to evoke feelings of peace and a sense of place through vibrant colours, expressive lines and thoughtful composition.
Featured Art Work
The Intermediate Painting Class will have an exhibition of abstracts in the vitrines at the Ottawa School of Art from March 12 to April 5, 2025
Peace for Ukraine (2025), 24 x 16, Oil on unstretched canvas
Current Art Work
Blue Eggs (2025), 16 x 16, Oil Painting on Canvas Panel
Big Fish (2025), 11 x 14, Etching and Linocut Printing
Grapefruit and bowls (2025), 12 x 12, Oil Painting on Canvas board
Skinny Dipper (2025), 11 x 14, Etching and Linocut Printing
Acid Reflux (2025), 9 x 12, Oil on Canvasboard
Nesting (2025), 11 x 14, Linocut Printing
Gull Lake Lily (2025), 11 x 14, Reduction Linocut Printing
Big Gull Lake (2024), 10 x 10, Acrylic on Panel. This painting will be for sale as part of the ttawa School of Art’s 40th Annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale. The sale will be on at the school (35 George Street) from Nov 21 (5pm) to Dec 8, 2024. This painting is sold. 🔴
Inspiration Walk (2024), 8 x 8, Acrylic on Panel. Inspiration Walk is a short trail that follows along a section of the Ottawa River in Whitewater Region. Visits to this trail always show you something new, a carpet of trilliums, a sleepy porcupine lumber along or a scattering of colourful kayaks playing in the rapids. This painting is on sale as part of ttawa School of Art’s 40th Annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale. The sale will be on at the school (35 George Street) from Nov 21 (5pm) to Dec 8, 2024. This painting is sold. 🔴
Magnolias (2024), 11 x 14, Linocut Printing
“Shared Spaces”, Acrylic on Canvas 18 x 24, 2024 by Paul Knoll and Helen Ries This painting is a commissioned piece co-created by my brother, Paul Knoll, and me. It will be displayed in the offices of a caregiving organization in Toronto. Inspired by a bustling park near our home that is accessible and loved by many, we aimed to capture the essence of joy, playfulness, and rest in this artwork. This painting is sold. 🔴
Morning Cluck (2024), 8 x 10, Acrylic on Canvas. This painting was inspired by a visit to a favourite summer destination, Scheuermann’s Winery in Westport, Ontario. They have a wonderful outdoor restaurant close to their vineyard, rows of sunflowers and a number of roosters and hens roaming around in the sunshine. This painting is sold. 🔴
Canoe Tripping (2025), 11 x 14, Etching and Linocut Printing
Remic Rapids (2024), 16 x 16, Acrylic on Canvas.
St. Vincent's Window (2024), 12 x 12, Acrylic on Panel.
Hintonburg Alleyway (2024), 12 x 12, Acrylic on Panel.
Westboro Farmer's Market (2024), 12 x 12, Acrylic on Panel.
Sunset Skaters (2023), 8 x 10, Acrylic on Canvas. This painting is sold. 🔴
Winter Oranges (2023), 8 x 10, Acrylic on Canvasboard. This painting is sold. 🔴
Shocked Coq (2023), 8 x 8, Acrylic on Canvas. This painting is sold. 🔴