There is a common perception that if art includes humour, it somehow robs the work of its substance. Coralie’s take is that art should evoke emotion and if that emotion involves having a good belly laugh, then the work is a success.

Coralie paints the things that amuse and intrigue her; ordinary things that people look at every day, but seldom really see. All of her subject matter bears the indelible mark of humanity, warts and all.

She sculpts the kind of characters that you’re likely to meet on the street. They are the faces of people that you swear you’ve met somewhere before and the histories of their lives are etched in their expressions.

Coralie, who grew up in New Zealand, now makes her home in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia.

https://coralieswaney.com