Giedre’s journey in art began after retirement. While always having a love of drawing and sketching, retirement finally allowed Giedre to immerse herself into the world of art. She has also always had a love for the wilderness and has spent much time travelling across Canada, camping, hiking, kayaking, and photographing the scenery in all 4 seasons. She now paints the scenes that she loves in hopes that viewers will understand the importance of preserving and loving our precious natural spaces. The rich colours and shapes evident in the vistas she has seen are translated into her paintings by using bright, deeply saturated and varied colours.
Giedre paints in acrylics and oils, sometimes exchanging brushes for palette knives in her paintings. She has studied with many acclaimed Canadian artists and continues to enroll in classes and workshops as she believes there is always something new to learn. She is a member of the Manotick Art Association, Arts Carleton Place, and West Carleton Arts Society.
Giedre’s studio is in her home in North Gower, a rural village just south of Ottawa, where she has lived for over 35 years.
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June 24-September 13, 2024: Greystones Shop and Cafe, Bon Echo Provincial Park, Cloyne, ON
May 4-5, 2024: Arts Carleton Place Spring Show
April 26-June 19, 2024, Algonquin Reverie, Algonquin Room at the Visitor Centre, Algonquin Park
April 18-20, 2024: Inspirations Spring Show and Sale, Manotick Art Association
September 1-27, 2023: Footsteps in Algonquin, Algonquin Room at the Visitor Centre, Algonquin Park
June to September, 2023: Natural Inspirations, Atrium Gallery, Centerpointe, Ottawa
April 2023: Inspirations Spring Show and Sale, MAA
March 2023: Mastrius Land to Sky On-Line Show
Manotick Art Association Inspirations Spring Sale: 2018-2022
May/June, 2022: Algonquin Room at the Visitor Centre, Algonquin Park
2018-2022: various venues/shows in the Ottawa area, including Richmond, Kemptville, Hunt Club-Riverside Community Centre
Giedre’s work has been displayed at various venues in the Ottawa area, Algonquin Park, Bon Echo Park, and has found its way into the hands of buyers across Ontario, the USA, and Europe.