Artist Statement

Amanda (Mandie) Keay is a Calgary based oil painting artist and instructor. She specializes in portrait and figure paintings with a focus on human expressions and emotions.

Most of her subjects are all beautifully rendered females that are painted on wood.  She sees beauty in the balanced simplicity of all organic forms. This is shown in her wood paintings that are tinted with a natural wash to bring out the wood grain patterns. Her signature ink on wood designs compliment the zen essence of all her models that are sensual and within the element of the paintings. Her designs are inspired by elements of florals, animals, tattoo art, tribal designs, mandalas, and religious art to name a few. Despite the realism portrayed through her detailed brush strokes, the composition nevertheless brings out a relaxed sensation where the body and mind is one with nature.