Laura Heaney

It’s been a great first week in my new studio space . I’ve primarily focused on attempting to drawing with coloured pencil on canvas, seeing how the pigments take to this new base material, as well as coming to understand that I have to change how I layer the colours to get the pigments to stand out and create enough contrast to make this drawing looks three dimensional and not just a ghost of a drawing

So far it seems surprisingly difficult to get the coloured pencils to make overly dark marks without multiple passes, but I’m actually feeling quite pleased that this self portrait has turned out as well as it has so far

I’ve got a bit more work to do on the hair and then I plan to pick out the weave, similar to my last test (image 4) and see how the coloured pencil looks when parts of the fabric are removed

And believe it or not, I did iron this canvas 😬

And that’s a wrap on

Thank you to everyone who came out! It felt amazing to kick off my artist residency with this event and share all of the new ideas that I’ll be exploring over the next five months in this space

A huge shout out to who provided live electronic soundscapes on Saturday, and really added to the atmosphere!

Now it’s time to get to work ✍🏼

There are just two days left to see some of my largest Screen Time drawings as a part of their Machine exhibition

A huge thank you to everyone who’s made it out to see them, or stopped by during my residency last summer. My artistic experience has been absolutely exceptional and I feel incredibly honoured to have been chosen for this opportunity! Thank you for your continued support

Machine
🗓️January 16th - April 28th 2026
📍  Lobby, Lobby Corridor, Cafe, Stairway Gallery, 2nd Floor Lounge | 10:00am – 7:00pm daily (1214 Queen St W, Toronto, ON)

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What better way is there to spend a rainy afternoon than drawing with a coffee and making some headway on my .d.smithfoods lettering 💚

This is the last week to catch some of my drawings as part of their Attention & Care exhibit in Blyth, ON

I even pulled out the two drawings that inspired this entire series and housed them in up-cycled frames for their first hanging in years

Image 2:
LAKE VIEW: UPPER KANANASKIS LAKE – KANANASKIS, AB
6x8” (Unframed) | 16.5x14” (Framed)
Pen & Ink on Archival Paper
2016
Available for Purchase

Image 3:
MOUNTAIN VIEW: UPPER KANANASKIS LAKE – KANANASKIS, AB
6x8” (Unframed) | 16.5x14” (Framed)
Pen & Ink on Archival Paper
2016
Available for Purchase

Thank you to everyone who’s already visited or sent lovely messages. It’s been such a pleasure to be a part of this show💚

SOLD✨

Thank you to everyone who participated in the .ca Art Auction this weekend! I’m so pleased to say that both of these paintings have found a new home while raising funds to help support education in the arts

The remainder of my Nauticus paintings will be on display starting May 8th as we open our doors for 10th season in . So if you’re out that way this summer and fancy some oysters, or fish n’ chips with a side of painted seascape, then make sure to stop in on your way to