Collection: Heather Crout - Watercolors

Heather Crout’s work is defined by her love of line, but always with the freedom of escaping outside that line and allowing freedom to explore the fluidity and transparency of the watercolour built on top.

According to Crout: “For as long as I can remember, I’ve been interested in art. Growing up on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, I was always experimenting with various media and attended any workshops available.  Being self-taught, I have worked in watercolour, acrylics, collage and printmaking on my antique press for the past 40 years. I have worked to perfect my skills through experimentation and patience and in the process have developed my own impressionistic style.” 

Heather Crout’s studio overlooks the ocean with its ever changing moods and colours. She continues to develop her skills as an artist, working in her studio and out in the community. Sketching and painting on location, mainly in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, she captures what may be gone tomorrow, as was the case with her paintings of Trouty, on the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland, which was later devastated by Hurricane Igor in 2010.  She loves working en plein air as she feels it enables her to fully explore and translate her surroundings through her paintings.