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Canadian Artist Melissa Jean in her Northern Ontario art studio, where she creates original paintings inspired by the beauty around her. Located in Keewatin Ontario Canada.

My Art Studio … A Place to Create and Be Inspired

In June of 2024, I found myself moving into a place that already felt like home—a beautiful property along the Winnipeg River, in Keewatin Ontario, where I live, work, and...

My Art Studio … A Place to Create and Be Inspired

In June of 2024, I found myself moving into a place that already felt like home—a beautiful property along the Winnipeg River, in Keewatin Ontario, where I live, work, and...

Who is Kenora / Lake of the Woods Artist, Melissa Jean ?

Who is Kenora / Lake of the Woods Artist, Melis...

For those new to my website, I’d like to introduce myself, and share a little bit about my art journey from inside my studio. I’m lucky to live and create...

Who is Kenora / Lake of the Woods Artist, Melis...

For those new to my website, I’d like to introduce myself, and share a little bit about my art journey from inside my studio. I’m lucky to live and create...

The Beauty of Kenora Sunsets, over Lake of the Woods, Ontario

The Beauty of Kenora Sunsets, over Lake of the ...

Kenora sunsets are truly world-renowned, drawing people from across the globe—Minnesota to California, British Columbia to Halifax. But what makes them so special? While the area’s wild beauty, pristine waters,...

The Beauty of Kenora Sunsets, over Lake of the ...

Kenora sunsets are truly world-renowned, drawing people from across the globe—Minnesota to California, British Columbia to Halifax. But what makes them so special? While the area’s wild beauty, pristine waters,...

Close to Home  (Winnipeg River and Lake of the Woods, Kenora, Ontario...so much to be inspired by)

Close to Home (Winnipeg River and Lake of the ...

This summer I moved to a new studio and home, on the beautiful Winnipeg River, right across from Keewatin and Lake of the Woods, 10 minutes to downtown Kenora, Ontario....

Close to Home (Winnipeg River and Lake of the ...

This summer I moved to a new studio and home, on the beautiful Winnipeg River, right across from Keewatin and Lake of the Woods, 10 minutes to downtown Kenora, Ontario....

Home

Home

All my life I’ve been searching for a home. I moved around a lot as a kid and young adult, but I finally found it 20 years ago, in Kenora,...

Home

All my life I’ve been searching for a home. I moved around a lot as a kid and young adult, but I finally found it 20 years ago, in Kenora,...

Art Process ... from inside my Art Studio

Art Process ... from inside my Art Studio

Art doesn’t happen instantly, it takes time, where minutes are not equal in the output, where time goes forward slowly, sometimes too fast, sometimes the days put in mean nothing at...

Art Process ... from inside my Art Studio

Art doesn’t happen instantly, it takes time, where minutes are not equal in the output, where time goes forward slowly, sometimes too fast, sometimes the days put in mean nothing at...