Email marthabilton@gmail.com
Martha Bilton, B.A.H., B.Ed.
A professional educator, I have over 15 years of experience teaching and volunteering within the countries of Korea, China, Thailand, Nepal, and Canada. I have taught an array of subjects, including 5 years of Middle and Senior Visual Art. While living in Montreal, I took classes in French, creative writing, photography, printmaking and life drawing. I completed my yoga teacher training in Nelson, B.C. and taught yoga, as well as Visual Arts, to staff and students in schools across Canada, including Hillfield Strathallan College in Hamilton and Collingwood School in West Vancouver. I’m currently living on a remote off-grid island in beautiful B.C., writing, teaching, and creating visual art.
Personal statement: The distinct characteristics of individuals have always fascinated me. From exploring outward appearances to the inner unconscious, my works have included realistic portraits as well as more abstract works. Whilst traveling, I have drawn portraits of locals by candlelight in tiny villages in the mountains, by day hanging out on bridges, and by headlamp, laughing beside a broken-down bicycle. I love creating realistic works as well as more abstracted works on vinyl and acrylic abstract paintings that are very much process-based. Inspired by Andre Masson, my abstracted works embrace his theories of automatic drawing intertwined with my own design precision. Some of my decisions for placement are conscious, and others are driven by my unconscious. Drawing from the unconscious mind theory of Sigmund Freud, I believe there exists a depth within ourselves that can only be accessed through exploration. Without rigid parameters, things are allowed to grow and change, creating space for the unconscious to become more visible. While these paintings create an outlet for my unconscious, the orientation , the colours, and the shapes all create paths for others.
Please feel free to contact me at marthabilton@gmail.com
if you have any questions or comments about my art, are interested in purchasing any pieces, or would like a piece created for you (portrait, abstract using a certain colour scheme, etc.)
Link to newspaper article on Solo Art Exhibition June 2015
http://mtltimes.ca/Montreal/so...
Link to newspaper article on Student Art show I organized in Alberta:
http://southpeacenews.com/art-...
