Hello. I’m Robert Lemay,
an artist living in
Edmonton, Canada.
With my floral compositions, I capture that feeling you get when you first lean into a bouquet to inhale the scent. I’m very conscious of creating a level of realism that is poetic while still retaining the illusion for the viewer of being right in that moment. Some passages will be more brushy and poetic and others will be more detailed. Each painting contains hundreds of these types of choices so that the viewer can be immersed in this floral experience.
I’ve been working as an artist for over 30 years and have had more than 30 solo shows and participated in multiple group shows. My work has been exhibited in Edmonton, Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York, Milan, as well as London and the Cotswolds in England.
Art Helps,
Beauty Matters,
Flowers Help
The deeper I go into the practice of painting
flowers, the more I believe in this small mantra.
News from the Studio
It’s the end of winter in Edmonton, where I live, which means the month of March begins with a lot of snow shovelling. I’ve welcomed the snow of late, as we’d had only a scant amount all winter. And you know I’m thinking about all my peonies in my garden.