Lynn Budny is a Canadian artist whose oil paintings draw on nature, clouds, and water as symbols for emotion. Her work explores atmosphere, movement, and the connection between natural forms and human feeling.
I Am The Sky cloudscapes
This series was inspired in a moment of profound loss. As I received the news that my father had only hours to live, rain suddenly began pouring outside the hospital window. In that instant, it seemed that the very sky was embodying my grief.
Since then the series has evolved into visual symbolic expressions of significant milestones of my personal life.
For the viewer, I invite them in to experience the emotions that I was feeling when creating each of these paintings and to feel a meaningful connection that resonates with their own lives.
Into The Mystic Seascapes
“As wave is driven by wave
And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead,
So time flies on and follows, flies, and follows,
Always, for ever and new. What was before
Is left behind; what never was is now;
And every passing moment is renewed.”
- Ovid, Metamorphoses
Inspired during a debilitating spine injury, Into the Mystic draws on water as a grounding force of continual renewal, echoing the rhythm of waves in motion. The works reflect how unreleased emotions and sustained stress can manifest physically, with water responding as a mirror for release, resilience, and restoration within the body.
Firenze si risveglia (Florence Awakens)
Living in Florence, Italy over one summer had a profound effect on me. My being felt awakened by the beauty and soul of this country. I was inspired to paint the reflections of the Florentine buildings on the Arno river, as a way to symbolize my deep connection to this beautiful city and country.
Landscapes
Landscapes inspired by my travels - both near and far from home.
Horses
One of my other loves.
Fade Away
endangered species series
Series inspired by the documentary Racing Extinction, featuring endangered species.
