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 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. I invite the viewer 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 spine injury, Into the Mystic depicts water as a grounding source of continual renewal, echoing the rhythm of waves in motion. Reflecting how unreleased emotions and sustained stress can manifest physically, with water 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
Places both near and far that have inspired me.
Fade Away endangered species
Series inspired by the documentary Racing Extinction, featuring endangered species.
