Artist of the Month

Angela Sestito is an Italian born Artist (Calabria), living in Toronto with her 3 children. She attended New School of Art and George Brown College in addition to the numerous watercolour workshops. Angela puts her experiences of becoming an artist this way:

"Being an Italian raised in Toronto has been quite an interesting journey. There were times especially as a teenager that I felt out of place and didn't know who I was. Walking down the streets of Grace and College as a young school girl envisioning myself as an Indian warrior walking firm and straight on my path with earth under my feet and open skies above my head. Being Italian whatever that was not my concern. Being my own person my own woman is what I aimed for. There are no labels or recipes to my makeup as a person... I just am.

"My paintings are the end results of my story. The spiritual, the universe, plays the main role in how I perceive people and the world. This is the only way I know how to see - by being a follower of truth, beauty, love and freedom. I believe these attributes shine through every composition that I create/express on canvas.

"I am reminded everyday that people come in all beautiful colours, shapes and sizes. I revel and take much joy in expressing that certain something that shines through my subject. Once I capture it in my sketches, it has a million possibilities. I see my job as taking it where it will sit just right and where I want it to be. Usually, through the process, delight in the Universe guides and I follow as honestly as I can to bring it home.