Margaret Sarah Pardy, AFC, SSA, SCA OSA, SOVA

Margaret Sarah Pardy, AFC, SSA, SCA OSA, SOVA Biography

Margaret’s an international artist and graduate of the Sheridan College Art Fundamentals Program. She showed an interest in art and a love for nature, at an early age. She’s a city girl who prefers to be in the country, with a love for animals and art which transitioned into becoming a wildlife artist.

Margaret’s creative process starts with her original photographs of nature, and then takes the best images to work up for her composition to use as references for her artwork.

Margaret’s current medium of choice is scratchboard which started with a one day workshop many years ago. Scratchboard is a subtractive medium where she scratches the black surface (India ink) creating details and texture, uncovering the white clay surface from underneath, which she paints using inks or watercolours to colour the image. The art work is then finished off with several coats of an acrylic UV resistant spray to protect the surface. She continues to grow and develop her techniques, taking on new challenges.

Her original art work and photographs can be found at her studio and gallery space 203A at Alton Mill Art Centre, and prints of her works are available for purchase on the website. Margaret also participates in juried shows across Canada and internationally so check. Her works can be found in private collections internationally.

“Tread carefully as our imprint affects Mother Nature.”