Margo Meakin's Website

I am a Yorkshire lass born and raised in the beautiful countryside of England. I had a rich childhood, despite the struggles of growing up during the war. Somehow during that time I found refuge in the landscape and saw beauty in the lush nature that surrounded the place I grew up. With an enormous love of the artistic I received a scholarship to York College of Arts, which was quite an accomplishment in those days even though I wasn’t able to take advantage of the gift at that time. In my early twenties, I moved to BC and eventually settled down to have a family. My artistic creativeness was put on hold while I raised my girls. However, due to my creative undercurrents, once my girls grew up and I finally retired from a lifelong profession, my artistic spark for learning and painting was once again reignited.

I experimented with different media styles and techniques and learnt how to bring my paintings to life. I used photography to capture images of scenes and objects that I would later paint on canvas. I let the spirit move me and I painted what felt right.

To my surprise I was beginning to find myself. By learning to express how I see form and translate it onto canvas, I realized that what was missing in my life was revealing itself right in front of my eyes with every brushstroke.

And now, every time I create a painting it is like the process of writing in a diary. The act helps me to remember where I have come from and where I am going.