Grace Lane-Smith

Grace is an oil/mixed media artist crafting portals to the ocean from the shores of Nova Scotia. Her art is inspired by the vastness of the ocean and how it makes her feel swept up in something big. Her work translates the calming, soul-satisfying feelings she gets on canvas so others can experience it anywhere in the world. She enjoys standing at the edge where tide and beach meet. This gets her out of her head to live in the moment and feel refreshed.

Her earliest memories are of wandering up and down the aisles of a gallery on weekends, stopping in front of each painting and experiencing a feeling of ‘falling’ into the world each piece presented. This is what she aims to do with her own work. Grace’s art recreates that magical sense of inspiring and lifting viewers out of their busy lives, to experience the peace of seeing seafoam rush up a beach, even if it is through a painting hanging in a city home.

Her work is currently exploring themes of being present, staying grounded, and what it means to live more intentionally offline. Her work invites viewers to breathe in deeply and find peace within themselves.