About Maggie...

Maggie is a contemporary landscape artist located in Alberta, Canada.

She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and from an early age had a passion to draw, design and create.   Therefore, it was a natural step for her to pursue a career in the arts – and she chose interior design.

Maggie, her husband Vern, and their two sons lived in Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta.  In 2008 Maggie sold her interior design firm in Lethbridge and she and Vern ‘retired’ to Sidney, Vancouver Island where they lived for 9 years.  During those years she took up water colour painting as a hobby.

In 2017 they returned to Alberta in order to be closer to family.   Since returning to Calgary, Maggie’s painting transitioned from being a hobby to becoming a second career and she now paints full-time and with acrylics.

Although she believes her art style is always evolving, she describes it as a contemporary composite of realism and impressionism.  She has always admired the works of Lawren Harris and Tom Thomson and her style is influenced by their paintings.  The surrounding natural beauty of Alberta, British Columbia as well as travels throughout the rest of Canada and abroad, provide her with inspiration.   

Maggie draws on much of her 30+ years of interior design experience to create paintings.  Through balanced composition, capture of light, multiple layering and bold interpretive lines, she strives to bring a uniqueness to her paintings which are colourful and detailed.

Maggie is a juried Exhibiting/Active Member of the National Federation of Canadian Artists and its Calgary Chapter.   Her art pieces have found homes throughout Canada, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe and Bermuda. 

If you have enquiries including  commissions, Maggie may be reached by email at this website.      

If you'd like to be notified of upcoming shows and view new paintings, please follow her at https://www.instagram.com/maggiewarkentinartist and/or at https://www.facebook.com/WarkentinMaggie.

Thank you for your interest.