Ottawa painter Jaya Krishnan has travelled the world. His work is in an exhibit in Saint John.

G3

Stumble Upon

del.icio.us

Digg

Facebook

Print

Email

Speak Up

Jaya Krishnan travels the world on a personal mission.

1 of 5

‘Hydrangeas,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jaya Krishnan.

‘Summer Clouds,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jaya Krishnan.

‘Rideau River,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jaya Krishnan.

‘Full Grown Poppies,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jaya Krishnan.

‘Last Light,’ acrylic on canvas, by Jaya Krishnan.

"I wander all over the place looking for light; how it shines on an object and transcends it into something else," the Ottawa painter says. "If this light is incredibly stunning, then I run and get my paints. I say, 'Oh my god, I need to capture that moment.'"

He's been to Spain, Italy, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. Next year he's off to Vietnam and Burma.

He's also painted the Bay of Fundy and the St. John River.

In Saint John two years ago for an exhibition of his work, he discovered the amazing ability of light to disappear in an instant eclipse.

"It had been a clear day and then all of a sudden at 5:45 p.m. the fog rolled in," he says. "I got scared. 'What is going on here?' I thought. I couldn't see the building across the street."

Krishnan, who was born in Malaysia and attended the Kuala Lumpur College of Arts, has lived in Ottawa since 1979.

Krishnan's work is back in the city at Trinity Galleries. He's the featured artist in the show From Home and Abroad: New Works by Jaya Krishnan. This show opened Aug. 8 and closes at the end of today.

- Telegraph-Journal