Iris Mes Low

Oil on Canvas

Born in the Netherlands to an Artist Father and a mother who sang Opera, Mes Low grew up in an artistic environment. As a child Mes Low sat in her fathers atelier and absorbed all she could about painting and art. He taught her that copying and studying good art is a instrument to learn technique and so she for example, copied Japanese prints in watercolour and spent endless hours in museums with her family.

At the age of nine Mes Low wrote a letter to a local art school asking if she could study to be an artist. She was thought too young. Mes Low, in the 80’s, studied and worked with well-known Dutch painter Jan de Kok. She assisted the Artist with painting murals and taught classes in life drawing and colour theory. Mes Low started selling work very quickly and her profile within the community grew until she moved to the west coast of Canada in 1991, where she fell in love with the landscape and quaint homes in the area. Mes Low entered Emily Carr University of Art and Design, but illness hampered her from finishing her degree. Mes Low is an avid up-cycler and enjoys teaching Paint and Sip classes at 100 Braid St. Studios. Mes Low at present works full-time in her studio at 100 Braid St. Studios, New Westminster.

Mes Low is inspired are by The Group of Seven, Grant Wood, Hopper, Emily Carr and Rousseau. Contemporary inspirations are Dana Irving and Ross Penhall.

Over the years many of her paintings have found their way into private collections both in Europe and Canada.

Shingled Church | 24 X 24
Vineyard Ruins | 36 x 36
18”x24 West End
West End | 36”x24
SOLD Prince Edward County Idylle | 24x24
Abandoned 26 x 30 "
SOLD | Through the Trees Oil On Canvas 24 x 24" x 1.5 in
SOLD | Night Sky | 24 x 18 x 1.5 in
The Shore SOLD Oil On Canvas 24 x 18 x 1.5 in
TOFINO Oil On Canvas 30 x 30" Donated to Arts Umbrella SPLASH 2021
SOLD | The Boulevard | 16 x 20 x 1.5 SOLD
SOLD - Title 20
SOLD - Hope | Oil on canvas, 10” x 10”
Magic Hour | 36 x 24 x 1.5 in
Through the Trees to the Falls 30" x 26"
SOLD - Three Graces Tryptch
Duplicity | 20 x 20 in
SOLD | The Neighbourhood
Lighthouse Oil On Canvas 10 x 10 SOLD
Beach View | 48“X48”x1.5"
SOLD | Bright Morning Snowfall 24 x 24 - Splash 2023
SOLD | Winter Morning Oil On Canvas 24 x 36 x 1.5 in
20” x 24” East Van
SOLD - East Van | 28 X 22 in
SOLD - The River Oil On Canvas 10 x 10
By the River | 30 x 30 x 1.5 in
Mountain Meadow | 30 x 30 x 1.5 in
Summer in the City 24"x 18"
Evening by the Lake 24" x 18"
SOLD | Blueberry Island | 24 x 24
24” x 36” The New Tree
SOLD | The New Tree | 24” x 36”
SOLD | The Lake Oil On Canvas 20 x 20 x 1.5 in
SOLD | Guardians | 24 x 36
Community | Oil On Canvas 12 X 24 in SOLD
SOLD - Suburb 18” x 24”

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