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Stylistically her vivid
use of color combined with strong composition give way to the imagination,
leading the viewer to places of tranquility and peace. She states
that,“while in the nature, I can transcend the boundaries of the concrete
world and access the intangible — the spiritual”. Her acrylic on canvas
pieces challenge established thought of what nature should "look
like". . . asking us to suspend our preconceptions and look
within ourselves.
Inspiration has come to Boulay by way of many people and places, however, it
is Anne Savage, Emily Carr and Georgia O'Keefe who she considers her
"mentors in spirit" courageous women unafraid of looking within
themselves to inform their work.
Virginia's works are held in both private and corporate collections throughout
North America as well as Internationally.
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