Marika's Story
Marika Morissette is a visual artist living in Burnaby, BC with her husband, two daughters and goldendoodle.
Marika’s creativity blossomed as a young child with oil painting classes, singing in choir, playing the piano and acting in school plays. Although her love of the arts was evident, her career took her in a different direction. She earned a B.A. degree in Communication Studies with honours from Concordia University. A successful 20-plus-year career as an executive assistant followed, until recently when she departed the corporate world to follow her creative direction, spend more time with family and pursue her passion for painting.
Having always painted on occasion, Marika began specializing in acrylic fluid pour painting techniques in 2019. She loves this exciting abstract art form for its beautifully unpredictable results. Using silicone oil as an additive to create stunning, colourful and bright cells in her creations, Marika experiments with different approaches including blowing, puddle pours, dirty cup pours, bottle-bottom pours, balloon kisses and the swipe method. Each piece is a unique symbol of creativity and hope for the future.
Marika is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and the FCA Fraser Valley Chapter. She also holds membership with the Burnaby Artist’s Guild, North Van Arts, Langley Arts Council and Arts Council of Surrey. She finds freedom and joy through her art and strives to inspire others to lead creative lives. Her work is available for sale on Etsy under the shop name MarikaFluidArt.
Marika's Story
Marika Morissette is a visual artist living in Burnaby, BC with her husband, two daughters and goldendoodle.
Marika’s creativity blossomed as a young child with oil painting classes, singing in choir, playing the piano and acting in school plays. Although her love of the arts was evident, her career took her in a different direction. She earned a B.A. degree in Communication Studies with honours from Concordia University. A successful 20-plus-year career as an executive assistant followed, until recently when she departed the corporate world to follow her creative direction, spend more time with family and pursue her passion for painting.
Having always painted on occasion, Marika began specializing in acrylic fluid pour painting techniques in 2019. She loves this exciting abstract art form for its beautifully unpredictable results. Using silicone oil as an additive to create stunning, colourful and bright cells in her creations, Marika experiments with different approaches including blowing, puddle pours, dirty cup pours, bottle-bottom pours, balloon kisses and the swipe method. Each piece is a unique symbol of creativity and hope for the future.
Marika is an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and the FCA Fraser Valley Chapter. She also holds membership with the Burnaby Artist’s Guild, North Van Arts, Langley Arts Council and Arts Council of Surrey. She finds freedom and joy through her art and strives to inspire others to lead creative lives. Her work is available for sale on Etsy under the shop name MarikaFluidArt.
Marika finds pour painting to be incredibly freeing since she literally gets to “go with the flow.” The process serves as a metaphor and allows her to take risks and use her feelings as a compass. She sets the emotional tone for each piece by choosing colours and techniques, and then lets the direction reveal itself through the visual transformation that takes place organically.
Using silicone oil as an additive to create stunning, bright cells in her creations, Marika experiments with different approaches including blowing, dirty cup pours, bottle-bottom pours, balloon kisses and the swipe method. She feels exhilarated as she torches over her paintings, anticipating the gorgeous cells that she intuitively knows will appear. Pour painting has become a spiritual practice, and she’s grateful for its therapeutic effects.