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Landscapes in Flux
A collection of shifting environments.
Landscapes in Flux brings together works from Anthropic Glow Series – An Ode to Planet Earth and the
E-ART-H Series, exploring the natural world as something in constant transformation. These paintings move between observation and interpretation – capturing moments where landscapes are no longer fixed, but evolving.
Some works reflect environmental disruption – forest fires, atmospheric change, and altered ecosystems – where light and colour intensify under pressure. Others lean into a more grounded, material connection to the Earth, focusing on texture, form, and the quiet presence of land shaped over time.
Across the collection, realism dissolves into abstraction. Atmosphere thickens. Boundaries soften. What is familiar begins to shift.
These are not static landscapes.
They are living systems – responding, adapting, and holding memory.
Landscapes in Flux offers a body of contemporary Canadian landscape painting rooted in nature, material, and environmental awareness – work that reflects both the beauty and instability of the world as it exists now.
Anthropic Glow series, Starts With One
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 48in by Emma Lee Fleury, 2024.
This painting centres on a single tree igniting against the vastness of the forest, a quiet reminder of how small moments can carry immense consequence. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, Starts With One reflects on the origins of environmental change – how one spark, one action, or one choice can ripple outward, shaping ecosystems, landscapes, and the future we share.
This painting centres on a single tree igniting against the vastness of the forest, a quiet reminder of how small moments can carry immense consequence. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, Starts With One reflects on the origins of environmental change – how one spark, one action, or one choice can ripple outward, shaping ecosystems, landscapes, and the future we share.
Anthropic Glow Series II
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023. SOLD
This painting captures a forest caught in the midst of transformation, where fire moves through the landscape leaving traces of both destruction and renewal. Flames weave between living and fallen trees, illuminating the tension between endurance and loss. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work reflects on the cyclical nature of environmental change and the growing intensity of climate-driven events. It invites viewers to consider what is being altered, what remains resilient, and how humanity’s presence continues to shape the fate of natural ecosystems.
This painting captures a forest caught in the midst of transformation, where fire moves through the landscape leaving traces of both destruction and renewal. Flames weave between living and fallen trees, illuminating the tension between endurance and loss. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work reflects on the cyclical nature of environmental change and the growing intensity of climate-driven events. It invites viewers to consider what is being altered, what remains resilient, and how humanity’s presence continues to shape the fate of natural ecosystems.
Anthropic Glow Series: Checkmate
Watercolour and pencil on cold press, 8.5in x 11in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2024. SOLD.
This work captures a forest at the point of irreversible change, where fire moves through the landscape with quiet inevitability. Painted in watercolour, Checkmate reflects the tension between fragility and force, illustrating a moment where nature’s balance has been pushed to its limit. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, the piece speaks to consequence and finality – how repeated human actions can lead ecosystems toward collapse, leaving little room for reversal. The work invites reflection on responsibility, urgency, and the delicate systems that sustain life.
This work captures a forest at the point of irreversible change, where fire moves through the landscape with quiet inevitability. Painted in watercolour, Checkmate reflects the tension between fragility and force, illustrating a moment where nature’s balance has been pushed to its limit. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, the piece speaks to consequence and finality – how repeated human actions can lead ecosystems toward collapse, leaving little room for reversal. The work invites reflection on responsibility, urgency, and the delicate systems that sustain life.
Anthropic Glow Series lll
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023.
This painting captures a forest at the height of transformation, where fire surges upward and consumes the landscape with unstoppable force. Flames rise through the trees as smoke and heat fracture the sky, holding a moment where destruction and intensity dominate the scene. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work reflects the increasing scale and frequency of wildfires driven by climate change. It invites viewers to confront the immediacy of environmental crisis while considering the long-term consequences such events leave behind on ecosystems, memory, and place.
This painting captures a forest at the height of transformation, where fire surges upward and consumes the landscape with unstoppable force. Flames rise through the trees as smoke and heat fracture the sky, holding a moment where destruction and intensity dominate the scene. Part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work reflects the increasing scale and frequency of wildfires driven by climate change. It invites viewers to confront the immediacy of environmental crisis while considering the long-term consequences such events leave behind on ecosystems, memory, and place.
Backwoods Twilight
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in by Emma Lee Fleury, 2025. SOLD
Backwoods Twilight captures a quiet moment deep within the Canadian wilderness, where dusk settles over a forested valley and a river winds gently through the landscape. Subtle wildlife emerges at the edge of the scene, reinforcing a sense of coexistence, stillness, and watchfulness. The painting reflects a softer counterpart to the Anthropic Glow series – one that honours the fragile calm that still exists within nature. Rooted in the forests of Ontario, the work invites reflection on what remains worth protecting in an era of accelerating environmental change across Canada and beyond.
Backwoods Twilight captures a quiet moment deep within the Canadian wilderness, where dusk settles over a forested valley and a river winds gently through the landscape. Subtle wildlife emerges at the edge of the scene, reinforcing a sense of coexistence, stillness, and watchfulness. The painting reflects a softer counterpart to the Anthropic Glow series – one that honours the fragile calm that still exists within nature. Rooted in the forests of Ontario, the work invites reflection on what remains worth protecting in an era of accelerating environmental change across Canada and beyond.
Everlast
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 36, Emma Lee Fleury, 2026.
A landscape held between stillness and movement.
This piece reflects a place that feels both grounded and distant – where architecture, water, and mountain forms exist within a shifting atmosphere. The castle rests quietly within the landscape, while the surrounding environment carries a sense of change through light, reflection, and layered texture.
The surface moves between clarity and dissolution. Reflections stretch and break across the water, holding fragments of what is above while suggesting something less fixed beneath. The mountains remain steady, yet softened – caught between realism and memory.
Working in acrylic, the painting develops through layers that respond to one another, allowing the environment to emerge gradually rather than be imposed.
Everlast explores the tension between permanence and impermanence – what feels enduring within a landscape, and what is constantly shifting.
A landscape held between stillness and movement.
This piece reflects a place that feels both grounded and distant – where architecture, water, and mountain forms exist within a shifting atmosphere. The castle rests quietly within the landscape, while the surrounding environment carries a sense of change through light, reflection, and layered texture.
The surface moves between clarity and dissolution. Reflections stretch and break across the water, holding fragments of what is above while suggesting something less fixed beneath. The mountains remain steady, yet softened – caught between realism and memory.
Working in acrylic, the painting develops through layers that respond to one another, allowing the environment to emerge gradually rather than be imposed.
Everlast explores the tension between permanence and impermanence – what feels enduring within a landscape, and what is constantly shifting.
Anthropic Glow Series: Fallout
Acrylic on Canvas, 48in x 60in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2024.
Fallout confronts the aftermath of environmental catastrophe, where fire overwhelms the forest and the sky glows with heat and smoke. The work captures a moment suspended between impact and silence, reflecting on consequence, scale, and the lasting imprint of climate-driven destruction. As part of the Anthropic Glow series, the painting invites reflection on responsibility and the long shadow such events cast over ecosystems and memory.
Fallout confronts the aftermath of environmental catastrophe, where fire overwhelms the forest and the sky glows with heat and smoke. The work captures a moment suspended between impact and silence, reflecting on consequence, scale, and the lasting imprint of climate-driven destruction. As part of the Anthropic Glow series, the painting invites reflection on responsibility and the long shadow such events cast over ecosystems and memory.
E-ART-H Series, Killarney Frost
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 48in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023.
Killarney Frost captures the quiet resilience of a northern winter landscape, where snow drifts across rock and water and the forest settles into stillness. Inspired by Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, the painting reflects a moment of pause – cold, clarity, and endurance –within the broader rhythms of nature. While calmer in tone, the work connects to the themes of the Anthropic Glow series by honouring what remains fragile and worth protecting in Canada’s wild spaces, especially as climate patterns continue to shift.
Killarney Frost captures the quiet resilience of a northern winter landscape, where snow drifts across rock and water and the forest settles into stillness. Inspired by Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario, the painting reflects a moment of pause – cold, clarity, and endurance –within the broader rhythms of nature. While calmer in tone, the work connects to the themes of the Anthropic Glow series by honouring what remains fragile and worth protecting in Canada’s wild spaces, especially as climate patterns continue to shift.
Anthropic Glow Series I
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023.
Anthropic Glow I depicts a forest overtaken by fire, where towering trees dissolve into smoke and heat beneath a glowing sky. The painting captures the overwhelming scale of wildfire as both a physical force and a symbol of environmental imbalance. As the opening work in the Anthropic Glow series, it sets the tone for an ongoing exploration of climate change, consequence, and humanity’s imprint on the natural world – inviting viewers to witness a moment where beauty, destruction, and urgency collide.
Anthropic Glow I depicts a forest overtaken by fire, where towering trees dissolve into smoke and heat beneath a glowing sky. The painting captures the overwhelming scale of wildfire as both a physical force and a symbol of environmental imbalance. As the opening work in the Anthropic Glow series, it sets the tone for an ongoing exploration of climate change, consequence, and humanity’s imprint on the natural world – inviting viewers to witness a moment where beauty, destruction, and urgency collide.
West Coast Warmth
Acrylic on Canvas, 30in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2025. SOLD
West Coast Warmth invites the viewer into a coastal forest where towering trees frame a winding path toward open water and distant light. Moss-covered trunks and layered greens evoke the quiet abundance of the West Coast, while the soft glow in the distance suggests calm, connection, and refuge. This painting celebrates the restorative presence of old-growth landscapes, offering a moment of balance and reverence for places that continue to hold life, memory, and resilience within Canada’s natural ecosystems.
West Coast Warmth invites the viewer into a coastal forest where towering trees frame a winding path toward open water and distant light. Moss-covered trunks and layered greens evoke the quiet abundance of the West Coast, while the soft glow in the distance suggests calm, connection, and refuge. This painting celebrates the restorative presence of old-growth landscapes, offering a moment of balance and reverence for places that continue to hold life, memory, and resilience within Canada’s natural ecosystems.
Sun Swept Frost
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2025.
Sun-Swept Frost captures a fleeting winter moment where warmth and cold coexist. Snow-laden trees frame a narrow stream as golden light pours through the forest, reflecting across melting water and ice. The painting holds a quiet tension between stillness and change, evoking the subtle shifts occurring within winter landscapes as temperatures fluctuate. While serene in appearance, the work quietly acknowledges a changing climate – where frost softens sooner, light lingers longer, and seasons no longer behave as they once did.
Sun-Swept Frost captures a fleeting winter moment where warmth and cold coexist. Snow-laden trees frame a narrow stream as golden light pours through the forest, reflecting across melting water and ice. The painting holds a quiet tension between stillness and change, evoking the subtle shifts occurring within winter landscapes as temperatures fluctuate. While serene in appearance, the work quietly acknowledges a changing climate – where frost softens sooner, light lingers longer, and seasons no longer behave as they once did.
The Coven
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in by 30in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023. SOLD
The Coven centers on a small fire burning within a clearing, surrounded by dense forest beneath a vast, darkened sky. The flames act as both gathering point and signal – suggesting ritual, protection, and shared presence within the wilderness. The work explores humanity’s ancient relationship with fire as a source of warmth, guidance, and transformation, while also acknowledging its dual nature as a force capable of destruction. Quietly charged and atmospheric, the painting invites reflection on connection, intention, and the thin boundary between reverence and consequence within the natural world.
The Coven centers on a small fire burning within a clearing, surrounded by dense forest beneath a vast, darkened sky. The flames act as both gathering point and signal – suggesting ritual, protection, and shared presence within the wilderness. The work explores humanity’s ancient relationship with fire as a source of warmth, guidance, and transformation, while also acknowledging its dual nature as a force capable of destruction. Quietly charged and atmospheric, the painting invites reflection on connection, intention, and the thin boundary between reverence and consequence within the natural world.
Slumber Moon
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 18in x 24in. SOLD.
Slumber Moon is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. The work depicts a reclining figure resting atop a luminous moon, suspended above a quiet body of water and a silhouetted forest beneath a star-filled night sky. Blending figurative elements with dreamlike symbolism, the painting explores themes of rest, vulnerability, gravity, and the human relationship to the natural and cosmic world. Fleury’s signature balance of realism and expressionism creates a contemplative atmosphere where the body appears both grounded and weightless, held gently by the moon’s presence. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of inner landscapes, celestial imagery, and emotional connection to place.
Slumber Moon is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. The work depicts a reclining figure resting atop a luminous moon, suspended above a quiet body of water and a silhouetted forest beneath a star-filled night sky. Blending figurative elements with dreamlike symbolism, the painting explores themes of rest, vulnerability, gravity, and the human relationship to the natural and cosmic world. Fleury’s signature balance of realism and expressionism creates a contemplative atmosphere where the body appears both grounded and weightless, held gently by the moon’s presence. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of inner landscapes, celestial imagery, and emotional connection to place.
Sweet Dreams
Acrylic and Paint Pens on Canvas, 12in x 12in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2022, SOLD.
Sweet Dreams drifts between calm and unease, depicting rolling ocean waves beneath a shadowed sky where a distant ship quietly emerges. The sea moves with rhythmic force, beautiful yet unpredictable, suggesting both passage and peril. The painting explores themes of surrender, memory, and the thin line between comfort and uncertainty – where dreams can soothe or warn. Atmospheric and introspective, the work invites viewers to consider humanity’s enduring relationship with the ocean and the unknown it carries.
Sweet Dreams drifts between calm and unease, depicting rolling ocean waves beneath a shadowed sky where a distant ship quietly emerges. The sea moves with rhythmic force, beautiful yet unpredictable, suggesting both passage and peril. The painting explores themes of surrender, memory, and the thin line between comfort and uncertainty – where dreams can soothe or warn. Atmospheric and introspective, the work invites viewers to consider humanity’s enduring relationship with the ocean and the unknown it carries.
The Cottage
Acrylic and Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
The Cottage is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. Set within a quiet winter forest, the work depicts a snow-covered cottage illuminated by a warm interior glow, surrounded by falling snow and bare trees. The contrast between the cold landscape and the soft light from within evokes themes of shelter, solitude, memory, and comfort found in remote places. Fleury’s painterly approach blends realism with atmospheric expression, capturing the stillness of winter while emphasizing emotional warmth and human presence within the natural environment. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of landscape as both physical place and emotional refuge.
The Cottage is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. Set within a quiet winter forest, the work depicts a snow-covered cottage illuminated by a warm interior glow, surrounded by falling snow and bare trees. The contrast between the cold landscape and the soft light from within evokes themes of shelter, solitude, memory, and comfort found in remote places. Fleury’s painterly approach blends realism with atmospheric expression, capturing the stillness of winter while emphasizing emotional warmth and human presence within the natural environment. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of landscape as both physical place and emotional refuge.
East Coast Dreams
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 20in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
East Coast Dreams is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. The work portrays a coastal village set against rugged cliffs and restless ocean waters, capturing the quiet resilience of life at the edge of land and sea. Expressive brushwork and layered textures bring movement to the waves while simplified architectural forms suggest community, isolation, and endurance. Fleury blends atmospheric realism with emotional abstraction, allowing the landscape to feel both grounded and imagined. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of place, memory, and the human relationship to natural forces.
East Coast Dreams is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury. The work portrays a coastal village set against rugged cliffs and restless ocean waters, capturing the quiet resilience of life at the edge of land and sea. Expressive brushwork and layered textures bring movement to the waves while simplified architectural forms suggest community, isolation, and endurance. Fleury blends atmospheric realism with emotional abstraction, allowing the landscape to feel both grounded and imagined. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of place, memory, and the human relationship to natural forces.
Agawa Bay Beach, Lake Superior Provincial Park,
Watercolour, Graphite & Ink on Cold Press, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023.
Agawa Bay is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury, inspired by the raw beauty of Lake Superior’s northern shoreline. The composition captures the meeting point of forest, rock, and water, with turquoise waves rolling gently onto a warm, earth-toned shoreline beneath an open sky. Through layered brushwork and softened realism, Fleury evokes a sense of calm, scale, and timelessness – reflecting the quiet power of Canada’s natural landscapes. This piece speaks to place, memory, and the grounding presence of water, inviting the viewer into a moment of stillness along the lake’s edge.
Agawa Bay is an original acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury, inspired by the raw beauty of Lake Superior’s northern shoreline. The composition captures the meeting point of forest, rock, and water, with turquoise waves rolling gently onto a warm, earth-toned shoreline beneath an open sky. Through layered brushwork and softened realism, Fleury evokes a sense of calm, scale, and timelessness – reflecting the quiet power of Canada’s natural landscapes. This piece speaks to place, memory, and the grounding presence of water, inviting the viewer into a moment of stillness along the lake’s edge.
Winterlight
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Winterlight Estate is an acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, created as a private commission. Set beneath a softly falling snowfall, the composition captures a grand timber-framed home glowing warmly against the cool stillness of winter. Fleury contrasts architectural structure with atmospheric movement, allowing light, snow, and sky to soften the form and evoke a sense of quiet presence, refuge, and seasonal calm. The piece reflects a balance between craftsmanship and environment, offering a timeless winter portrait grounded in warmth, scale, and serenity.
Winterlight Estate is an acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, created as a private commission. Set beneath a softly falling snowfall, the composition captures a grand timber-framed home glowing warmly against the cool stillness of winter. Fleury contrasts architectural structure with atmospheric movement, allowing light, snow, and sky to soften the form and evoke a sense of quiet presence, refuge, and seasonal calm. The piece reflects a balance between craftsmanship and environment, offering a timeless winter portrait grounded in warmth, scale, and serenity.
Who are we supposed to be?
Acrylic on Canvas, 11in x 14in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2022. SOLD.
Who are we supposed to be is an abstract acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury that explores the quiet gravity of existence and the unanswered questions that linger beneath it. A deep field of black is punctured by a drifting constellation of blues and starlike particles, forming a subtle cosmic current that feels both expansive and intimate. Rather than offering explanation, the work holds space for reflection – inviting the viewer into the vast pause where curiosity, meaning, and wonder coexist.
Who are we supposed to be is an abstract acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury that explores the quiet gravity of existence and the unanswered questions that linger beneath it. A deep field of black is punctured by a drifting constellation of blues and starlike particles, forming a subtle cosmic current that feels both expansive and intimate. Rather than offering explanation, the work holds space for reflection – inviting the viewer into the vast pause where curiosity, meaning, and wonder coexist.
Is This It?
Acrylic on Canvas, 18in by 24in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2021. SOLD.
Is this it is an abstract acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury that explores the vast, unanswered space between wonder and understanding. Swirling galaxies of deep blues, blacks, and soft cosmic light stretch across the canvas, evoking the feeling of drifting through the unknown. The composition invites contemplation rather than conclusion – an atmosphere where curiosity outweighs certainty. This work reflects Fleury’s ongoing exploration of mindscapes, the universe, and the quiet questions that shape human perception.
Is this it is an abstract acrylic painting by Canadian multidisciplinary artist Emma Lee Fleury that explores the vast, unanswered space between wonder and understanding. Swirling galaxies of deep blues, blacks, and soft cosmic light stretch across the canvas, evoking the feeling of drifting through the unknown. The composition invites contemplation rather than conclusion – an atmosphere where curiosity outweighs certainty. This work reflects Fleury’s ongoing exploration of mindscapes, the universe, and the quiet questions that shape human perception.
Killarney Stillness
Watercolour, Graphite & Ink on Cold Press, Emma Lee Fleury. 2023.
Killarney Stillness is a watercolour painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, inspired by the quiet shoreline landscapes of Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario. The composition captures windswept pines anchored to warm granite rock, overlooking calm blue water that fades gently into the horizon. Fleury’s use of layered washes and fine line work creates a sense of balance between movement and rest, evoking the feeling of standing at the edge of land and water, suspended in time. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of Canadian wilderness, place-based memory, and the emotional calm found in untouched landscapes.
Killarney Stillness is a watercolour painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, inspired by the quiet shoreline landscapes of Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario. The composition captures windswept pines anchored to warm granite rock, overlooking calm blue water that fades gently into the horizon. Fleury’s use of layered washes and fine line work creates a sense of balance between movement and rest, evoking the feeling of standing at the edge of land and water, suspended in time. This piece reflects her ongoing exploration of Canadian wilderness, place-based memory, and the emotional calm found in untouched landscapes.
Blue Haze
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Blue Haze is an expressive acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, depicting a solitary hot air balloon drifting above dark, rolling water beneath a sky thick with layered cloud forms. The contrast between turbulent waves and soft, billowing atmosphere creates a sense of quiet tension – movement held in suspension. Through heavy texture, fluid brushwork, and a restrained palette of blues, greys, and whites, the piece explores themes of uncertainty, passage, and trust in motion. Like much of Fleury’s work, Blue Haze exists in the space between realism and imagination, inviting the viewer into a reflective, almost dreamlike state.
Blue Haze is an expressive acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury, depicting a solitary hot air balloon drifting above dark, rolling water beneath a sky thick with layered cloud forms. The contrast between turbulent waves and soft, billowing atmosphere creates a sense of quiet tension – movement held in suspension. Through heavy texture, fluid brushwork, and a restrained palette of blues, greys, and whites, the piece explores themes of uncertainty, passage, and trust in motion. Like much of Fleury’s work, Blue Haze exists in the space between realism and imagination, inviting the viewer into a reflective, almost dreamlike state.
Kicking Horse Mountain
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2022. SOLD.
Kicking Horse Mountain is an acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury depicting the dramatic terrain of a mountain ski hill rendered through expressive brushwork and subtle cartographic detail. Snow-carved runs and ridgelines are layered over deep forest greens and icy blues, with hand-labelled markings referencing specific slopes and features of the mountain. The work balances landscape painting with map-like annotation, inviting the viewer to read the land as both place and experience. Through texture, movement, and scale, Kicking Horse captures the energy, risk, and reverence inherent in alpine environments – where nature’s power and human presence intersect.
Kicking Horse Mountain is an acrylic painting by Canadian artist Emma Lee Fleury depicting the dramatic terrain of a mountain ski hill rendered through expressive brushwork and subtle cartographic detail. Snow-carved runs and ridgelines are layered over deep forest greens and icy blues, with hand-labelled markings referencing specific slopes and features of the mountain. The work balances landscape painting with map-like annotation, inviting the viewer to read the land as both place and experience. Through texture, movement, and scale, Kicking Horse captures the energy, risk, and reverence inherent in alpine environments – where nature’s power and human presence intersect.
Anthropic Glow Series: Shouldn't There Be More Ice?
Acrylic on Canvas, 48in x 48in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023.
Shouldn’t There Be More Ice? abstracts a shifting polar landscape, where fractured ice forms drift through deep blues and dark waters. The composition echoes satellite imagery and melting coastlines, blurring the line between land, sea, and atmosphere. This work reflects the quiet unease of environmental change –asking a simple, unsettling question about absence and loss. Rooted in climate research and emotional response, the painting invites viewers to confront the accelerating reality of polar ice melt and its global consequences.
Shouldn’t There Be More Ice? abstracts a shifting polar landscape, where fractured ice forms drift through deep blues and dark waters. The composition echoes satellite imagery and melting coastlines, blurring the line between land, sea, and atmosphere. This work reflects the quiet unease of environmental change –asking a simple, unsettling question about absence and loss. Rooted in climate research and emotional response, the painting invites viewers to confront the accelerating reality of polar ice melt and its global consequences.
Frosted Valley
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2024.
Frosted Valley captures a winter forest suspended in quiet light, where snow-laden trees open toward a glowing horizon. The soft radiance filtering through the woods reflects a moment of stillness and resilience, inviting the viewer into a landscape shaped by cold, patience, and balance. As part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work offers a gentler counterpoint – honouring the fragile calm that persists within ecosystems even as environmental pressures continue to reshape the natural world.
Frosted Valley captures a winter forest suspended in quiet light, where snow-laden trees open toward a glowing horizon. The soft radiance filtering through the woods reflects a moment of stillness and resilience, inviting the viewer into a landscape shaped by cold, patience, and balance. As part of the Anthropic Glow series, this work offers a gentler counterpoint – honouring the fragile calm that persists within ecosystems even as environmental pressures continue to reshape the natural world.
Mindscapes: Inner Terrain
A movement beyond the visible.
This collection brings together works from the Blush Series, Mindscape Series, and Gemini Vault Series, each exploring abstraction as a way of translating what cannot be directly seen – internal landscapes, emotional states, and shifting energies that exist beneath the surface of form.
These works are not bound to place or subject, but emerge through process, material, and intuition. Layered, obscured, and revealed over time, each piece carries a sense of motion – something forming, dissolving, and reforming within the same space. Colour, texture, and gesture take the place of representation, allowing the work to exist in a more open and interpretive state.
The Blush Series leans into softness and subtle emotional shifts, where tone and atmosphere create quiet tension. The Mindscape Series moves through more internal terrain – psychological, reflective, and fluid. The Gemini Vault Series explores duality, contrast, and the coexistence of opposing forces within a single composition.
While rooted in the same practice as the landscapes and sculptures, these works move further from the physical world, using abstraction as a language of feeling rather than depiction.
For collectors, Abstract Works offers a more intimate engagement – pieces that shift depending on the viewer, the space, and the moment in which they are experienced.
Mindscapes Series: The Lonely Mind
Acrylic on Canvas, 24in x 36in Emma Lee Fleury, 2026.
An internal landscape.
The Lonely Mind moves through quiet fragmentation – forms gathering and dissolving within a restrained, earthy palette. There is a sense of presence, but not clarity. Something attempting to take shape, while remaining just out of reach.
This work reflects the experience of isolation within thought – where movement exists, but direction feels uncertain. Layers build over one another, obscuring and revealing in the same motion, echoing the way the mind can hold tension without resolution.
It is not a depiction of a place, but a state.
A moment suspended between awareness and distance, where emotion settles into form without fully becoming it.
An internal landscape.
The Lonely Mind moves through quiet fragmentation – forms gathering and dissolving within a restrained, earthy palette. There is a sense of presence, but not clarity. Something attempting to take shape, while remaining just out of reach.
This work reflects the experience of isolation within thought – where movement exists, but direction feels uncertain. Layers build over one another, obscuring and revealing in the same motion, echoing the way the mind can hold tension without resolution.
It is not a depiction of a place, but a state.
A moment suspended between awareness and distance, where emotion settles into form without fully becoming it.
Blush Series: Blush ll
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Blush is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario and rooted in a process-led exploration of softness, intuition, and emotional layering. Built through expressive gestures of acrylic on canvas, the work blends warm blush tones, muted earth hues, and airy passages of colour that drift between structure and surrender.
The surface reveals a quiet dialogue between control and release – subtle line work, translucent layers, and organic marks suggesting movement, memory, and internal landscapes rather than literal form. Influenced by Fleury’s connection to the natural rhythms of Muskoka, the painting carries a sense of spaciousness and breath, while its contemporary abstraction places it firmly within the language of modern Canadian painting.
Blush functions both as a stand-alone statement and as an entry point into the larger Blush Series, a body of work concerned with vulnerability, presence, and the emotional resonance of colour. This piece is well suited for collectors drawn to contemporary abstract art, interior-focused works, and emerging Canadian artists working between regional landscapes and urban art discourse.
Blush is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario and rooted in a process-led exploration of softness, intuition, and emotional layering. Built through expressive gestures of acrylic on canvas, the work blends warm blush tones, muted earth hues, and airy passages of colour that drift between structure and surrender.
The surface reveals a quiet dialogue between control and release – subtle line work, translucent layers, and organic marks suggesting movement, memory, and internal landscapes rather than literal form. Influenced by Fleury’s connection to the natural rhythms of Muskoka, the painting carries a sense of spaciousness and breath, while its contemporary abstraction places it firmly within the language of modern Canadian painting.
Blush functions both as a stand-alone statement and as an entry point into the larger Blush Series, a body of work concerned with vulnerability, presence, and the emotional resonance of colour. This piece is well suited for collectors drawn to contemporary abstract art, interior-focused works, and emerging Canadian artists working between regional landscapes and urban art discourse.
Gemini Vault Series: Flux
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 18in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Gemini Vault Series: Flux is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario as part of the ongoing Gemini Vault Series. The work explores themes of duality, transition, and inner motion – states of being that exist in constant negotiation rather than resolution.
Built through layered applications of acrylic on canvas, Flux moves between cool blues, soft neutrals, and translucent passages of colour. Subtle line work and floating forms drift across the surface, suggesting thought patterns, emotional shifts, and the quiet tension between stillness and change. The composition resists fixed interpretation, inviting the viewer into a reflective, internal landscape shaped by movement rather than destination.
Rooted in Fleury’s process-driven approach, this painting reflects her interest in psychological space, intuitive mark-making, and the unseen systems that shape perception. While deeply influenced by the natural quiet of Muskoka, Flux speaks a contemporary visual language that resonates within modern Canadian abstract painting and urban gallery contexts.
Flux stands as both an intimate meditation and a broader exploration of balance, transformation, and the fluid nature of identity.
Gemini Vault Series: Flux is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario as part of the ongoing Gemini Vault Series. The work explores themes of duality, transition, and inner motion – states of being that exist in constant negotiation rather than resolution.
Built through layered applications of acrylic on canvas, Flux moves between cool blues, soft neutrals, and translucent passages of colour. Subtle line work and floating forms drift across the surface, suggesting thought patterns, emotional shifts, and the quiet tension between stillness and change. The composition resists fixed interpretation, inviting the viewer into a reflective, internal landscape shaped by movement rather than destination.
Rooted in Fleury’s process-driven approach, this painting reflects her interest in psychological space, intuitive mark-making, and the unseen systems that shape perception. While deeply influenced by the natural quiet of Muskoka, Flux speaks a contemporary visual language that resonates within modern Canadian abstract painting and urban gallery contexts.
Flux stands as both an intimate meditation and a broader exploration of balance, transformation, and the fluid nature of identity.
Gemini Vault Series: Waterways
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 18in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Waterways explores movement as a living system – fluid, interconnected, and constantly reshaping itself. Layers of poured acrylic, gestural mark-making, and delicate linework create a surface that feels mapped rather than composed, echoing river networks, neural pathways, and internal landscapes. The painting invites the eye to travel without a fixed destination, mirroring how memory, emotion, and natural systems flow through time rather than resolve.
Working between intuition and structure, Emma Lee Fleury allows the materials to guide the final form, embracing chance, erosion, and accumulation. The result is an immersive abstract field that reflects both ecological processes and inner states – where motion becomes language, and passage becomes meaning.
Waterways is part of the Gemini Vault Series, a body of work investigating duality, transition, and the spaces between control and surrender.
Waterways explores movement as a living system – fluid, interconnected, and constantly reshaping itself. Layers of poured acrylic, gestural mark-making, and delicate linework create a surface that feels mapped rather than composed, echoing river networks, neural pathways, and internal landscapes. The painting invites the eye to travel without a fixed destination, mirroring how memory, emotion, and natural systems flow through time rather than resolve.
Working between intuition and structure, Emma Lee Fleury allows the materials to guide the final form, embracing chance, erosion, and accumulation. The result is an immersive abstract field that reflects both ecological processes and inner states – where motion becomes language, and passage becomes meaning.
Waterways is part of the Gemini Vault Series, a body of work investigating duality, transition, and the spaces between control and surrender.
Blush Series: Blush l
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Blush is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario and rooted in a process-led exploration of softness, intuition, and emotional layering. Built through expressive gestures of acrylic on canvas, the work blends warm blush tones, muted earth hues, and airy passages of colour that drift between structure and surrender.
The surface reveals a quiet dialogue between control and release – subtle line work, translucent layers, and organic marks suggesting movement, memory, and internal landscapes rather than literal form. Influenced by Fleury’s connection to the natural rhythms of Muskoka, the painting carries a sense of spaciousness and breath, while its contemporary abstraction places it firmly within the language of modern Canadian painting.
Blush functions both as a stand-alone statement and as an entry point into the larger Blush Series, a body of work concerned with vulnerability, presence, and the emotional resonance of colour. This piece is well suited for collectors drawn to contemporary abstract art, interior-focused works, and emerging Canadian artists working between regional landscapes and urban art discourse.
Blush is an original abstract painting by Emma Lee Fleury, created in Muskoka, Ontario and rooted in a process-led exploration of softness, intuition, and emotional layering. Built through expressive gestures of acrylic on canvas, the work blends warm blush tones, muted earth hues, and airy passages of colour that drift between structure and surrender.
The surface reveals a quiet dialogue between control and release – subtle line work, translucent layers, and organic marks suggesting movement, memory, and internal landscapes rather than literal form. Influenced by Fleury’s connection to the natural rhythms of Muskoka, the painting carries a sense of spaciousness and breath, while its contemporary abstraction places it firmly within the language of modern Canadian painting.
Blush functions both as a stand-alone statement and as an entry point into the larger Blush Series, a body of work concerned with vulnerability, presence, and the emotional resonance of colour. This piece is well suited for collectors drawn to contemporary abstract art, interior-focused works, and emerging Canadian artists working between regional landscapes and urban art discourse.
Blush Series: Bloom
Blush Series: "Bloom" Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in. Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Bloom is an exploration of emergence – where colour, gesture, and space unfold without force. Soft layers of blush, coral, sky blue, and muted earth tones overlap and dissolve into one another, creating a surface that feels grown rather than built. Delicate linework and floral-like motifs drift through the composition, suggesting memory, breath, and quiet transformation.
Rooted in intuition and process, Bloom reflects a moment of opening – subtle, resilient, and alive. The painting sits between abstraction and emotional landscape, inviting slow looking and personal interpretation. Like growth itself, nothing arrives all at once; it reveals itself gently, over time.
Part of the Blush Series, this work continues Emma Lee Fleury’s exploration of softness as strength, balance through vulnerability, and the quiet beauty found in becoming.
Bloom is an exploration of emergence – where colour, gesture, and space unfold without force. Soft layers of blush, coral, sky blue, and muted earth tones overlap and dissolve into one another, creating a surface that feels grown rather than built. Delicate linework and floral-like motifs drift through the composition, suggesting memory, breath, and quiet transformation.
Rooted in intuition and process, Bloom reflects a moment of opening – subtle, resilient, and alive. The painting sits between abstraction and emotional landscape, inviting slow looking and personal interpretation. Like growth itself, nothing arrives all at once; it reveals itself gently, over time.
Part of the Blush Series, this work continues Emma Lee Fleury’s exploration of softness as strength, balance through vulnerability, and the quiet beauty found in becoming.
Blush Series: Gentle Joy
Acrylic on Canvas, 18in by 24in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2021. SOLD.
Gentle Joy explores subtle optimism and emotional openness through layered pastel fields and floating, organic marks. Soft blush, coral, sky blue, and warm cream tones move across the surface like shifting moods, while delicate linework and circular motifs suggest connection, memory, and quiet presence.
Rather than a loud expression of happiness, this painting holds joy gently – something felt rather than declared. As part of the Blush Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s ongoing exploration of softness, emotional landscapes, and the quiet beauty found in restraint and balance.
Gentle Joy explores subtle optimism and emotional openness through layered pastel fields and floating, organic marks. Soft blush, coral, sky blue, and warm cream tones move across the surface like shifting moods, while delicate linework and circular motifs suggest connection, memory, and quiet presence.
Rather than a loud expression of happiness, this painting holds joy gently – something felt rather than declared. As part of the Blush Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s ongoing exploration of softness, emotional landscapes, and the quiet beauty found in restraint and balance.
Mindscapes Series: Martian Echo
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 48in, Emma Lee Fleury.
Martian Echo explores the idea of an inner world that feels distant, unfamiliar, yet strangely recognizable. Layered mineral tones and fluid atmospheric movement evoke a terrain shaped by time, pressure, and adaptation. The composition suggests a landscape formed not by geography, but by thought – where emotion and memory leave traces like erosion and sediment.
As part of the Mindscapes Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s ongoing exploration of psychological landscapes and the parallels between human consciousness and natural processes. Rather than depicting a literal place, Martian Echo invites viewers to consider how meaning, resilience, and life persist within environments that appear inhospitable at first glance.
Martian Echo explores the idea of an inner world that feels distant, unfamiliar, yet strangely recognizable. Layered mineral tones and fluid atmospheric movement evoke a terrain shaped by time, pressure, and adaptation. The composition suggests a landscape formed not by geography, but by thought – where emotion and memory leave traces like erosion and sediment.
As part of the Mindscapes Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s ongoing exploration of psychological landscapes and the parallels between human consciousness and natural processes. Rather than depicting a literal place, Martian Echo invites viewers to consider how meaning, resilience, and life persist within environments that appear inhospitable at first glance.
Mindscapes Series: Converging Currents
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 48in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Converging Currents explores the internal landscapes formed where movement, memory, and environment intersect. Layered gestures sweep across the surface in looping arcs and fractured paths, suggesting systems in motion – thought patterns colliding, separating, and reforming over time. Earth-toned pigments meet cooler blues and greens, creating a sense of tension and balance that mirrors both natural currents and cognitive flow.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, this work draws subtle influence from the surrounding landscapes – waterways, rock formations, and organic rhythms – while remaining firmly rooted in contemporary abstraction. The painting invites slow viewing, encouraging the eye to follow shifting pathways and discover moments of stillness within movement. Converging Currents reflects the ongoing dialogue between internal experience and external forces, positioning the viewer within a space of transition, awareness, and becoming.
Converging Currents explores the internal landscapes formed where movement, memory, and environment intersect. Layered gestures sweep across the surface in looping arcs and fractured paths, suggesting systems in motion – thought patterns colliding, separating, and reforming over time. Earth-toned pigments meet cooler blues and greens, creating a sense of tension and balance that mirrors both natural currents and cognitive flow.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, this work draws subtle influence from the surrounding landscapes – waterways, rock formations, and organic rhythms – while remaining firmly rooted in contemporary abstraction. The painting invites slow viewing, encouraging the eye to follow shifting pathways and discover moments of stillness within movement. Converging Currents reflects the ongoing dialogue between internal experience and external forces, positioning the viewer within a space of transition, awareness, and becoming.
Mindscapes Series: Fault Lines Within
Acrylic on Canvas, 36in x 48in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Fault Lines Within explores the invisible fractures that shape internal experience – moments where memory, emotion, and perception quietly shift beneath the surface. Fluid gestures and layered earth-toned passages move between stability and disruption, suggesting a landscape formed by pressure rather than place.
As part of the Mindscapes Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s interest in psychological topographies and the way inner worlds mirror natural processes such as erosion, sediment, and tectonic movement. The painting resists a single focal point, inviting viewers to navigate it intuitively, much like thought itself – nonlinear, fragmented, and continuously evolving.
Fault Lines Within explores the invisible fractures that shape internal experience – moments where memory, emotion, and perception quietly shift beneath the surface. Fluid gestures and layered earth-toned passages move between stability and disruption, suggesting a landscape formed by pressure rather than place.
As part of the Mindscapes Series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s interest in psychological topographies and the way inner worlds mirror natural processes such as erosion, sediment, and tectonic movement. The painting resists a single focal point, inviting viewers to navigate it intuitively, much like thought itself – nonlinear, fragmented, and continuously evolving.
Mindscapes Series: Crawling
Acrylic on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2021. SOLD.
Crawling explores the psychological and physical sensation of moving beneath the surface – through soil, memory, and internal terrain. Dense, layered forms press inward, evoking the weight of earth and the quiet resistance encountered below ground. Mossy greens, deep charcoals, and muted ochres emerge and recede, suggesting organic matter in slow transformation.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, the work draws from the textures of forest floors, exposed roots, and mineral layers, translating these natural systems into an abstract mental landscape. Drips, embedded marks, and fractured passages imply motion without direction, emphasizing endurance over speed. Crawling invites the viewer into a liminal space between pressure and persistence, where progress is measured not by distance but by survival, awareness, and adaptation.
Crawling explores the psychological and physical sensation of moving beneath the surface – through soil, memory, and internal terrain. Dense, layered forms press inward, evoking the weight of earth and the quiet resistance encountered below ground. Mossy greens, deep charcoals, and muted ochres emerge and recede, suggesting organic matter in slow transformation.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, the work draws from the textures of forest floors, exposed roots, and mineral layers, translating these natural systems into an abstract mental landscape. Drips, embedded marks, and fractured passages imply motion without direction, emphasizing endurance over speed. Crawling invites the viewer into a liminal space between pressure and persistence, where progress is measured not by distance but by survival, awareness, and adaptation.
Mindscape Series:
Acrylic on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2021. SOLD.
Flying Through the Storm captures a moment of forward motion within uncertainty – an abstract passage through turbulence rather than an attempt to escape it. Sweeping fields of teal, charcoal, and muted mineral tones intersect with drifting marks and suspended lines, evoking wind, water, and atmospheric pressure in flux.
Painted in 2021, the work reflects an intuitive response to instability and movement, where momentum becomes an act of resilience. Layers of opacity and translucence suggest shifting visibility, as if the viewer is moving through weather rather than observing it from a distance. The composition resists a fixed orientation, reinforcing the sensation of flight, disorientation, and persistence.
This painting sits at the intersection of landscape, emotion, and memory – less a depiction of a storm than an embodied experience of navigating through one.
Flying Through the Storm captures a moment of forward motion within uncertainty – an abstract passage through turbulence rather than an attempt to escape it. Sweeping fields of teal, charcoal, and muted mineral tones intersect with drifting marks and suspended lines, evoking wind, water, and atmospheric pressure in flux.
Painted in 2021, the work reflects an intuitive response to instability and movement, where momentum becomes an act of resilience. Layers of opacity and translucence suggest shifting visibility, as if the viewer is moving through weather rather than observing it from a distance. The composition resists a fixed orientation, reinforcing the sensation of flight, disorientation, and persistence.
This painting sits at the intersection of landscape, emotion, and memory – less a depiction of a storm than an embodied experience of navigating through one.
Blush Series: Soft Hold
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Soft Hold explores restraint, pause, and the subtle tension between movement and stillness. Vertical lines drift through layered washes of blush, peach, pale gold, and soft sky tones, creating a sense of suspension – like something gently supported rather than fixed. Marks appear and fade, suggesting memory, time, and emotional residue held within the surface.
This work leans into quietness as a compositional force. Nothing is rushed; nothing is forced. The painting invites slow looking, offering space for breath and reflection. As part of the Blush Series, Soft Hold continues Emma Lee Fleury’s exploration of softness, vulnerability, and emotional landscapes through intuitive abstraction.
Soft Hold explores restraint, pause, and the subtle tension between movement and stillness. Vertical lines drift through layered washes of blush, peach, pale gold, and soft sky tones, creating a sense of suspension – like something gently supported rather than fixed. Marks appear and fade, suggesting memory, time, and emotional residue held within the surface.
This work leans into quietness as a compositional force. Nothing is rushed; nothing is forced. The painting invites slow looking, offering space for breath and reflection. As part of the Blush Series, Soft Hold continues Emma Lee Fleury’s exploration of softness, vulnerability, and emotional landscapes through intuitive abstraction.
Between Skin & Spirit
Work that exists in the space between the physical and the unseen.
Portraits and animals – earthlings – emerge through distortion, fragmentation, and quiet tension. Forms that feel familiar, but not entirely grounded. There is something beneath the surface of each piece, something watching back.
These works lean into darker themes – identity, transformation, vulnerability, and the spiritual weight carried within the body. Lines blur. Features shift. What is human and what is animal begin to overlap.
It’s about the energy and aura of living beings, and what exists beyond the surface.
Celeste (Between Skin & Spirit Series)
Acrylic on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Celeste explores the space between creation and embodiment – where life begins before it is named, before it takes form. The figure emerges as a goddess in motion, suspended between skin and spirit, her body both vessel and origin. She is not depicted as passive or symbolic, but as an active force – creating, expanding, and becoming.
The dominant use of yellow speaks to energy, vitality, and emergence. In this work, yellow represents creation at its most raw: the spark of consciousness, cellular division, and the heat required for life to exist. It evokes the sun, growth, and the moment when matter becomes living. The surrounding bursts and fluid marks echo the visual language of cells multiplying – an abstracted biological explosion that mirrors both cosmic and human creation.
This painting centers the power of women as creators – not only of life, but of worlds, ideas, and continuity. The flowing lines extending from the figure suggest spirit moving through form, ancestry carried forward, and the unseen forces that shape existence beneath the surface of the body.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, Celeste reflects a deep connection to natural cycles, land, and elemental energy, while engaging in a broader contemporary conversation within Canadian art. The work speaks outward – to Toronto, across Canada, and beyond – bridging introspective mythology with universal themes of origin, strength, and transformation.
Celeste explores the space between creation and embodiment – where life begins before it is named, before it takes form. The figure emerges as a goddess in motion, suspended between skin and spirit, her body both vessel and origin. She is not depicted as passive or symbolic, but as an active force – creating, expanding, and becoming.
The dominant use of yellow speaks to energy, vitality, and emergence. In this work, yellow represents creation at its most raw: the spark of consciousness, cellular division, and the heat required for life to exist. It evokes the sun, growth, and the moment when matter becomes living. The surrounding bursts and fluid marks echo the visual language of cells multiplying – an abstracted biological explosion that mirrors both cosmic and human creation.
This painting centers the power of women as creators – not only of life, but of worlds, ideas, and continuity. The flowing lines extending from the figure suggest spirit moving through form, ancestry carried forward, and the unseen forces that shape existence beneath the surface of the body.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, Celeste reflects a deep connection to natural cycles, land, and elemental energy, while engaging in a broader contemporary conversation within Canadian art. The work speaks outward – to Toronto, across Canada, and beyond – bridging introspective mythology with universal themes of origin, strength, and transformation.
Beloved (Where the Ground Softens) (Between Skin & Spirit Series)
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Beloved (Where the Ground Softens) is a meditation on tenderness – the quiet moments where the world feels heavy, yet something still reaches back with care. The figure rests among wildflowers and shadow, suspended in a space that feels both internal and natural, as though the landscape itself is listening.
This painting speaks to mental health, vulnerability, and the unseen weight many carry beneath the surface. The flowers scattered throughout the composition are not symbols of loss, but of presence – gestures of love, memory, and gentleness woven into the scene. The ground does not overwhelm or claim; it softens, offering a sense of holding, stillness, and compassion rather than resolution.
Part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work explores the delicate boundary between physical experience and inner life – where emotion, memory, and environment quietly intertwine. It invites the viewer to reflect on how care can exist without fixing, how love can be felt without explanation, and how rest itself can be an act of grace.
Created in Niagara and grounded in the Canadian landscape, this piece remains intentionally open – allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding, while holding space for empathy, connection, and quiet reverence.
Beloved (Where the Ground Softens) is a meditation on tenderness – the quiet moments where the world feels heavy, yet something still reaches back with care. The figure rests among wildflowers and shadow, suspended in a space that feels both internal and natural, as though the landscape itself is listening.
This painting speaks to mental health, vulnerability, and the unseen weight many carry beneath the surface. The flowers scattered throughout the composition are not symbols of loss, but of presence – gestures of love, memory, and gentleness woven into the scene. The ground does not overwhelm or claim; it softens, offering a sense of holding, stillness, and compassion rather than resolution.
Part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work explores the delicate boundary between physical experience and inner life – where emotion, memory, and environment quietly intertwine. It invites the viewer to reflect on how care can exist without fixing, how love can be felt without explanation, and how rest itself can be an act of grace.
Created in Niagara and grounded in the Canadian landscape, this piece remains intentionally open – allowing each viewer to bring their own understanding, while holding space for empathy, connection, and quiet reverence.
Between Hand and Horizon (Between Skin & Spirit Series)
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 18in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Between Hand and Horizon explores the fragile, electric space where humanity meets what it is becoming. A human hand reaches toward a mechanical counterpart, suspended in darkness, not in conflict but in hesitation – a moment before contact, before decision.
Referencing both ancient creation myths and contemporary technological acceleration, the work asks where spirit resides when intelligence is no longer singularly human. The exposed wiring and articulated metal echo bone and tendon, while the organic hand retains softness, imperfection, and vulnerability. Neither dominates. Neither withdraws.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario – a landscape where nature still asserts presence – this piece reflects a distinctly Canadian tension between innovation and reverence for the natural world. It speaks to collectors, curators, and institutions navigating questions of authorship, ethics, embodiment, and the future of consciousness across Toronto and beyond.
This work is not about prediction. It is about proximity. About the moment before touch – when responsibility, wonder, and fear coexist.
Between Hand and Horizon explores the fragile, electric space where humanity meets what it is becoming. A human hand reaches toward a mechanical counterpart, suspended in darkness, not in conflict but in hesitation – a moment before contact, before decision.
Referencing both ancient creation myths and contemporary technological acceleration, the work asks where spirit resides when intelligence is no longer singularly human. The exposed wiring and articulated metal echo bone and tendon, while the organic hand retains softness, imperfection, and vulnerability. Neither dominates. Neither withdraws.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario – a landscape where nature still asserts presence – this piece reflects a distinctly Canadian tension between innovation and reverence for the natural world. It speaks to collectors, curators, and institutions navigating questions of authorship, ethics, embodiment, and the future of consciousness across Toronto and beyond.
This work is not about prediction. It is about proximity. About the moment before touch – when responsibility, wonder, and fear coexist.
Keeper of Quiet Currents (Between Skin & Spirit Series)
Acrylic and Paint Pens on Canvas, 12in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Keeper of Quiet Currents presents the beaver not as symbol or mascot, but as presence – solitary, deliberate, and alert within darkness. Rendered against a deep black ground, the animal emerges through layered, gestural brushwork, its fur catching light like memory rather than surface detail. A single branch is held with care, not force, while a luminous, patterned form beneath suggests water, current, or unseen architecture.
In this work, labour becomes instinct rather than industry. Creation happens slowly, privately, and without spectacle. The beaver stands as a mediator between land and water, effort and patience, survival and tenderness – a figure that builds not to dominate, but to endure.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, where wetlands and forests shape both ecology and identity, this painting reflects a relationship to place that resonates across Toronto and throughout Canada. It speaks to quiet resilience, to the sacred intelligence of non-human life, and to the unseen work that holds ecosystems – and spirits – together.
Keeper of Quiet Currents presents the beaver not as symbol or mascot, but as presence – solitary, deliberate, and alert within darkness. Rendered against a deep black ground, the animal emerges through layered, gestural brushwork, its fur catching light like memory rather than surface detail. A single branch is held with care, not force, while a luminous, patterned form beneath suggests water, current, or unseen architecture.
In this work, labour becomes instinct rather than industry. Creation happens slowly, privately, and without spectacle. The beaver stands as a mediator between land and water, effort and patience, survival and tenderness – a figure that builds not to dominate, but to endure.
Created in Muskoka, Ontario, where wetlands and forests shape both ecology and identity, this painting reflects a relationship to place that resonates across Toronto and throughout Canada. It speaks to quiet resilience, to the sacred intelligence of non-human life, and to the unseen work that holds ecosystems – and spirits – together.
As Is (Between Skin and Spirit Series)
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 12in x 12in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
As Is sits at the intersection of vulnerability and quiet confidence. The hairless cat – often misunderstood, often projected onto – becomes a symbol of presence without performance. There is no fur to soften the form, no camouflage, no distraction. What remains is posture, gaze, and a gentle insistence on being seen exactly as it is.
Within the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work explores the tension between exposure and self-possession. The subject is bare, yet not fragile. Curious, alert, and slightly amused, it challenges the viewer’s assumptions about beauty, comfort, and worth. The darkness surrounding the figure is not absence, but space – allowing the form to exist without explanation or apology.
Created in Niagara, Ontario, and shaped by Fleury’s broader engagement with contemporary figurative painting across Toronto and Canada, As Is speaks to a universal human truth: that authenticity does not ask permission. It simply arrives, complete.
This piece invites a softer gaze – one that meets difference with curiosity rather than judgment, and recognizes that vulnerability can be playful, dignified, and quietly powerful.
As Is sits at the intersection of vulnerability and quiet confidence. The hairless cat – often misunderstood, often projected onto – becomes a symbol of presence without performance. There is no fur to soften the form, no camouflage, no distraction. What remains is posture, gaze, and a gentle insistence on being seen exactly as it is.
Within the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work explores the tension between exposure and self-possession. The subject is bare, yet not fragile. Curious, alert, and slightly amused, it challenges the viewer’s assumptions about beauty, comfort, and worth. The darkness surrounding the figure is not absence, but space – allowing the form to exist without explanation or apology.
Created in Niagara, Ontario, and shaped by Fleury’s broader engagement with contemporary figurative painting across Toronto and Canada, As Is speaks to a universal human truth: that authenticity does not ask permission. It simply arrives, complete.
This piece invites a softer gaze – one that meets difference with curiosity rather than judgment, and recognizes that vulnerability can be playful, dignified, and quietly powerful.
Evie Nix
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 12in x 16in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
This painting belongs to the Between Skin and Spirit series, a body of work that explores the quiet threshold between presence and memory, instinct and tenderness. Painted while Evie was still alive, the work captures her at rest – nestled into a bed made by hand – suspended in a moment of comfort, watchfulness, and calm.
The deep black ground creates a sense of infinite space, allowing the subject to emerge as both physical and symbolic. Evie is not depicted as fragile or fading, but as self-possessed and luminous – her gaze steady, her body relaxed, her presence intact. The softness of the brushwork contrasts with the darkness around her, emphasizing intimacy, care, and the quiet bonds that form between humans and animals.
This piece reflects the way animals inhabit time differently than we do – fully present, fully themselves. It is not a portrait of loss, but of connection: a record of being seen, known, and loved.
Painted in Niagara, Ontario, this work speaks to themes of companionship, devotion, and the emotional landscapes we share with the beings who move through our lives and leave lasting imprints.
This painting belongs to the Between Skin and Spirit series, a body of work that explores the quiet threshold between presence and memory, instinct and tenderness. Painted while Evie was still alive, the work captures her at rest – nestled into a bed made by hand – suspended in a moment of comfort, watchfulness, and calm.
The deep black ground creates a sense of infinite space, allowing the subject to emerge as both physical and symbolic. Evie is not depicted as fragile or fading, but as self-possessed and luminous – her gaze steady, her body relaxed, her presence intact. The softness of the brushwork contrasts with the darkness around her, emphasizing intimacy, care, and the quiet bonds that form between humans and animals.
This piece reflects the way animals inhabit time differently than we do – fully present, fully themselves. It is not a portrait of loss, but of connection: a record of being seen, known, and loved.
Painted in Niagara, Ontario, this work speaks to themes of companionship, devotion, and the emotional landscapes we share with the beings who move through our lives and leave lasting imprints.
Pulled
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 12in x 12in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Pulled exists in the space where instinct, fear, and surrender meet. A human form drifts through a dark, submerged landscape, suspended between resistance and release, while unseen forces draw everything inward. Below, an octopus – ancient, intelligent, and deeply symbolic – moves with quiet authority, embodying the unseen pressures that guide us beneath conscious thought.
This painting explores the tension between autonomy and inevitability: the moments when we feel guided, consumed, or gently claimed by something larger than ourselves. The surrounding darkness is not violent, but enveloping – more womb than void – suggesting transformation rather than destruction. Through layered textures, muted light, and restrained motion, Pulled reflects the subtle ways emotion, memory, and instinct shape our inner lives.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work leans into the liminal – where the human body becomes symbolic, and animals act as mirrors for psychological and spiritual states. It invites the viewer to sit with discomfort, curiosity, and the quiet power of surrender.
Pulled exists in the space where instinct, fear, and surrender meet. A human form drifts through a dark, submerged landscape, suspended between resistance and release, while unseen forces draw everything inward. Below, an octopus – ancient, intelligent, and deeply symbolic – moves with quiet authority, embodying the unseen pressures that guide us beneath conscious thought.
This painting explores the tension between autonomy and inevitability: the moments when we feel guided, consumed, or gently claimed by something larger than ourselves. The surrounding darkness is not violent, but enveloping – more womb than void – suggesting transformation rather than destruction. Through layered textures, muted light, and restrained motion, Pulled reflects the subtle ways emotion, memory, and instinct shape our inner lives.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, this work leans into the liminal – where the human body becomes symbolic, and animals act as mirrors for psychological and spiritual states. It invites the viewer to sit with discomfort, curiosity, and the quiet power of surrender.
Gravity
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Gravity explores the invisible forces that shape the body long before they reach the conscious mind. A solitary human form descends through a dark, cosmic field, suspended in a moment that feels both weightless and inevitable. The figure is neither falling nor rising, but yielding – guided by something internal, ancient, and unspoken.
The surrounding space evokes a night sky or deep water, blurring the line between outer universe and inner experience. Hair and limbs stretch upward as if resisting, remembering, or reaching, while the body curves inward, responding to an unseen pull. This tension between resistance and surrender is central to the work, reflecting how emotion, memory, and instinct quietly influence our movement through the world.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, Gravity examines the body as a vessel for psychological and spiritual weight. It is not a depiction of collapse, but of acceptance – an acknowledgement that some forces are not meant to be fought, only felt.
Gravity explores the invisible forces that shape the body long before they reach the conscious mind. A solitary human form descends through a dark, cosmic field, suspended in a moment that feels both weightless and inevitable. The figure is neither falling nor rising, but yielding – guided by something internal, ancient, and unspoken.
The surrounding space evokes a night sky or deep water, blurring the line between outer universe and inner experience. Hair and limbs stretch upward as if resisting, remembering, or reaching, while the body curves inward, responding to an unseen pull. This tension between resistance and surrender is central to the work, reflecting how emotion, memory, and instinct quietly influence our movement through the world.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, Gravity examines the body as a vessel for psychological and spiritual weight. It is not a depiction of collapse, but of acceptance – an acknowledgement that some forces are not meant to be fought, only felt.
Ghosting
Acrylic on Canvas, 18in x 24in, Emma Lee Fleury. 2020.
Ghosting explores the slow erasure of presence – what it feels like to remain visible while emotionally fading. The figure stands exposed against a glowing, almost radiant field, yet her body carries a sense of distance, as if part of her has already stepped elsewhere. The muted, cool tones of the skin contrast sharply with the warmth behind her, creating tension between intimacy and withdrawal.
A subtle third eye rests on her forehead, suggesting heightened awareness rather than escape. She sees clearly, but chooses stillness. The body is rendered with honesty and restraint – neither idealized nor hidden – emphasizing vulnerability as a state of consciousness rather than weakness.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, Ghosting reflects the moment when the spirit begins to drift before the body follows. It speaks to emotional absence, self-protection, and the quiet ways we disappear from ourselves long before anyone else notices.
Ghosting explores the slow erasure of presence – what it feels like to remain visible while emotionally fading. The figure stands exposed against a glowing, almost radiant field, yet her body carries a sense of distance, as if part of her has already stepped elsewhere. The muted, cool tones of the skin contrast sharply with the warmth behind her, creating tension between intimacy and withdrawal.
A subtle third eye rests on her forehead, suggesting heightened awareness rather than escape. She sees clearly, but chooses stillness. The body is rendered with honesty and restraint – neither idealized nor hidden – emphasizing vulnerability as a state of consciousness rather than weakness.
As part of the Between Skin and Spirit series, Ghosting reflects the moment when the spirit begins to drift before the body follows. It speaks to emotional absence, self-protection, and the quiet ways we disappear from ourselves long before anyone else notices.
Golden Pond
Acrylic & Mixed Medium on Canvas, 48in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury, 2023. SOLD
Golden Pond is a meditation on stillness, balance, and quiet companionship within the natural world. Two white geese move through a richly textured environment, their forms emerging gently from layers of earth-toned pigments, organic marks, and embedded botanical shapes. The surface carries the feeling of time – of water, sediment, and growth slowly shaping a place.
Created in Niagara, this piece was commissioned by a private collector seeking a work that reflected calm, connection, and a sense of belonging to the landscape. The geese are not presented in motion or narrative, but in presence – existing within the environment rather than dominating it. Their mirrored positions suggest harmony, attentiveness, and the unspoken dialogue found in nature.
Unlike the darker psychological works in Fleury’s other series, Golden Pond leans into warmth and grounding. It celebrates the quiet beauty of wetlands, the poetry of shared space, and the restorative quality of observing life as it unfolds slowly and without urgency.
Golden Pond is a meditation on stillness, balance, and quiet companionship within the natural world. Two white geese move through a richly textured environment, their forms emerging gently from layers of earth-toned pigments, organic marks, and embedded botanical shapes. The surface carries the feeling of time – of water, sediment, and growth slowly shaping a place.
Created in Niagara, this piece was commissioned by a private collector seeking a work that reflected calm, connection, and a sense of belonging to the landscape. The geese are not presented in motion or narrative, but in presence – existing within the environment rather than dominating it. Their mirrored positions suggest harmony, attentiveness, and the unspoken dialogue found in nature.
Unlike the darker psychological works in Fleury’s other series, Golden Pond leans into warmth and grounding. It celebrates the quiet beauty of wetlands, the poetry of shared space, and the restorative quality of observing life as it unfolds slowly and without urgency.
Amnesia
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD
Amnesia explores fractured identity, memory erosion, and the quiet tension between what is remembered and what is lost. Two skeletal heads share a single form, suspended beneath celestial symbols and radiating architectural patterns that feel both cosmic and internal. The composition suggests a mind split not by violence, but by time – by forgetting, by protection, by survival.
Painted in Niagara, this work sits outside Fleury’s darker Between Skin and Spirit series, yet still engages with psychological and symbolic themes. The skulls are rendered without aggression; instead, they feel contemplative, almost tender, held within a field of golds, blues, and orbiting shapes that echo cycles, consciousness, and repetition.
The surrounding geometry references sacred diagrams, constellations, and internal maps – structures we build to make sense of ourselves when memory becomes unreliable. Amnesia is less about absence and more about adaptation: how the mind reorganizes when pieces of the past loosen or dissolve, and how identity continues to exist even when continuity fractures.
Amnesia explores fractured identity, memory erosion, and the quiet tension between what is remembered and what is lost. Two skeletal heads share a single form, suspended beneath celestial symbols and radiating architectural patterns that feel both cosmic and internal. The composition suggests a mind split not by violence, but by time – by forgetting, by protection, by survival.
Painted in Niagara, this work sits outside Fleury’s darker Between Skin and Spirit series, yet still engages with psychological and symbolic themes. The skulls are rendered without aggression; instead, they feel contemplative, almost tender, held within a field of golds, blues, and orbiting shapes that echo cycles, consciousness, and repetition.
The surrounding geometry references sacred diagrams, constellations, and internal maps – structures we build to make sense of ourselves when memory becomes unreliable. Amnesia is less about absence and more about adaptation: how the mind reorganizes when pieces of the past loosen or dissolve, and how identity continues to exist even when continuity fractures.
Held in Flight
Acrylic on Wood Panels, 96in x 96inx, Emma Lee. Fleury. SOLD.
Held in Flight is an eight-foot, double-panel mural painted on wood and created for a campground in the Niagara region. The work celebrates pollinators – particularly bees – and their essential role within natural ecosystems, while offering a moment of joy, colour, and reflection in a shared outdoor space.
Two oversized bees hover mid-air, facing one another across the panels, suspended above a thriving field of flowers. Set against an open blue sky, the composition emphasizes balance, connection, and quiet movement. The scale of the bees contrasts with their delicacy, reflecting the disproportionate impact pollinators have on the health of the environment and food systems we rely on.
Rather than relying on warning or urgency, Held in Flight was designed to invite curiosity and care. The mural encourages viewers – especially families and children – to notice the living systems around them and to recognize the beauty embedded in ecological interdependence. Created outside of any formal series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s approach to public art: accessible, site-responsive, and rooted in a deep respect for nature.
Held in Flight is an eight-foot, double-panel mural painted on wood and created for a campground in the Niagara region. The work celebrates pollinators – particularly bees – and their essential role within natural ecosystems, while offering a moment of joy, colour, and reflection in a shared outdoor space.
Two oversized bees hover mid-air, facing one another across the panels, suspended above a thriving field of flowers. Set against an open blue sky, the composition emphasizes balance, connection, and quiet movement. The scale of the bees contrasts with their delicacy, reflecting the disproportionate impact pollinators have on the health of the environment and food systems we rely on.
Rather than relying on warning or urgency, Held in Flight was designed to invite curiosity and care. The mural encourages viewers – especially families and children – to notice the living systems around them and to recognize the beauty embedded in ecological interdependence. Created outside of any formal series, this work reflects Emma Lee Fleury’s approach to public art: accessible, site-responsive, and rooted in a deep respect for nature.
Honey Brain
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Paperboard, 12in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Honeybrain is an abstract figurative painting created in Niagara, Ontario as part of the Soft Structures series – an older body of work exploring how instinct, emotion, and internal systems take shape within the body and mind.
The figure appears partially formed, as if thinking itself has become visible. Shapes resembling cells, seeds, or honeycomb cluster and disperse around the head, while darker, fluid lines pull downward through the composition. The work balances density and softness, suggesting a mind that is active, saturated, and porous – where thoughts accumulate, leak, and reorganize rather than resolve cleanly.
Rather than depicting a literal hive or identity, Honeybrain plays with the idea of cognition as something organic and unruly. Intelligence here is intuitive, emotional, and embodied. The painting reflects an early phase of Emma Lee Fleury’s practice, where abstraction and figurative elements merge to explore how internal worlds quietly govern the way we move through external ones.
Honeybrain is an abstract figurative painting created in Niagara, Ontario as part of the Soft Structures series – an older body of work exploring how instinct, emotion, and internal systems take shape within the body and mind.
The figure appears partially formed, as if thinking itself has become visible. Shapes resembling cells, seeds, or honeycomb cluster and disperse around the head, while darker, fluid lines pull downward through the composition. The work balances density and softness, suggesting a mind that is active, saturated, and porous – where thoughts accumulate, leak, and reorganize rather than resolve cleanly.
Rather than depicting a literal hive or identity, Honeybrain plays with the idea of cognition as something organic and unruly. Intelligence here is intuitive, emotional, and embodied. The painting reflects an early phase of Emma Lee Fleury’s practice, where abstraction and figurative elements merge to explore how internal worlds quietly govern the way we move through external ones.
Where the Noise Ends
Acrylic & Paint Pens on Canvas, 16in x 20in, Emma Lee Fleury.
Where the Noise Ends explores the quiet threshold between overwhelm and clarity. The figure appears suspended within layered, flowing forms that echo landscapes, nervous systems, and internal currents – suggesting a space where external voices dissolve and inner awareness takes hold. Rather than depicting loneliness, this work speaks to intentional stillness: the moment when distraction falls away and presence becomes intimate. Painted in Niagara, this piece reflects my ongoing investigation into emotional and psychological terrain, where the human form exists not as a subject apart from its environment, but as something shaped by it. Where the Noise Ends invites the viewer to consider stillness not as absence, but as a place of arrival.
Where the Noise Ends explores the quiet threshold between overwhelm and clarity. The figure appears suspended within layered, flowing forms that echo landscapes, nervous systems, and internal currents – suggesting a space where external voices dissolve and inner awareness takes hold. Rather than depicting loneliness, this work speaks to intentional stillness: the moment when distraction falls away and presence becomes intimate. Painted in Niagara, this piece reflects my ongoing investigation into emotional and psychological terrain, where the human form exists not as a subject apart from its environment, but as something shaped by it. Where the Noise Ends invites the viewer to consider stillness not as absence, but as a place of arrival.
Pollinated Mind
Acrylic and Paint Pens on Canvas, 24in x 36in, Emma Lee Fleury. SOLD.
Pollinated Mind explores the porous boundary between human consciousness and the natural systems that shape it. The figure emerges as both vessel and environment – its surface composed of layered marks that echo seeds, spores, and cellular structures, while bees orbit as symbols of exchange, influence, and interdependence. Rather than presenting the mind as isolated, this work suggests thought itself is cultivated – shaped by contact, movement, and unseen networks. Painted in Niagara, where agricultural and ecological cycles are deeply present, Pollinated Mind reflects an early chapter in my practice, investigating how identity forms through constant interaction with the world around us.
Pollinated Mind explores the porous boundary between human consciousness and the natural systems that shape it. The figure emerges as both vessel and environment – its surface composed of layered marks that echo seeds, spores, and cellular structures, while bees orbit as symbols of exchange, influence, and interdependence. Rather than presenting the mind as isolated, this work suggests thought itself is cultivated – shaped by contact, movement, and unseen networks. Painted in Niagara, where agricultural and ecological cycles are deeply present, Pollinated Mind reflects an early chapter in my practice, investigating how identity forms through constant interaction with the world around us.
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