Glen Ronald || Artist Profile

by Glen Ronald

Glen Ronald is the self-proclaimed Chaos Whisperer. He has been an artist for more than 45-years working in fine art, design, painting, illustration, and portraiture. Ronald finds inspiration in chaos, music, nature, spiritual questions, human psychology, and science. He has an Honours BS. and a BEd at UBC. Ronald pursued fine art and then iron working.

He worked as an artist, presenting several shows of original paintings in Thailand, during the three years he lived there in the late 1990s.

After moving back to Edmonton Ronald’s passion for art and branding inspired his current venture, Spark - The Branding Shop. Spark works to help clients develop their image and provide creative ideas to build their brand. They design original apparel and promotional products.

Ronald's primary mediums are ink on paper or wood panels and acrylic on canvas. He uses a variety of pens, including fountain pen, Micron, Pentel Brush Pens, or Artist’s Loft. He uses acrylic and Indian ink in his work. Ronald utilizes several techniques to “create the chaos” including splashing ink, spraying water, and a variety of other unconventional paint application methods.

His painting studio is in the heart of Edmonton's exciting new arts area - Alberta Avenue. He has been on the Board of Arts on the Ave since January 2013, which seeks to promote Alberta Avenue through the arts.

To see more of Glen’s work check out his website: https://glenronald.wordpress.com/