Cindy
Bouwers
SHADOWLANDS
Paintings exploring the meeting place between light and shadow—both in the natural world and within our inner lives.
Presenting 13 new works of 23 paintings in the exhibition
A journey through emotion and experience
I have been developing this body of work over the past year and working on the newest and largest paintings most intensively for the last six months. With the goal to create a unified exhibition and a desire to integrate my landscape and non-representational work. I have been working on conveying light and shadow as inspired by my experiences in nature and my own inner grapplings. As you move through the paintings, I invite you to enter them slowly. Notice where your eye is drawn, where light appears, and where it recedes. These landscapes mirror our inner worlds — filled with emotion, memory, and paths taken while seeking meaning. Within them, I hope you might find moments of quiet, of trust, or simply permission to linger in uncertainty.
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SHADOWLANDS Exhibition
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January 9 - May 30, 2026
Visit the exhibition anytime during building hours
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Location:
Ambrose University Gallery
150 Ambrose Circle SW Calgary, AB
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Shadowlands
This is a selection showing 13 new paintings from the exhibition
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Works are available for inquiry or purchase
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Availability may change during the exhibition
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To reserve or purchase you may email Cindy to discuss terms or go to the website link
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Light Finds a Way
acrylic on canvas
60” x 60”
This painting draws its energy and colour from nature. The gestural line, organic shapes and the play of light and dark give the painting an immersive quality which conveys a visceral experience of the natural world. Light surrounds the dark forms and demands attention while giving life and energy to the space. It invites you to step into its space, letting your eye wander and your senses feel the subtle currents of light, colour, and motion for yourself.
$5,400.00
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Where Shadow Returns to Light
acrylic on canvas
42” x 54”
Dramatic dark forms emerge from a glowing field of yellow, their weight and lift creating tension. Shadow and light meet boldly, holding their place as the composition suggests a moment of change, where darkness is acknowledged rather than erased. Shadow and light speak to one another — notice how that resonates within you.
$3,400.00
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Through the Standing Chorus
acrylic on canvas
24” x 30”
This painting shows repeated vertical forms rising across the surface, their rhythm creating a sense of shared presence. Light threads through them, shaping the space and hinting at a distant stillness beyond. It invites you to move slowly with your eye, to follow the forms and feel the quiet light unfold.
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$1200.00
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Toward the Inner Grove
oil on paper
22” x 30”
This painting layers orange, gold, and green to create a dense, rhythmic space that feels both inviting and enclosed. The shapes and textures pull inward, guiding the eye through warm light that surfaces gently, offering comfort without certainty. It asks you to move slowly within its space, to feel the motion of colour and let your own reflections emerge.
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$1100.00
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Lifting Glow
acrylic on canvas
10” x 20”
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Layered acrylics allow muted greys and earthy tones to sit alongside moments of saturated colour, creating a quiet tension across the surface. Loose, gestural lines suggest forms found in nature but remain deliberately unresolved, hovering between recognition and abstraction. It invites you to linger in that in-between space, to feel how light slips into shadow and meaning emerges.
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$650.00
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Beneath the Day
acrylic on canvas
10” x 20”
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​This painting unfolds through layered marks and restrained contrasts, suggesting a place shaped as much by shadow as by light. Colour guides the eye slowly, encouraging patience and quiet reflection rather than immediate understanding. It invites you to move gently through the work, to experience the gradual emergence of clarity and to discover its meaning for yourself.
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$650.00
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Shifting Gleam
acrylic on canvas
10” x 20”
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​Explore subtle transitions, where warm and cool tones flow and blend across the surface. Vertical gestures rise through layered colour, carrying the energy of growth and the sense that light is alive and shifting. It invites you to linger with the painting, to feel the quiet transformation as it unfolds before you.
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$650.00
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Where the Light Gathers
oil on canvas
20” x 24”
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​This painting balances openness and structure, with dark shapes emerging from a shifting, atmospheric field of colour. Light pools and drifts, offering fleeting moments of clarity like small gifts amid the reflective space. It invites you to linger within this balance, to notice the subtle shifts and find your own moments of stillness and insight.
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$850.00
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In the Gentle Shadow
oil on canvas
48 x 48”
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​Muted colour and softened contrast create a quiet, sheltering space. Shadows feel protective rather than heavy, offering a sense of rest and gentle reflection. It invites you to pause within the painting, to feel the calm and grace of stillness for yourself.
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$3500.00
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Unspoken Depths
oil on canvas
48 x 48”
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​This painting lets colour move before form, with warm oranges and reds rising through deep blues like something half-remembered. Loose, searching brushwork carries a sense of motion and emotional weight, while light hovers gently, hinting at feeling that exists before words. It invites you to linger in the quiet space, to stay with what isn’t fully revealed and discover it for yourself.
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$3500.00
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Almost Forgotten Path
oil on canvas
34" x 34”
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​Layered colour and softened edges suggest a path that is present but partially obscured. Light surfaces gently through muted tones, offering quiet guidance without demanding clarity. It invites you to linger, to let the subtle shifts reveal what was once familiar in new, ways.
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$1700.00
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Enfolding Brightness
oil on canvas
18" x 24”
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​Here, colour leads through the composition—greens, lilacs, and luminous yellows held together by soft edges and darker anchors. Light feels protective, almost sheltering, giving the painting a sense of being held within the landscape. It invites you to step into this gentle, expansive space and feel the quiet reassurance for yourself.
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$975.00
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Gathering Light
oil on canvas
40" x 60”
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​This painting is built from sweeping strokes of blue, yellow, and lavender that move across the surface with energy and openness. Light appears to assemble itself slowly and deliberately, creating a sense of anticipation as something emerges but is not yet complete. It invites you to linger with the motion, to feel the hopeful energy and watch the forms unfold before your eyes.
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$3800.00
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Shadowlands
My hope is that this work will resonate with you as a shared search for moments of presence and a gentle appreciation of beauty and light. It acknowledges obstacles and challenges, and the courage of moving forward when the path is unclear. The work lingers in nuance—resting in quiet spaces where there is depth and a sense of protection from the harshest elements. It invites attention to softened edges and moments of transition, and to the times when light filters through, bringing richness, clarity, and a deepened awareness of our lived experience.
When we look at your paintings, we feel joy, and serenity. They transport us from our busy life to a place of peace and nature.
Isabelle
