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Lindy Cousineau
Komathy
‘Lindy’ Cousineau (née Nadarajah) was born and has lived in Ottawa
her entire life.  Showing
artistic promise from earliest years, Lindy’s parents enrolled her into the
four year Vocational Art Program at the High School of Commerce at age of 14.
Totally
immersed in every aspect of art, she mastered black and white photography, watercolors,
acrylics, oils and pastels. Since then, Lindy has evolved her artistic style by
taking workshops and seminars at the Ottawa School of Art and the Visual Arts
Centre, Orleans. For
many years, Lindy was a self-employed computer consultant after completing that
program at Algonquin College. After a significant life event, she returned to
her first calling: that of an artist. Now, Lindy divides her time between her
family and her art. Public
spirit and advocacy for art are her passions: she volunteers her time on the Board
of Directors at the Visual Arts Centre, Orléans (VACO), as an art curator
for VACO and the CS Alterna Bank Branches in the Ottawa area and demonstrating
art at public events such as Festivarts (held annually in Place d'Orléans)
and at the Ottawa Tulip Festival. Her
teaching experience is varied and challenging. For the past three years, Lindy
taught art to adults with brain injuries and the developmentally delayed as a
form of art therapy. She teaches drawing and painting to children, ranging from
six to eight and nine to 12 years of age, as well as adults at VACO, local schools
and privately. Her private classes include both drawing and painting lessons. Painting
portraits of everyone, including her dog “Chloe” are Lindy’s artistic
passion. In her early 20’s, she traveled to many countries and now paints
those memories on canvas. The trip to New Orleans still ranks as one of her favourite
memories, as reflected in her vibrant paintings of jazz musicians. Lindy’s
repertoire of work also includes glowing florals and images of her visits to her
family’s Sri Lankan homeland. Lindy’s
works can be seen in many local venues, including but not limited to, the City
of Ottawa Gloucester Gallery, the VACO Gallery (in the Orleans Recreational Centre)
and CS Alterna Bank branches in the Ottawa area. For
art instruction or to see more of her work Lindy can be contacted at 834-4555,
or by e-mail at lindycousineau@rogers.com
or visit www.arteastottawa.com.
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