Chantal Gallant

Each of my paintings captures a singular moment of Alberta’s expressive landscapes on a tiny canvas. My work attempts to recapture those moments that are usually lost, discounted or ignored as we go about our business, day after day and year after year. My paintings focus on light, color, and atmosphere, distilling vast scenes unique to Alberta into small, wistful and emotionally resonant compositions. Each painting is a fleeting moment—a shimmer of moonlight on water, the fiery glow of sunset, or the quiet stillness of winter—preserved in miniature form. These intimate pieces invite viewers to pause, focus and appreciate the beauty in small moments.

My work embraces the trend of small format art that is gaining popularity around the world, challenging the idea that a work must be large to be impactful, and that even the diminutive of canvases can hold immense depth, memory and emotion.

I'm a self-taught artist using Golden high flow acrylics on 2-inch wooden tokens.