Meet the Artist

Marine Aimée

A female artist with black hair, wearing a white striped shirt and earrings, holding paintbrushes, standing in front of a large painting of a woman's profile with dark hair holding a burning candle.

Hi, I’m Marine! I’m a Calgary-based, self-taught artist working primarily with oil and acrylic paint. My work exists where love, healing, and human messiness meet, drawing from lived experience, emotion, and memory.

What began as a way to process big feelings has grown into a practice centered on creating art for those on a healing journey, anyone learning to come home to themselves again.

I finds myself heavily drawn to the quiet, private and in-between moments of being human. Through my art, I explore themes of healing, beauty, grief, longing, and human connection, offering artwork that speaks to the complexities of life and love.

My work aims to encourage others to discover themselves again, to dream and reflect and find beauty in the pain.

My Story

I grew up surrounded by art - my dad being an artist himself, I found myself drawn to the fascinating world of creativity and self-expression at an early age. That being said, i didn’t grow up thinking I myself would become an artist. I instead dreamt of becoming a writer, a hairdresser, or maybe even the next Indiana Jones (my dreams shifted every couple years).

I spent most of my twenties pursuing numerous avenues trying to navigate my way through early adulthood: I got a BA in Archaeology with a focus in forensics and biological anthropology (funny enough I loved creating anatomical sketches), I worked in hospitality for over a decade, I tried working in recruiting, mining, and even secretly wrote a novel that would never see the light of day.

It wasn’t until I turned 24, after a heavy hitting break up, that I really started creating art: learning how to sketch, understanding colour theory and painting anytime I had a spare minute or hour. My practice started from a place of needing an outlet for the overflowing emotions I honestly always had. Painting became my safe space, a form of therapy that helped me understand my experiences and emotions in an approachable way (in a way that traditional therapy lacked for me).

And while painting became a therapeutic tool, I also started on what I like to call my ‘healing journey’: I worked with non-traditional coaches practicing embodiment, somatic practices, shadow work, inner child healing and dived deep into shifting my inner world. Everything I started to understand and learn about myself, I poured into painting and it helped me move through emotions that had been stuck for years.

By the time I turned 28 I knew that I wanted to become a full-time artist and worked towards making that my reality. Through all of my chaotic trial-and-error in my early twenties, by my late twenties I knew what brought me the most joy, purpose and undeniable satisfaction. Now, at 31, I’m proudly in the first year of business, creating work heavily inspired by my outlook on the female experience, on womanhood, healing, transformation and quiet moments many of us keep private.

It’s my hope that through sharing my own experiences, being transparent with my emotions and opening a dialogue for sometimes difficult topics that others will also feel seen, heard and supported through my work. My art serves as a reminder that no matter how painful life can at times be, there can still be beauty in pain, strength in sensitivity, and empowerment in our experiences.

Thanks for being here and coming along for the ride 🤍

- Marine Aimée