Meet the Artist

Nadine Baker lives and works from her home studio in Kingston, Ontario and from her off-grid escape in Central Frontenac, ON.

Trained professionally as a graphic design illustrator in Toronto, with a graduate business degree, Nadine’s passion for the arts and community eventually led her to management and consultation in the arts sector.

As a founding Board Member for the Tett Centre of Creativity and Learning on the shores of Lake Ontario, she played an integral part in its creation and success, becoming Director for its first 6 years. She felt privileged to be Chairperson of the City of Kingston’s Arts Advisory Committee in 2020 and feels strongly the importance of connection between the arts and a city’s heart. 

Nadine’s immersion into the local arts scene has come full circle since retirement from her leadership at the Tett Centre. Returning her to roots as a visual artist herself, and determined to prove that age has no limits creatively, Nadine now generates dynamic paintings as a full-time professional in Southern Ontario.

Nadine has produced commissioned work and has participated and shown work in several Kingston, Ottawa and Toronto fine art exhibitions and competitions. She is also an avid en plein air artist, and has enjoyed partnering with small businesses in Prince Edward County. She hopes to further develop relationships bridging different sectors together to integrate business and the arts with onsite public engagement through her practice.  

Behind the Work

Nadine’s artwork sits at the intersection of impressionistic softness and luminous realism, evoking calm introspection and a gentle sense of wonder.

While Nadine’s artistic background was established in hyperrealism and technical precision, she feels increasingly pulled away from strict representation and toward a more expressive way of seeing. Looser, impressionistic painting has become a means to explore beyond literal accuracy. She is especially inspired to challenge preconceived notions of acrylic paint, revealing its versatility and often overlooked depth and richness.

Drawing inspiration from natural forms and scenery, she invites the viewer into intimate, quiet moments within an otherwise fast-paced world. Her painting style is atmospheric and light-driven, rooted in representational landscapes and still life, yet softened through a painterly, almost meditative lens.

Using delicate brushwork, subtle transitions, and glowing highlights she guides the viewer through the surface rather than sharply defining it. Light is not merely descriptive in her work—it is emotional, touching each subject in a way that suggests memory, stillness, and presence. With thoughtful colour palettes and considered composition, she paints with an impassioned focus on those fleeting moments when light lingers a little longer and the world slows just enough to be truly seen.