Why Original Art Makes a Meaningful Corporate Gift

Written By Giselle Denis

One Painting at a Time

A few years back, one of my big collectors asked me to paint 50 paintings as gifts for her staff. I accepted the challenge and it was quite the feat to complete them all within a few months, but I was very proud to have completed this project along with all the other things I had going on in my life at the time. When we say yes to something, time management kicks in and I really can only complete a project like this one day at a time, one painting at a time. When we look at the big picture, it can cause anxiety. It does in me anyways. But, when I take one day at a time, I can take on big projects like this.

A Gift They'll Never Forget

So if you have a number of staff you would like to bless with an original painting on a budget, let’s talk! I’ve done collections of paintings as large as 100 on a single order. Painting this many pieces within a timeline is a challenge but also so rewarding. As I am painting these pieces, the process gives me new ideas. New colour combinations, new compositions and new titles for each one.

Giselle Denis

Giselle Denis is an Alberta-based Canadian artist whose expressive landscapes celebrate the beauty and spirit of the natural world while inspiring hope. A recipient of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Award of Excellence in the Arts, she creates paintings that capture not only the beauty of a place, but also the feeling of being immersed in it.

In addition to her studio practice, Giselle is an internationally recognized performance painter who has created live paintings before audiences across Canada and around the world. Highlights of her international career include a residency at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai, painting for the Canadian Embassy, the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi, and representing Explore Edmonton in Québec City.

Her public artworks include Mother Nature, a 40-by-26-foot mural celebrating Alberta's forests and wildflowers in downtown Edmonton, just one block from Rogers Place, as well as two large-scale paintings at Strathcona Community Hospital.

For more than a decade, Giselle has combined her passion for art with philanthropy, helping charitable organizations raise more than $1 million through the sale of her original paintings. Her work has achieved record-breaking auction results, including the sale of a single painting for $50,000.

Giselle's contributions to the arts have also been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. Her work can be found in private, corporate, and public collections throughout Canada. She is proud to be represented by Avens Gallery.

Giselle often says she works out life through painting. Every brushstroke is a way of making sense of life itself. Through her work, she hopes to inspire others to slow down, reconnect with nature, and discover beauty, hope, and wonder in the world around them.

https://www.giselledenis.com
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