Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Early Life, Family and Training Mabel Lockerby was born on March 13, 1882, in Montreal, Quebec. She was the daughter of Alexander Linton Lockerby, a grocer, and Barbara Cox. The family lived in several different houses along MacKay Street, moving through the streets of Montreal as they grew. Among her seven siblings, four survived to adulthood. Her formal training began at the Art Association of Montreal. There, she studied under the g
uidance of William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. These teachers helped shape her early development as she worked through the curriculum of the association.Artistic Style and Technique Her brushwork is heavy and deliberate, leaving visible marks across the canvas. She relies on a strong sense of design to structure her compositions, often using rich colours to define her subjects. While her early training focused on the fundamentals of dr…