{"title":"Z is for Zinnias by Cathy Ross","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCathy Ross Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCathy Ross was born in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. She studied at Mount Allison University and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 1983 she was awarded a scholarship to study at the Banff School of Fine Arts. In both 1981 and 1983 Cathy was the recipient of Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation grants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn her professional career she has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the US. Her work is represented in collections across Canada, including: Memorial University, NFLD; New Brunswick Museum, Saint John NB; The Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa; Banff Centre, Alberta; Dofasco Inc., Hamilton; and the Burnaby Art Centre, Burnaby BC. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCathy lives and works in Waterloo, Ontario and Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"b-is-for-blueberries-20690","title":"B is for Blueberries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229641732183,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20690.jpg?v=1788460241"},{"product_id":"d-is-for-dogs-20554","title":"D is for Dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229642387543,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20668.jpg?v=1788460244"},{"product_id":"e-is-for-embroidered-slippers-20690","title":"E is for Embroidered Slippers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229643599959,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20692.jpg?v=1788460248"},{"product_id":"g-is-for-gooseberries-20690","title":"G is for Gooseberries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229645402199,"sku":"20690","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20693.jpg?v=1788460253"},{"product_id":"h-is-for-hen-20690","title":"H is for Hen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229646254167,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20694.jpg?v=1788460257"},{"product_id":"k-is-for-kale-20690","title":"K is for Kale","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229647106135,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20695.jpg?v=1788460261"},{"product_id":"n-is-for-nectarines-20690","title":"N is for Nectarines","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229652676695,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20696.jpg?v=1788460289"},{"product_id":"o-is-for-orchid-20554","title":"O is for Orchid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229653233751,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20667.jpg?v=1788460291"},{"product_id":"q-is-for-quince-20690","title":"Q is for Quince","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229653921879,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/2026_Cathy_Ross_QUINCE_copy.jpg?v=1788613090"},{"product_id":"s-is-for-sailboat-20690","title":"S is for Sailboat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229655068759,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20698.jpg?v=1788460300"},{"product_id":"v-is-for-vest-20690","title":"V is for Vest","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229656346711,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/2026_Cathy_Ross_VEST.jpg?v=1788809538"},{"product_id":"y-is-for-yellow-apples-20690","title":"Y is for Yellow Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229658345559,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/2026_Cathy_Ross_YELLOW_APPLES.jpg?v=1788615573"},{"product_id":"z-is-for-zinnias-20708","title":"Z is for Zinnias","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44229659230295,"sku":"20708","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20708.jpg?v=1788460316"},{"product_id":"c-is-for-conch-20690","title":"C is for Conch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218632279,"sku":"20690","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20691.jpg?v=1788634208"},{"product_id":"i-is-for-irises-20554","title":"I is for Irises","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218665047,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20663.jpg?v=1788634211"},{"product_id":"j-is-for-jars-20554","title":"J is for Jars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218697815,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20662.jpg?v=1788634212"},{"product_id":"l-is-for-lobster-20554","title":"L is for Lobster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218730583,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20666.jpg?v=1788634213"},{"product_id":"t-is-for-trout-20554","title":"T is for Trout","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218763351,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20665.jpg?v=1788634215"},{"product_id":"u-is-for-upside-down-bowl-20554","title":"U is for Upside Down Bowl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218796119,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20664.jpg?v=1788634217"},{"product_id":"x-is-for-xanthic-bouquet-20554","title":"X is for Xanthic Bouquet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248218828887,"sku":"20554","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20661.jpg?v=1788634218"},{"product_id":"f-is-for-funghi-20554","title":"F is for Funghi","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248301928535,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20669.jpg?v=1788636488"},{"product_id":"m-is-for-moccasins-20554","title":"M is for Moccasins","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248301961303,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20660.jpg?v=1788636490"},{"product_id":"p-is-for-peaches-20554","title":"P is for Peaches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248301994071,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20670.jpg?v=1788636492"},{"product_id":"r-is-for-red-20554","title":"R is for Red Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248302026839,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20671.jpg?v=1788636493"},{"product_id":"w-is-for-watermelon-20554","title":"W is for Watermelon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44248302059607,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20672.jpg?v=1788636496"},{"product_id":"a-is-for-angel-20554","title":"A is for Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 22.25 x 26.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"15 x 19 in.","offer_id":44254505336919,"sku":"20554","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20673.jpg?v=1788810033"},{"product_id":"watermelon-slice-20554","title":"Watermelon Slice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour was painted in 2026 on Arches paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolour has been framed with archival materials and 99% UV protective glass. The framed dimensions are 9.25 x 15.25 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eArtist Statement: \"Z is for Zinnias\"\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet is one of the first things we learn. Twenty-six letters become the building blocks for everything we will eventually read, write, remember and imagine. For this exhibition, I have used the alphabet as a different kind of starting point: one painting for each letter, from A to Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThere are no letters in these paintings. Instead, each letter is represented by an object, a flower, a treasured possession, something from a place I love, or an object carrying a particular memory. Some are immediately recognizable; others may take a moment to reveal their place in the alphabet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMy choice of subjects is one of the most important elements in my work. Red Shoes holds the memory of my mother and later my daughter both arriving in Canada wearing red shoes and starting a new life. A pair of worn moccasins and embroidered slippers can hold the memory of who made them and the occasion for which they were worn. Flowers can evoke a season, a garden, or a particular summer. An apparently ordinary object can become extraordinary when it is connected to a person, a place or a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWatercolour suits this exploration because of its intimacy and its ability to work in great detail. I work in the realist tradition, looking closely at the shape, surface, colour and small imperfections of each subject. But the purpose of that close observation is not simply to reproduce what I see, but to delight in the intrinsic beauty of my subjects. The paintings are therefore both portraits and still lifes. They are portraits of things, but also of the people, places and memories that surround them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe alphabet provided me with a playful constraint: twenty-six letters, twenty-six paintings, twenty-six opportunities to look at something familiar in a new way. Beginning with A and ending with Z.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTo read Cathy Ross' biography, scroll to the bottom of her artist page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/cathy-ross\" title=\"Cathy Ross Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cathy Ross","offers":[{"title":"4.25 x 10 in.","offer_id":44254505533527,"sku":"20554","price":475.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20554.jpg?v=1788810041"}],"url":"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/collections\/z-is-for-zinnias-by-cathy-ross.oembed","provider":"Gallery 78","version":"1.0","type":"link"}