Miguel Freitas grew up in Lisbon, Portugal, later he moved to Toronto where he continued to study the fine arts exploring ways of expressing his creativity.

His artistic diversity and ability to work with various media and styles

has proven to be a great asset to his creative career. Starting out as

a photographer, and then venturing into the design industry, his

success as a designer and illustrator eventually led him to positions working as Art Director for companies both in Canada and Europe.

Although he enjoyed design, he longed for new challenges and

creative freedom and so he ventured on his own and has been

painting full time since 2004. The unusual use of mixed media and subject matter, are a perfect marriage, each painting telling a story, drawing you closer and inviting you to touch its textured surface.

You will lose yourself in the warmth and comfort of these whimsical impressions.

In his own words:

When I compose my art, I try to express things as they appear

to me and not always as they are in reality.

My paintings are creations of my imagination and the places they

depict are meant to be interpreted by my audience. I like to play

with perspective angles, lighting and shadows as I try to create

an illusion of depth and a visual walk-way into my paintings.

My pieces begin with a sculpting-like technique consisting of

paint and mixed media which combined with rich acrylics reveal

a scene full of character and emotion.

Each painting tells a story, drawing you closer and inviting you

to touch it’s highly textured surface.