Leighton Bannock / August - Poppy

Leighton Bannock / August - PoppyLeighton Bannock is a Toronto based figurative painter working primarily in oil. Using both personal and found imagery as source material, she collages and repositions figures into contemporary settings to explore memory, intimacy, and the emotional weight of everyday life. Her work often incorporates tight cropping, reflective surfaces, and subtle surreal elements that create a tension between familiarity and unease. Interested in atmosphere over

especially when we have a visual representation of them in our space

Cowboy boots have been the moment for a minute now

terracotta ceramics

charcoal-based inks

alongside other pieces within the series and your favourite coffee table books and home accessories

a practice of love

matte color palette

where she was awarded the Dennis

Melanie draws inspiration from unexpected colour combinations and textures from nature co-existing alongside the gritty urban landscapes

A pit stop for a roadside snack

This photograph so eloquently capture all that is Paris — elegant

Society of Canadian Artists