Megan Parker Artist

Megan Parker Artist Canadian landscape artist from Canmore, Alberta.

Cute study tonight - figuring out my composition for this years’s Aphasia Camp Faculty of Rehab Med - thoughts?
08/04/2026

Cute study tonight - figuring out my composition for this years’s Aphasia Camp Faculty of Rehab Med - thoughts?

“Morning Stretch”: 10x10 acrylic on canvasAaaand I’m officially obsessed with painting whimsical trees (which is good be...
06/20/2026

“Morning Stretch”: 10x10 acrylic on canvas

Aaaand I’m officially obsessed with painting whimsical trees (which is good because I have about a million different reference photos on my camera roll…. 😆) There’s something about the unique silhouettes, the way the shadowy and the sunlight branches tangle together, and how the angled out branches seem to reach out to stretch into the world that always stops me in my tracks and completely captivate me.

(This little beauty was seen on the way up to Wiwaxy Gap at Lake O’Hara from last year’s hiking/camping trip up there.)

“Still and Calm”: 9x12 acrylicStill digging this calm colour palette - perfect for a quiet, soft reflection of Rundle.(W...
06/11/2026

“Still and Calm”: 9x12 acrylic

Still digging this calm colour palette - perfect for a quiet, soft reflection of Rundle.

(Will soon be updating website and listing a lot of smaller originals and some matted archival prints - stay tuned!)

Reshare to celebrate this man that ignited my family love of the mountains…“The Beginning”: He’s one of the biggest reas...
06/04/2026

Reshare to celebrate this man that ignited my family love of the mountains…

“The Beginning”: He’s one of the biggest reasons why I love the mountains so dearly and why they will always be meaningful. In 1946, at 14 years old, my Grandpa went on a family road trip vacation from the Canadian prairies to California, with my Great Grandpa getting him an underage driver’s licence so that he could just sit back and enjoy the scenery! (Genius! I can’t wait to be able to make my kids drive me through the mountains!)

My grandparents started taking my dad and his brothers to the mountains in 1960, which is how my dad first fell in love with these spots that I now hold dear. 

My Dad started taking my brother and I to the mountains to camp in 1988, and then kept bringing us back, with my first hiking summit (the Big Bee Hive in Lake Louise) in 1990. I image that choosing to dive into mountain adventures with us was an incredibly bold and weighted decision, given that we both had been diagnosed with a terrifying, incurable pulmonary disease that, at that time (before the CF gene even been discovered, actually), usually meant incredibly short lives filled with profound illness that gradually led to lung failure by our early 20s. True to that narrative, I’d already had many hospital stays for pneumonias when I started hiking… I can’t help but feel incredibly grateful toward my parents that chose to boldly encourage us to do whatever we could and explore the world the way we wanted, despite the sh*tty odds we’d been given. In a beautiful way, I am certain that the reason why my health has done as well as it has is purely because of my motivation to stay as healthy and fit as possible so that I can continue to be able to explore these stunning places.

Hike more. Breathe stronger. Hike more. Breathe stronger…

So, thank you Grandpa, for this beautiful gift. I have no doubts that my life would have turned out very differently without inheriting your love for these beautiful places.

(No name yet - any ideas??)10x10 acrylic on canvas, I’m looooving this more neutral colour palette lately that’s giving ...
06/04/2026

(No name yet - any ideas??)

10x10 acrylic on canvas, I’m looooving this more neutral colour palette lately that’s giving me a nice sense of calm amidst the chaos on a deep cobalt blue toned canvas and have whipped out many pieces (stay tuned for more).

Happy June 1st snow! Shall we see how many of these little guys I can get through today?
06/01/2026

Happy June 1st snow! Shall we see how many of these little guys I can get through today?

Sneak peek at a painting I am soooooooooooo happy with - can’t wait to share this beauty alpenglow piece with you soon!!
05/27/2026

Sneak peek at a painting I am soooooooooooo happy with - can’t wait to share this beauty alpenglow piece with you soon!!

“Next Trails”: 20 x 16 acrylic on canvas.It was an honour to have been commissioned to paint such a meaningful retiremen...
05/15/2026

“Next Trails”: 20 x 16 acrylic on canvas.

It was an honour to have been commissioned to paint such a meaningful retirement gift for one of the healthcare providers in my clinic - the healthcare provider that taught me that, not only is it ok to use my voice to bring up concerns or to advocate for what I need, but that I was worth listening to. And so she gave me the confidence to share the hard things, advocate for my needs, to not be afraid to reach out to my supports, and to not settle for less than I (or anyone) deserves. And what a fu***ng beautiful legacy. She
dedicated over *40 years* to the CF clinic and I don’t doubt for even a second that she had the same huge impact on all of the patients whose lives she crossed over all those years.

(…..aaaaaand with the quick timeline on this one, I realized I’d forgotten to take a photo of this painting until I rolled into the hospital for my appointment and painting drop-off LOL)

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