Exploring light, stillness, and the subtle ways the landscape is felt and remembered.

Featured Series

Held in Stillness

Quiet, atmospheric landscapes shaped by light and stillness.

A landscape oil painting of a calm lake in front of a forest of pine trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Chantal Banda with glasses smiling while holding a stick on a sandy beach, with her two children walking in the water near trees and boats in the background on a sunny day.

I live and learn on the Saskatchewan prairies, where I paint expressive landscapes inspired by the subtle ways the landscape is felt and remembered.

My work explores light, movement, and atmosphere through color, creating spaces that invite stillness and reflection.

  • "I LOOOVE this piece!!! I grew up amongst trees on a small farm and learned the language of trees. I would lie down and look at this kind of view for many hours!! "

    Gwenda

  • "Like the movement and freedom in your pieces."

    Renee

  • "Gorgeous Chantal! It invokes in me a feeling of comfort and warmth."

    Kim