WestFest Adds Even More Happiness to Summer

 Photos by Andre Gagne / Feature image: Westfest Founder and Producer Elaina Martin and title sponsor Thom Fountain cut the cake on year 15! With no disrespect for tiptoeing through the tulips, festival season in Ottawa really begins for me when Elaina Martin busts out the stage, fires up the food trucks and

#OLMExplores – Wellington West

 All photos by Samantha Lapierre What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? As part of our #OLMExplores series, Ottawa Life Magazine writers have spent a day in the ByWard Market, on Parliament Hill and along Bank Street to see what makes each area tick. Now, with

Jennie Lynn MacDonald’s Masterpieces

 Ottawa artist Jennie Lynn MacDonald’s art is a force to be reckoned with. After attending fashion design school, MacDonald taught fashion illustration for three years before deciding to focus on her art in a broader way. MacDonald worked for an art supplier for almost nine years, giving her access to

Kat Jetté’s Local Abstraction

 Northern Whisper, 2015, acrylic on wood, 36" x 36" Image courtesy of Kat Jetté. Ottawa Life had the chance to catch up with Kat Jetté, an abstract painter who has been a working artist for over 15 years in Ottawa. We talked about abstract painting, local artists and Jetté’s thoughts