I’m Corey De Lima Nutter, the artist behind CDLN Studio. My introduction to abstract painting began in 2020 while my spouse and I were living in Toronto during the pandemic. With her encouragement, I decided to start painting and I never looked back. Painting started as a hobby in the beginning, but quickly grew into something far more meaningful. We converted our spare bedroom into a small studio—cramped, but enough to ignite a deep commitment to the craft. What began as a way to navigate lockdown evolved into a disciplined, intentional practice that continues to shape my work today.
My work is rooted in texture, colour, natural patterns in nature and the elements, emotion, and the raw edges of the human experience. I use textured mediums such as plaster and minerals among others, acrylic paints, and sometimes other mixed media to create depth, movement and intricate layers that captures the gaze—pieces that invite viewers to feel something rather than simply look. Every painting carries its own energy. Some emerge from quieter, heavier moments; others from a place of intensity or momentum. Each one starts off with a textured base layer, guided by instinct, structure, and whatever the moment calls for.
I grew up in Petawawa, Ontario, in a military family, and later served six years as an infantry soldier with 1RCR—an experience that shaped my sense of resilience and discipline that I carry throughout my life. After moving into film and television work in Toronto, I eventually returned to painting, this time with full commitment. My art now blends personal history with a broader reflection on what it means to move through the world—its weight, its beauty, its chaos, its quiet.
Today, my paintings are collected by people looking for work that does more than fill a wall. Each piece is a conversation—part my story, part the viewer’s, meeting somewhere in the layers.
My art is an extension of who I am, and each work is created to build connection. I invite you to explore the pieces that resonate with you.
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