"forest lair" is a series of original wood block and lino monoprints which I created. In this series I have chosen to reveal the beauty and mystery in the forests on our Oak Ridges Moraine. A forest has many layers. What is hidden in it's depths as we walk by? In "forest lair" I reveal some of these secrets. You can find how old some of the trees are by counting their growth rings revealed in the layers of the wood block prints. Squirrels and birds are are there as well. The crows are there with their loud cries, announcing our presence as we enter the forest. All this and more can be found in the forests on our Moraine.
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I have chosen a painting of a very special place in Canada, in Newfoundland. It is a painting now owned by Megan Tanner. When our daughter Kathryn moved to St. John's we went to visit this special place. As a family we went to see Western Brook Pond. It is a most powerful landscape. This is the image.
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I have chosen a painting of trees. "moonlight birch trees" . I have painted many trees over the years. You could almost say that a tree is my symbol. I think it is nature.
Back to "moonlight birch trees. A few years ago a local artist James Bessey passed away at 90. He lived on our street in Stouffville. He created paintings of nature in beautiful ways. One of his favourite subjects was birch trees. I had never painted any birch trees. I painted three paintings to honour the life of this wonderful neighbour. This is one of those paintings. |