1917 Canada Comes of Age
Below is a time-lapse video of a recent painting for an upcoming group show called,
1917 Canada Comes of Age (showing in Ottawa and Toronto). Concept background: "By 1917, WWI's unexpected length, the high number of casualties, and labour shortages at home contributed to Canada’s inability to maintain a volunteer army. This conscription debate was one of the fiercest and most divisive in Canadian political history. Charges of disloyalty, cowardice, and immorality on one side