The changing light, the tall pines, and the reflections on the water came together in Refuge. In this post, I share the inspiration behind my new 60 x 40 inch Canadian landscape painting and why these quiet moments in nature continue to find their way into my work.
A Way Through, 20 x 30 inches, oil/canvas. I’ve been thinking more and more about light. Not just the way light falls across a landscape, but the way it can completely change how a place feels. The same lake, the same shoreline, the same island can look entirely different depending on what the sky is doing. This painting, A Way Through, began with one of those grey, misty mornings on the lake. The landscape was quiet and subdued. An island sat in the distance, surrounded by s
