the HEADING NORTH collection
original paintings
THE HEADING NORTH COLLECTION
Having made many pilgrimages from city-dwelling life at the edge of Lake Ontario, northwards alongside the backbone of the Niagara Escarpment to the shores of Georgian Bay, this collection is a tribute to the passing scenes of rural lowland beauty that unfolded before me on those trips.
These paintings are interpretations of the abstract landscape photos I created as we headed north over the years. Elements of field, barn, forest, river and bay blurred into shapes have then been further abstracted by memory. Using a signature blend of paint and medium to produce rich matte colours and fresco-like texture, layers have been added, subtracted and blended until each panel is thick with paint, edges rough, and the beauty of the scenes in my memory are once again revealed
“Summer is for road trips and Ontario is yours to discover.
I hope you’ll make the drive to Riversong and see for yourself some beautiful landscapes like the ones that inspired this collection.”
NEAR THE MAPLES
Inventory No. 2216
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
ANY GIVEN ROAD IN GREY BRUCE COUNTY
Inventory No. 2218
12 x 12 x 1.5 in.
124 NORTH OF NOISY RIVER
Inventory No. 2219
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
BIG SKY ON ORANGEVILLE - FERGUS ROAD
Inventory No. 2217
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
JUST SOUTH OF SINGHAMPTON
Inventory No. 2227
24 x 24 x 1.5 in
CREEKSIDE AT PEASEMARSH
Inventory No. 2220
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
MAD RIVER MOMENT
Inventory No. 2222
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
NOISY RIVER GLIMPSES
Inventory No. 2221
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
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ESCARPMENT HORIZON
Inventory No. 2224
18 x 18 x 1.5 in
GEORGIAN BAY BLUE
Inventory No. 2225
11 x 14 x 1.5 in
BREEZING BY NORTHWINDS
Inventory No. 2223
11 x 14 x 1.5 in
WILLOWS OF WHITE’S BAY
Inventory No. 2228
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
heading to hen and chicken island
Inventory No. 2229
12 x 12 x 1.5 in
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
These pieces have a wonderful velvety texture about them. Thick body paint and medium are blended together to create a viscous matte paint that is layered on the wooden surface. One of my favourite things about this technique is the way it sometimes results in a collection of paint along the edges - making them ever so slightly imperfect.