From Sea to Sea to Sea

Acrylic on Canvas, framed

18" x 24"

$750

'Unity in Canada'. I drew a stylized map and superimposed figures: Canadians - family, friends and strangers all connected.

It was chosen to be in the N3XT show at the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, was chosen as one of the Top Ten Finalists out of 108 paintings, and is also online:

https://artsandlettersprivate.ca/n3xt/

This painting was also featured in the Air Canada 'Enroute' magazine in November of 2020

https://enroute.aircanada.com/en/travel-inspiration/canadian-art-contest

‘From Sea To Sea to Sea’

There were 4 months following the Covid-19 lock-down in March of 2020 when I didn’t have any motivation to paint. It didn’t seem important enough. What could I contribute that would be worthwhile in these strange troublesome times?

Then, in June, a friend told me about an upcoming juried show to be held at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto. The theme was Unity. I started to think about unity and what it meant to me. I started to paint with excitement, producing a whole series, painting daily and thinking about unity all the time. I was free again to paint with enthusiasm and purpose.

This particular painting developed after I thought about unity in Canada. I am proud to be Canadian. I think Canadians are people who care about each other and stand in unity, no matter what differences we may have. I tried to portray this by making a stylized map of Canada with various people superimposed on the map - friends, family, and strangers -all connected.

See: https://enroute.aircanada.com/en/travel-inspiration/canadian-art-contest

108 paintings were accepted in this nationwide competition.

This painting was chosen as one of the 10 Best in Show.