Painted June – July 2020. ″34.5 x 29″. Acrylic on Canvas. $905.00 Canadian – Unframed.
Just North of the highway on my parent’s ranch is a grove of Poplars full of childhood memories. Inside the grove there is a stillness, away from the constant wind blowing down off the Rockies. Despite this seeming calm, the wind is in constant play over the tops of the trees, creating a vibration that is unique to Poplars. The colours created by sunlight bouncing off the leaves, combined with the sound (halfway between a tinkle and a rustle), is mesmerizing. This is the largest painting I’ve done to date and reflects an attempt at a more impressionistic style of painting. It’s also the first canvas I’ve ever stretched myself. I’ve also learned that green is a very difficult colour and painting trees is about as much fun as Spring cultivating (driving around in endless circles while you try to keep your lines from overlapping). A more experienced artist would have completed this painting in a fraction of the time it took me.