Arctic sketches

From the exhibition Refracting The Lens currently at Varley Art Gallery, Markham ...

Clarence Gagnon's Le Cap Au Corbeaux, Baie St. Paul:

F. H. Varley's Arctic Sketch No. 1:

Lawrence Harris's Mountains, Jasper:

Northern landscapes 2

Yesterday's daytime HIGH here in Toronto was -17 degrees C, coldest so far this winter.  I know these paintings won't complain ...

Canadian landscapes by Lawren Harris at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto 2013:

Northern landscapes

It's only November but Toronto is already in deep freeze.  I'm not ready for winter yet ...

Lawren Harris's unique northern landscapes of Canada at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto 2013:

Curved Harris

Lawren Harris reinterpreted on the curved façade of the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto 2012:

Northern skies

Though not really a big fan of the Group of Seven, I was intrigued by Lawren Harris' interpretation of the north Canadian skies when I drew these in 2009: