Daniel Zhang, Muskoka Woods | Westmount Collegiate Institute
My design is an illustration of the Muskoka woods, a municipality in Ontario. I took inspiration from J.E.H Macdonald’s fluid and clean art style, especially in his Mist Fantasy piece. My concept was to capture the secluded yet comforting atmosphere of Muskoka, by stylizing a lakeside landscape from the perspective of a canoe, a traditional form of Indigenous travel and art. I painted this piece digitally using Procreate and Photoshop, remodelling the Group of Seven in a more contemporary fashion. I painted using a sharp and layered style, using layers of different colours to create value rather than blending colours together.
Daniel Zhang, Muskoka Woods | Westmount Collegiate Institute
My design is an illustration of the Muskoka woods, a municipality in Ontario. I took inspiration from J.E.H Macdonald’s fluid and clean art style, especially in his Mist Fantasy piece. My concept was to capture the secluded yet comforting atmosphere of Muskoka, by stylizing a lakeside landscape from the perspective of a canoe, a traditional form of Indigenous travel and art. I painted this piece digitally using Procreate and Photoshop, remodelling the Group of Seven in a more contemporary fashion. I painted using a sharp and layered style, using layers of different colours to create value rather than blending colours together.