Truth and Reconciliation
In recognition of Truth and Reconciliation Day, my painting created in 2023 for one of two shows at the Art Gallery Of Bancroft that year; the first one with indigenous artists; and the second one with "settlers" artists.
'Truth and Reconciliation-View from Eagle's Nest'
(with indigenous figure paddling a birchbark canoe lower centre)
This is a painting (24" x 36", acrylic on canvas) that I created as a submission to one of two juried theme shows on the topic of Truth and Reconciliation (with indigenous populations in the area) scheduled for the Art Gallery of Bancroft (Ontario, Canada) in the fall. As a "settler" in the area (for 71 of my 75 years) I was directed by the call for participation to create a work of art representing the "Reconciliation" dynamic of the theme. After a thorough reading of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action document published by the Government of Canada, I settled on this idea of illustrating the view from the Eagle's Nest (an iconic and revered geographic spot on the north side of town) as how it would look without the present day "settler" incursions of a Tim Horton's restaurant, business buildings and homes and a golf course--but just the hallowed vision of the curling York River and the simple rolling hills ablaze with fall colour--a view that local indigenous populations have marveled at and honoured for millennia; and that has been a shared sacred spot for me, as well, in my time living here.
Truth and Reconciliation
In recognition of Truth and Reconciliation Day, my painting created in 2023 for one of two shows at the Art Gallery Of Bancroft that year; the first one with indigenous artists; and the second one with "settlers" artists.
'Truth and Reconciliation-View from Eagle's Nest'
(with indigenous figure paddling a birchbark canoe lower centre)
This is a painting (24" x 36", acrylic on canvas) that I created as a submission to one of two juried theme shows on the topic of Truth and Reconciliation (with indigenous populations in the area) scheduled for the Art Gallery of Bancroft (Ontario, Canada) in the fall. As a "settler" in the area (for 71 of my 75 years) I was directed by the call for participation to create a work of art representing the "Reconciliation" dynamic of the theme. After a thorough reading of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action document published by the Government of Canada, I settled on this idea of illustrating the view from the Eagle's Nest (an iconic and revered geographic spot on the north side of town) as how it would look without the present day "settler" incursions of a Tim Horton's restaurant, business buildings and homes and a golf course--but just the hallowed vision of the curling York River and the simple rolling hills ablaze with fall colour--a view that local indigenous populations have marveled at and honoured for millennia; and that has been a shared sacred spot for me, as well, in my time living here.