Inspired by the "sharing economy" and short-term vacation rentals, the paintings in Parallel Play examine the balance of access to versus ownership of the landscape in Nova Scotia.
Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for the support of this project.
Parallel Play (installation view)
ARTsPLACE Gallery & Artist-Run Centre, Annapolis Royal
2017
Beach Front Modern
Oil on canvas
48 x 60 in
2017
Finding the Sun's Elevation Above the Horizon
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 in
2017
A New and Empty Face
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in
2017
Parallel Play
Oil on canvas
32 x 42 in
2017
Oil on canvas
32 x 42 in
2017
Certain Shades
Oil on canvas
11 x 14 in
2017
Protective Covenants
Oil on canvas
22 x 28 in
2017
Untempered
Oil on canvas
22 x 28 in
2017
New Estate (Conquerall Mills)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
11 x 14 in
2017
A Rare Find (Bridgewater)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
9 x 12 in
2017
Quiet and Private Retreat (Kingsburg)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
11 x 14 in
2017
Elevated Views (Feltzen South)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
11 x 14 in
2017
In the Same Family Since the 1800s (Mahone Bay)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
11 x 14 in
2017
Once Pastureland (Lunenburg)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
9 x 12 in
2017
Your Design or Ours (Conquerall Mills)
Oil on Yupo paper, mounted on panel
9 x 12 in
2017