The Peel Plain
This series of paintings eulogizes the rapidly disappearing open spaces of the Peel Plain, a geophysical region on the edge of the GTA. These vistas did not form naturally but are the product of cultural upheaval as early colonists displaced the original inhabitants, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, felling the old-growth forests to accommodate agriculture. Now the farmland is being erased by development. The paintings are serene, yet energetic and chaotic, reflecting the conflicting forces in a changing landscape.
Peel Plain, 3 July 2016: N from King Street, at Sloan Road 2016 acrylic on canvas 72”x108”
2016 exhibition Field of Vision at Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto ON
Peel Plain, 25 November 2024: W from Chinguacousy Road, S of King Street 2024 acrylic on canvas 72”x120”
2026 installation, Caledon ON
Peel Plain, 13 March 2024: S from Sloan Road 2024 acrylic on canvas 76”×144”
Peel Plain Dark Descending, 3 Nov 2025: NW from Chinguacousy Road, N of King Street 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”×144”
Peel Plain Clouds Assembling, 15 May 2024: NW from Sloan Road 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”x144”
Peel Plain Land & Sky, 20 March 2024: looking South from Boston Mills Road, W of Kennedy Road 2024 acrylic with graphite & pastel on paper 35”x55”
Peel Plain, 22 Oct 2026: W from Sloan Road 2026 watercolour and pastel 11”x15”
Peel Plain, 13 May 2026: S from Boston Mills Road, E. of Hwy 10 2026 acrylic with pastel & graphite 35”x55”
Peel Plain, 12 Nov 2025-1: W from Chinguacousy Road, N. of King Street 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”x15”
Peel Plain, 21 Nov 2025: W from Station Road 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15”
Peel Plain, 28 June 2021: S from Olde School Road, W of Heritage Road 2021 watercolour and pastel 13”x39”
Peel Plain, 14 July 2019: S from Boston Mills Road, W of Kennedy Road 2019 watercolour and pastel 13”x39”
Peel Plain, 10 Feb 2017: W from Mississauga Road, S of Wanless Road 2017 acrylic with pastel and graphite on paper 25”x35”
Peel Plain, 28 Nov 2017-1: W from Mississauga Road, S of Wanless Road 2017 acrylic & pastel on paper 35"x55"
Peel Plain, 30 March 2016-1: W from Mississauga Road, N of Wanless Road 2016 acrylic with pastel and graphite on paper 25”x35” Collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON
Peel Plain Storm: N from Sloan Road 2016 acrylic on canvas 76”×116”
Peel Plain, 5 May 2014: W from Heritage Road, S of Old School Road 2014 acrylic & charcoal on paper 24”x48”
Peel Plain, Halton-1 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Peel Plain, 22 Jan 2015: W from Sloan Road 2015 watercolour with pastel 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Caledon, 10 Jan 2015 2015 watercolour with pastel and graphite 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Peel Plain, Halton-2 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON