The Peel Plain
The Peel Plain series moves to the Greenbelt farmlands northwest of Toronto. It is a place of huge skies and distant horizons but also a landscape shaped by cultural upheaval. In the 19th century, colonists cleared the forests and applied a geometric order to the land. An unintentional result of this was the revealing of vast open spaces that can border on the sublime. The farms are now disappearing due to urban expansion. I paint these open spaces aware of their troubled past and uncertain future. Many of these images are painted on site, grounded in the moment. Others rely on photographic documentation to trigger memories of places that no longer exist.
Peel Plain 3-July-16, N. from King St, at Sloan Rd 2016 acrylic on canvas 72”x108”
2016 exhibition Field of Vision at Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto ON
Peel Plain work in progress: Caledon Ontario, 2016
Peel Plain 25 November 2024, W from Chinguacousy Rd, S of King St 2024 acrylic on canvas 72”x120”
Peel Plain: March looking South from Sloan Rd 2024 acrylic on canvas 76”×144”
Dark Descending, 3 Nov 2025 looking NW from Chinguacousy Rd, N of King St. 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”×144”
Sky Study, 15 May 2024 looking NW from Sloan Rd 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”x144”
Sky Study, 20 March 2024 looking South from Boston Mills Rd, W of Kennedy Rd 2024 acrylic with graphite & pastel on paper 35”x55”
Peel Plain 12-Nov-2025-1 W. from Chinguacousy Rd, N. of King St 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”x15”
Peel Plain 12-Nov-2025-2 W. from Chinguacousy Rd, N. of King St 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15”
Peel Plain 21-Nov-2025 W. from Station Rd 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15”
Peel Plain 13-Jun-2018-1 W. from Dixie Rd, S. of King St 2018 watercolour and pastel 20”×43”
Peel Plain 13-Jun-2018-2 W. from Dixie Rd, S of King St 2018 watercolour and pastel 20”×43”
Peel Plain 16-Jan-2018 N. from Sloan Rd at King St 2018 acrylic on paper 20”×43”
Peel Plain 16-Oct 2016 acrylic and pastel on paper 25”×35”
Peel Plain 10-Feb-2017, W from Mississauga Rd, S of Wanless Rd 2017 acrylic with pastel and graphite on paper 25”x35”
Peel Plain 28-Nov-2017-1, W from Mississauga Rd, S of Wanless Rd 2017 acrylic & pastel on paper 35"x55"
Peel Plain 30-March-16-1 , W from Mississauga Rd, N of Wanless Rd 2016 acrylic with pastel and graphite on paper 25”x35” Collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON
Peel Plain 30-March 2016 acrylic and pastel on canvas 25”×35”
Peel Plain 2016 acrylic on canvas 76”×116”
Halton 1 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Caledon, Jan 22 2015 watercolour with pastel 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Caledon, Jan 10 2015 watercolour with pastel and graphite 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Halton 2 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON
Peel Plain 5-5-14 2014 acrylic & charcoal on paper 24”x48”