http://jim-reid.com/paintings daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674357846024-8Y8PKR1YS42OE93NGZY3/image_001.jpg Borderlands Borderlands These mixed-media paintings explore the transition zones between urban, agricultural and natural areas. They combine acrylic paint with other materials chosen for their tactile qualities and references to process. New Brunswick Landscape 1982 acrylic, gravel, paper & fabric on canvas 48”x96” collection of Westin Hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674357846024-8Y8PKR1YS42OE93NGZY3/image_001.jpg Borderlands Borderlands These mixed-media paintings explore the transition zones between urban, agricultural and natural areas. They combine acrylic paint with other materials chosen for their tactile qualities and references to process. New Brunswick Landscape 1982 acrylic, gravel, paper & fabric on canvas 48”x96” collection of Westin Hotels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674356283671-CAYB1PJ10EKKD35F4CZ9/1982%252BBay%252Bof%252BFundy%252B48x120%252B72dpi.jpg Borderlands Bay of Fundy 1982 acrylic on carved plywood 48"x120" Corporate collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674356118782-LWHYI04FULHI8P24WAGM/1982%252BAmherst%252BNS%252B72dpi.jpg Borderlands Amherst, Nova Scotia 1982 acrylic and fabric on carved wood 30"x72" collection of Canada Council Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674356627797-M52FQ97NJR94RRBP0TWM/image_003.jpg Borderlands Mere Bleue Bog 1 1983 acrylic, glass granules, branches & metal on plywood 64”x112” collection of Canada Council Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699067555762-VCCOS79CSO050N5GQNVW/image_006.jpg Borderlands Mere Bleue Bog 2 1983 acrylic, metal, branches, tar, mulberry paper on plywood 84”x 144” collection of Canada Council Art Bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768941145579-D2V36CNB2L7R5AVUMPNI/bog+site+84.jpg Borderlands Mere Bleue Bog work in progress: building the under-structure. Mere Bleue Bog Conservation Area near Ottawa Ontario, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674356429284-UVNJX9FWXXSVOL04JL7M/spring%2Bthaw.jpg Borderlands Burnt Fields 1983 acrylic, aluminum and burnt grass on canvas 48"x96" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674360757368-Y02X38TI7DVGHDKIYBH5/image-asset.jpg Borderlands Gatineau Swamp 1983 acrylic, paper, aluminum, branches and grass on canvas 57"x108" collection of Art Gallery of Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699067328012-1BSIN0F5SF42S4U3D9A1/image_012.jpg Borderlands Torrance Barrens. 1984 acrylic, branches, lichens on plywood 48”x84” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674356738618-F5KM2EC7BZFHULN6HW2B/IMG_8549.jpg Borderlands Lake Superior Shore 1984 acrylic and collage on paper 22”x30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699067398277-QTU7SAJD5ESSGBMZEMUD/image_008.jpg Borderlands Don Valley 1986 acrylic, metal, concrete casts, paper,and fabric on plywood 84”x192” collection of Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery http://jim-reid.com/photographs daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1425321398998-1XFWK4SQBITJTJRVALS5/1986+process+Don+Valley+72dpi.jpg Introduction I am a landscape painter working en plein air making large-scale acrylics and smaller studies. As I work on site, I allow Nature to take its course, to show the accumulation, traces and scars, the evidence of erosion, growth and decay. I build up and work into the surface, while fragments of the site become embedded in it. Wind, temperature and precipitation intervene as active forces. In this way weather, site memory and materials collaborate in the painting process. By making space for unplanned events and loosening my control over the outcome, I allow a sense of wonder to emerge. For centuries Western culture has sought to demystify and control nature, and today no corner of the earth is unaltered by technology. Yet Nature remains an unfathomable mystery, infinitely complex and enigmatic. My work inhabits a continuum from Alan Sonfist’s Time Landscape (initiated in 1975) to the present-day groundswell of artists addressing climate change and questioning Western anthropocentrism. We need to perceive ourselves as connected to everything, but not the centre of everything. Site: Don Valley, Toronto Ontario, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1425321398998-1XFWK4SQBITJTJRVALS5/1986+process+Don+Valley+72dpi.jpg Introduction I am a landscape painter working en plein air making large-scale acrylics and smaller studies. As I work on site, I allow Nature to take its course, to show the accumulation, traces and scars, the evidence of erosion, growth and decay. I build up and work into the surface, while fragments of the site become embedded in it. Wind, temperature and precipitation intervene as active forces. In this way weather, site memory and materials collaborate in the painting process. By making space for unplanned events and loosening my control over the outcome, I allow a sense of wonder to emerge. For centuries Western culture has sought to demystify and control nature, and today no corner of the earth is unaltered by technology. Yet Nature remains an unfathomable mystery, infinitely complex and enigmatic. My work inhabits a continuum from Alan Sonfist’s Time Landscape (initiated in 1975) to the present-day groundswell of artists addressing climate change and questioning Western anthropocentrism. We need to perceive ourselves as connected to everything, but not the centre of everything. Site: Don Valley, Toronto Ontario, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1423589058244-GHHQSQYWF4X5HGY24MB8/1991+in+progress+muskoka.jpg Introduction The Canadian Shield: This iconic landscape is the location of some of the Earth's oldest bedrock. Traces of glaciation and other geologic events are everywhere. Thousands of years of human presence is also interwoven with the topography. In the Terraforms series, casts taken directly from the site were combined with manufactured materials, natural fragments and acrylic paint. The paintings transmit a resonance from these ancient sites. Site: Muskoka Ontario, 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768942000619-1AV779DXLHGOYPZRXN0F/leaves.jpg Introduction The Niagara Escarpment was once an ancient seabed. It is now a 725 kilometre-long forested ridge of limestone traversing Southern Ontario. It has been shaped by both geological and human forces. Despite having been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the Escarpment is often at the centre of land-use battles. Site: Caledon Ontario, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1459889842899-S4MPV3HGHXX218MKF09E/2016+site+Peel+Plain.jpg Introduction The Peel Plain: Northwest of Toronto are the Greenbelt farmlands of the Peel Plain, but the region is being transformed by urban expansion. These are sublime open spaces with an uncertain future. Through the paintings I reflect on memory and loss in a changing landscape. Site: Caledon Ontario, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768860277968-I5JY06P2I59MYY4WBWPQ/2023+Jim%27s+studio.JPG Introduction My studio is in a wooded area on the Niagara Escarpment. This place has been at the core of my practice since the 1980s and it has a long history of disruption and renewal. It is within the bounds of the Ajetance Treaty 19 (1818) and the Mississaugas of the Credit. This was an old-growth forest in the 19th century when settlers arrived. The land was cleared, burned, mined for limestone and later, abandoned. In the centuries that followed the site was re-wilded by native species and also by new populations of border-crossing plants and animals. Today the forest continues to transform due to climate change. http://jim-reid.com/new-work-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1763349295762-QW0U029M1KOKB151HLNT/2016%25252BPP%25252B3-7-16%2525252C%25252B72x108%25252B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain 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” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1763349295762-QW0U029M1KOKB151HLNT/2016%25252BPP%25252B3-7-16%2525252C%25252B72x108%25252B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain 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” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698958573125-GP1VC9Z9S9IS09KPJZCF/2016+install+Lonsdale+Gallery+%2522Field+of+Vision%2522+showing+Peel+Plain+3-July-16+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain 2016 exhibition Field of Vision at Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768954014302-ETI76REHY7ZGFUC5KUCH/2016+site%231%2C+Peel+Plain.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain work in progress: Caledon Ontario, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1771784956763-MB26PB03SZJ11OPQHEQ8/large%25252Bpaintings%25252BApril%25252B2024%25252Bsession-011.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 25 November 2024, W from Chinguacousy Rd, S of King St 2024 acrylic on canvas 72”x120” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1773883358373-FUTSC927N01ROMT9QY47/2024%25252525252BPeel%25252525252BPlain%25252525252BMar%25252525252B76x144%25252525252B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain: March looking South from Sloan Rd 2024 acrylic on canvas 76”×144” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1773883413519-QH4NB7S5A8K4NFFD0BDZ/2026%2BDarkness%2BDescending%2B3%2BNov%2B2025%2BN%2Bfrom%2BChing%252C%2BN%2Bof%2BKing%2B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Dark Descending, 3 Nov 2025 looking NW from Chinguacousy Rd, N of King St. 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”×144” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1490288874055-2Z36JE1YSR6RR71XHQXG/2016+site%231%2C+Peel+Plain.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Requiem for the Peel Plain This geological area has some of the most fertile agricultural land in the GTA, and is the site of constant change. Over the last two centuries the original forest has been subsumed by agriculture. Now the agricultural land is itself being subsumed by development, and the proposed Highway 413 darkens the horizon. Big skies can still be found here, and pockets of old-lineage forest remain, but these are endangered spaces. The paintings reflect memory and loss within a changing landscape. work site, March 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1773882431052-CIGTRUS5RR16QZJCD06Z/2026+Sky+study+15+May+2024+NW+from+Sloan+Rd.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Sky Study, 15 May 2024 looking NW from Sloan Rd 2026 acrylic on canvas 76”x144” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713232910059-3WTIH3P3LTMQ3Y5GVPT7/large%252Bpaintings%252BApril%252B2024%252Bsession-014.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Sky Study, 20 March 2024 looking South from Boston Mills Rd, W of Kennedy Rd 2024 acrylic with graphite & pastel on paper 35”x55” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769632691433-J5V07KX3OLKCUQ8GNSTZ/IMG_2877%25252B2.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 12-Nov-2025-1 W. from Chinguacousy Rd, N. of King St 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”x15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769633486332-OB6SNA7AZXFYC91YPEEU/IMG_2878%252B2.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 12-Nov-2025-2 W. from Chinguacousy Rd, N. of King St 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769632494606-NF97J2X1EKK9NOE1F1D3/IMG_2876%2B3.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 21-Nov-2025 W. from Station Rd 2025 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317071410-311H66S3ST9D31L3HYDN/2018%252BJune%252B13-1%252BPeel%252BPlain%25252C%252BW%252Bfrom%252BDixie%252BRd%25252C%252BS%252Bof%252BKing%252BSt%25252C%252B20x43%252Binches.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 13-Jun-2018-1 W. from Dixie Rd, S. of King St 2018 watercolour and pastel 20”×43” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769316871419-K2EK5BMO3A8A0GJQU87V/2018%2BJune%2B13-2%2BPeel%2BPlain%252C%2BW%2Bfrom%2BDixie%2BRd%252C%2BS%2Bof%2BKing%2BSt%252C%2B20x43%2Binches.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 13-Jun-2018-2 W. from Dixie Rd, S of King St 2018 watercolour and pastel 20”×43” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769316935288-KCMK0F6FUMNLX7POAWGO/2018%2BJan%2B16%2BPeel%2BPlain%252C%2BN%2Bfrom%2BSloan%2BRd%2Bat%2BKing%2BSt%252C%2B20x44%2Binches.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 16-Jan-2018 N. from Sloan Rd at King St 2018 acrylic on paper 20”×43” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764104451034-X7L478HADG7S6O9G4VJ5/2017+PP+16-10-17++25%2522x35%2522+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 16-Oct 2016 acrylic and pastel on paper 25”×35” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674516151198-ENEX5A4HF0S1BFUMRAQD/2017%25252Bpp%25252B10-2-17%25252B%25252B25%2525252522x35%2525252522%25252B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 10-Feb-2017, W from Mississauga Rd, S of Wanless Rd 2017 acrylic with pastel and graphite on paper 25”x35” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1671165189198-QQK59AMOQWPGHDEVBN0S/2017%252525252BPP%252525252B28-11-17-1%252525252B35%25252525252522x55%25252525252522%252525252B.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 28-Nov-2017-1, W from Mississauga Rd, S of Wanless Rd 2017 acrylic & pastel on paper 35"x55" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424887205808-87JH2DXUY5G632646223/2015+Caledon+Jan+22++72dpi.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Caledon, Jan. 22 2015 watercolour and pastel 11"x15" Private collection         https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1671154155902-Y8T72MWJ6CNMTD77I4U1/2016+Peel+Plain+30-3-16_1__25x35.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain 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 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764104395274-ABWNN0XXOZROQFOHPHAC/2016+Peel+Plain+30-3-16%232%2C++25%2522x35%2522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 30-March 2016 acrylic and pastel on canvas 25”×35” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764172325933-386Y36RQ63TSTQZEBVBW/2016%2BPeel%2BPlain%2B76x116.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 2016 acrylic on canvas 76”×116” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317111971-8S7QWVCWIM4DDPEP3PAI/2014%2BHalton-1%2B11%252522x15%252522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Halton 1 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317166907-VEAO94OG8PAE7OAGMHGI/2015%2BCaledon%2BJan%2B22%2B%2B11%252522x15%252522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Caledon, Jan 22 2015 watercolour with pastel 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317221106-97Q0W7OAOGR6I7LB9TTI/2015%2BCaledon%2BJan%2B10%2B%2B11%252522x15%252522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Caledon, Jan 10 2015 watercolour with pastel and graphite 11”x15” Collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317305684-SS9TSEO7QZPR0ZR998NL/2014%2BHalton-2%2B11%252522x15%252522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Halton 2 2014 watercolour & pastel 11”x15” collection of Helson Gallery, Halton Hills ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769317358353-Z0DNERV6WJVYRMQ8548M/12.-2014-Peel-Plain-1-acrylic-on-paper-2222x4522-.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 5-5-14 2014 acrylic & charcoal on paper 24”x48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424965677551-CUF3UMUSBV61KC85JSI9/2014+Caledon+1+72dpi+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Caledon 1 2015 watercolour and pastel 11"x15" $2,200         https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1425328409568-4YAY27L4UFYGJ6G47WGZ/2014+Peel+Plain+1+72dpi.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 1 2014 acrylic & charcoal on paper 22.5"x45"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1462415123245-RIW0FLHLQJ9FTHBNHIR9/2016+Arizona+1+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Arizona 1, 2016 watercolour & pastel 11"x15" south towards Catalina Mountains   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1471837299407-ELTQZ3E7L027FK2IX70F/2016+PP+3-7-16+72%2522x108%2522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 3-7-16: N. from King St. at Sloan Rd. 2016 acrylic on canvas, 72"x108"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1470342153509-M2A92VM8ZCFUQQC1BZZ9/2016+Peel+Plain+7-4-16_76x114.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 7-4-16 N. from King St, E. of Sloan Rd 2016 acrylic on canvas, 76"x114"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1489376384468-HKFFP3SLR27XIJVTSDEX/2016+Peel+Plain+7-4-16__76x114.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 7-4-16 N.E. from Sloan Rd 2016, acrylic on canvas, 76"x116" $35,000     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424965477659-31LIY3UIM9GJ0ZGX2FCM/2014+Wellington+County+1+72dpi+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Wellington County 1 2014 watercolour and pastel 11"x15"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1423592083763-MM8EFPEZOPU88VEO0PIB/2015+Caledon+Jan+10++72dpi.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Caledon, Jan. 10 2015 watercolour and pastel, 11"x15"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1484623595194-ML1ILVXXMAVAF8AVBUPN/2016+PP+3-7-16+72%2522x108%2522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 3-7-16: N. from King St. at Sloan Rd 2016 acrylic on canvas 72"x108" $35,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424986019984-WRQJBBYBO7VMUR8RMMNC/2014+New+Hampshire+1+72dpi+.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain New Hampshire 1 2014 watercolour and pastel 11"x15"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1471920484397-Q5036DKVF6Z32FFIJPNL/2016+PP+3-7-16+72%2522x108%2522.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 3-7-16: N. from King St. at Sloan Rd. 2016 acrylic on canvas, 72"x108"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1444875289340-AKRQJMC01Y1FXG6QW728/2014+Peel+Plain+1+72dpi.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 1 2014 acrylic and charcoal on paper, 24"x48" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1444875524526-Z0VTSA5W8QF22PYP37PS/2015+Peel+Plain+Dusk+15-7-15.jpg Requiem for the The Peel Plain Peel Plain 15-7-15 North from Boston Mills Rd, W. of Creditview Rd. 2015 watercolour and pastel 11"x15" $2,200     http://jim-reid.com/terraforms daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699067062290-KQXGCXT873DXKALPEYTQ/image_013.jpg Terraforms Terraforms Terraforms are more sculptural, focusing on the forest floor. These massive assemblages combine manufactured materials such as acrylic paint, metal mesh and fiberglass castings with collaged material from the site. They echo ancient geological forces while connecting to the present world through their materiality. Terraforms toured Ontario public galleries as a solo exhibition with a catalogue essay written by curator Ihor Holubizky. Forest Floor 1983 acrylic, metal, branches, fabric, carpet, sawdust, mulberry paper on plywood 84”x144” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699067062290-KQXGCXT873DXKALPEYTQ/image_013.jpg Terraforms Terraforms Terraforms are more sculptural, focusing on the forest floor. These massive assemblages combine manufactured materials such as acrylic paint, metal mesh and fiberglass castings with collaged material from the site. They echo ancient geological forces while connecting to the present world through their materiality. Terraforms toured Ontario public galleries as a solo exhibition with a catalogue essay written by curator Ihor Holubizky. Forest Floor 1983 acrylic, metal, branches, fabric, carpet, sawdust, mulberry paper on plywood 84”x144” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1612848224308-OUWRIJI87QAYPPFA5GHE/1991%2BShield%2BLandscape%2B72dpi.jpg Terraforms Terraforms These 3-dimensional works incorporate natural and man-made materials to create a new topography. The process is a slow accumulation of traces and scars: the evidence of erosion, growth and decay. These works echo ancient geologic processes, yet connect to the present world through their materiality. Landscape 1991 fiberglass casts, acrylic and collage on plywood 96"x192" Collection of Art Gallery of Hamilton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768942184764-ZF3GXMO3XHCFX74PV9S2/leaves.jpg Terraforms Forest Floor work in progress: preparing the under-structure. Caledon Ontario, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713235611895-8DEPDDO6QK2XN2BST678/image_017.jpg Terraforms Landscape 1990 acrylic, plexiglass, branches, metal, fabric, mulberry paper on plywood 57”x101” collection of University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674360001912-UWC2DACA52W16OUQ5ERR/image_015.jpg Terraforms Landscape 1991 acrylic, metal mesh, gravel, glass shards, lichen, sawdust, cast fiberglass on plywood 96”x192” collection of Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768939084057-GY9PHN3ST9XOW8ENNEKP/1991+work+in+progress+muskoka.jpg Terraforms Landscape work in progress: concrete molds. Torrance Barrens, Muskoka Ontario, 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768939215571-6BA4VWZ4035YXNGYTREN/in+progress+muskoka.jpeg Terraforms Landscape work in progress: building the under-structure. Torrance Barrens, Muskoka Ontario, 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713235747365-084NQSP3VX2AC4Y66TVA/image_061.jpg Terraforms Landscape 1991 acrylic & collage on plywood 86”x142” collection of MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699066890617-YO8UMF44J6XOSEMV5A8V/image_016.jpg Terraforms Landscape 1992 acrylic, metal mesh, sawdust, lichen, cast fiberglass on plywood 72”x120” collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713233302553-XHPR8IC238XHMKWT7US7/large+paintings+2nd+session-009.jpg Terraforms Ancient Silence 1993 acrylic, plexiglass, cast fiberglass & collage on plywood 96”x192” During the working of Ancient Silence, multiple plywood panels were transported to a work-site in the Niagara Escarpment forest. The process of building up layers of acrylic paint, fiberglass casts, metal mesh, fragments of fabric, cement and material from the site is a metaphor for natural processes and a tactile equivalent of the site. Casts of hoof prints and other traces give glimpses into the lives of beings inhabiting the site. The work tries to re-establish a connection between our own and the natural world, while the clumsiness of the methods undermines our conceit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674355470306-OHGGQHES6LA83JF48OK5/untitled%2B%252828%2Bof%2B47%2529-Edit.jpg Terraforms Frozen Ground 1998 acrylic, metal mesh, sawdust, aluminum foil, poyester resin, cast fiberglass on plywood 72"x144" $40,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713235846410-GWW0WSPO2JRPKS2P1Q9G/image_020.jpg Terraforms 1995 exhibition: Terraforms at Hamilton Artist’s Inc, Hamilton ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1489509970838-DUGAOYJOZIAS06DDC88S/1991+Shield+Landscape+72dpi.jpg Terraforms Terraforms These 3-dimensional works incorporate natural and man-made materials to create a new topography. The process is slow, and shows accumulation, traces and scars, the evidence of erosion. Terraforms remind us that Nature has a history.   Landscape 1991, fiberglass casts, acrylic and collage on plywood 96"x192" Collection of Art Gallery of Hamilton   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713236041624-JUA9U3GL07Z1A8OBSDMP/image_062.jpg Terraforms Shoreline 1996 acrylic, polyester resin, branches, sawdust, fabric on plywood 72”x108” collection of MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713235964811-KY8V4BESWY25SA3ZFJNN/image_064.jpg Terraforms Primordial Shell 1995 acrylic, lichen, sawdust, gravel on moulded fiberglass 84”x144” collection of Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713233284253-FXWXUXTE1PZOOZW0LPTM/large+paintings+2nd+session-006.jpg Terraforms Radiant Earth 1995 acrylic & collage on moulded fiberglass 109”x192” Radiant Earth began with a large fiberglass shell molded over the ground of the site. This surface then became an arena on which to re-enact natural processes. Layers of paint-saturated fabric fragments, tissue paper, wire, carpet, and fiberglass casts were built up and scraped down, paralleling the accumulation and reabsorption of organic material. Fabric “sprouts” pierced up through the surface, and fiberglass “burrows” penetrated below it, to imply a concealed subterranean world. The contours of the site directed the progress of the work, determining where pools of liquid paint would form, and where scraping away would be most pronounced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768939136262-DKDRASY77BCXH26Y8JKC/work+in+progress.jpg Terraforms Radiant Earth work in progress: building the under-structure on a fiberglass shell. Caledon Ontario, 1995 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424380043036-GQI7SCD4EU983S4ZYC9Q/1993+Ancient+Silence+72dpi.jpg Terraforms Ancient Silence 1993, acrylic and collage on plywood 96"x192"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713232953565-BWWEIYAHZUWHZKPQL8VR/large+paintings+April+2024+session-004.jpg Terraforms Bones of the Earth 1998 acrylic & collage on moulded fiberglass 84”x 168” Bones of the Earth (1998) and Primordial Shell (1995) are both fiberglass surfaces molded over the granite of the Canadian Shield. Contours of rock fissures and glacial gougings are revealed. Splats and drips of texture-laden acrylic paint were built up and scraped away glacier-fashion by dragging a flat rock across the painted surface. Pools of salt and gravel-saturated paint were allowed to dry in the hollows of the fiberglass, just as minerals eroded from the rock are re-deposited. The paintings revel in the unfathomable mystery of these ancient formations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713232963769-1PJGZ3UJU4IWU2EW7V9Y/large+paintings+April+2024+session-007.jpg Terraforms Frozen Ground 1998 acrylic, cast fiberglass, metal mesh, polyester resin on plywood 72”x144” Frozen Ground combines transparent casting resin, aluminum leaf, metal mesh and salt crystals in a kind of chemical stew which parallels the interplay of condensing moisture and ice crystals. http://jim-reid.com/forgotten daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1774061245569-IUV14SETKXNA36IOX53H/IMG_1119.jpg Forgotten Places Forgotten Places The sites for the series Forgotten Places can be locations in the forest surrounding my studio, or isolated woodlots hemmed in by farm fields. Some of the woodlots have been long-ignored and contain remnants of old-growth. In these unobserved corners of our shared landscape, human control is diminished. The paintings are layered, chaotic and dense, revelling in the vitality of these places. Forgotten Ravine 2024 acrylic on canvas 72”x120” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1774061245569-IUV14SETKXNA36IOX53H/IMG_1119.jpg Forgotten Places Forgotten Places The sites for the series Forgotten Places can be locations in the forest surrounding my studio, or isolated woodlots hemmed in by farm fields. Some of the woodlots have been long-ignored and contain remnants of old-growth. In these unobserved corners of our shared landscape, human control is diminished. The paintings are layered, chaotic and dense, revelling in the vitality of these places. Forgotten Ravine 2024 acrylic on canvas 72”x120” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764106210582-YE5IR4SUQLWLXIBIMOCY/2024+Forgotten+Places-3+at+Lonsdale+Gallery.JPG Forgotten Places 2024 exhibition Forgotten Places at Lonsdale Gallery Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769633253242-9YR8AXM67ZETB9I80IZ8/Forgotten%252BPlace%252Bshoot-002.jpg Forgotten Places Feral Apple Trees Overgrown 2024 acrylic on canvas 72"x120" Apple trees were brought to Ontario by 19th-century colonists. Many trees escaped cultivation and a feral population merged with the local forest ecosystem. Today the arrival of new plant species like European buckthorn and Tatarian honeysuckle have again shifted the dynamic of the forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764106228014-P8P9ZGJJES617N5ZWEQ4/2024+Forgotten+Places-4+at+Lonsdale+Gallery.PNG Forgotten Places 2024 exhibition Forgotten Places at Lonsdale Gallery Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1671216006532-HQISUMIO1A8YIMG8K9DO/J.Reid_2020-Sept-12-Chaos-and-Light_LBview-scaled.jpg Forgotten Places Chaos and Light 2020 acrylic on canvas 76”×116” In recent years the forest has transformed due to the arrival of the emerald ash-borer beetle. The expansion of the beetle’s habitat is a direct result of climate change. Within a few seasons, all the mature white ash trees died and began to fall. The canopy became more open and the forest interior became brighter, warmer and drier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699150464486-IBTDWOQ4ZE7GNQ0NEUDA/install-view-2-scaled.jpg Forgotten Places 2021 exhibition: Terroir at Lonsdale Gallery Toronto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1670989053293-0A6GQIQCC58B8F53JU4M/IMG_8538.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Tangle 28-Sept-2022 2022 acrylic on canvas. 30”x30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699631387795-7JISDNIOPLXK8U94TS00/2023+july+21+Forest+Pool+24x40.JPG Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Forest Pool 21-July-2023 2023 acrylic on canvas 24”x40” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1670807991666-0CW31U6U1TVKGZMEXTON/IMG_8540.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Shoreline 12-May-2022 2022 acrylic on canvas 20”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1670988842420-QM93ORQ33KFXNTLARMSK/J.Reid_2019-June-14_LBview-scaled.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Forest Pool 14-June-2019 2019 acrylic on plywood 18”x18” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1653946654241-2V299P5LA8JBTX1UCETA/J.Reid_2019-March-28_LBview-scaled.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Spruce Grove at Dusk 28-March-2019 2019 acrylic on canvas 24”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1670988740346-GX2OACA36K2B66K5KW5C/J.Reid_2019-April-6_LBview-scaled.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Early Spring 6-April-2019 2019 acrylic on canvas 48”x48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769633323258-D568W0V82WO0EK3M7VNB/IMG_2879.jpg Forgotten Places Ravine 2 2024 watercolour and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769633337224-RONSP5Z6UOQ58Q7KVUAD/IMG_2880.jpg Forgotten Places Ravine 3 2024 watercolour and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769632855893-C5X6XL281NL5XUNVZ4TZ/IMG_2898+3.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 25-Nov-2022 2024 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769632838910-RGUHHHB2YCPM9A3YHRL9/IMG_2897.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 10-March-2023 2023 watercolour with acrylic and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1771785320031-YIZ6ZTTSCAGWLKB5P0S1/IMG_2896%25252B2.jpg Forgotten Places Flooded Forest 2019 watercolour and pastel 11”×15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1674364935625-1GKE6CXONI5VQ4YP2SF8/2008%252525252BMaple10-6-08_72x59.jpg Forgotten Places Ancestor 10-Jun-08 2008 acrylic on canvas 72"x59" Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768946185547-2NC1IIDOIL6K6J1O7RRO/2017+Forest+17-10-17+30%2522x30%2522+.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 17-Oct-2017 2017 acrylic and graphite on paper 30”×30” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1509936397370-CVNMX96DG8OV4NKJH1GH/2013+Feral+Orchard+14-5-13+36%2522x48%2522.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Forest Sky 14-May-2015 2015 acrylic on canvas 36"x48" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699131524718-O0L814O69D93OLZZRU97/IMG_0862.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods, Tangle 5-Jan-2014 2014 acrylic on plywood 20"x20" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768946006775-QSG5E5MYSWPGZ8M001XZ/2012+Forest+5-2-12+30x30+.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 5-Feb-2012 2012 acrylic on canvas 30”×30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768946203844-VYQOBR9T3SKTYDR4HSFJ/2018+Feb+7+Forest+60x54+.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 7-Feb-2018 2018 acrylic on canvas 60”×54” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768946040822-AVAV29YXW3SGFPH0SSXE/2013+Feral+28-7-13+48%2522x36%2522+.jpg Forgotten Places Muskoka Forest 28-July-2013 2013 acrylic on canvas 54”×36” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768946165044-NCPVTXKKBKV65UFPT84B/2013+Forest+15-8-13+30x30.jpg Forgotten Places Muskoka, Pine Forest 15-Aug-2013 2013 acrylic on plywood 30”x30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1769632247157-LJY9OU0G53FX3DZOKQI0/large%252Bpaintings%252B2nd%252Bsession-018.jpg Forgotten Places Remnant of an Ancient Wildness 2011 acrylic on plywood 84”x120” The painting site is a small quarry-pit on the Niagara Escarpment, excavated in the 1800s and later abandoned. Over time it has become re-wilded, with mature hardwoods and large fallen tree trunks populating the formerly cleared ground. The forest is gradually returning to a state of old-growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1764106304166-M4TN3M6FWIFNS72OJ932/2016%2Binstall%2B20%2BYears.jpg Forgotten Places 2016 exhibition: 20 Years at Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699152721477-1TXV3U80RVDTMXV71NJ8/2011%25252BSpring%25252BForest.jpg Forgotten Places Edge of Tranquility 11-May-2011 2011 acrylic and collage on canvas 72"x120" Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1771782197221-AE2QMERQ4SXVLG6W0RMB/large%25252Bpaintings%25252BApril%25252B2024%25252Bsession-013.jpg Forgotten Places Exquisite Entropy 2010 acrylic on canvas 82”x108” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699150234423-PML9QW8HE9TDQKLMLY8D/15_9_09_84X120-Edit.jpg Forgotten Places Rockside Woods 15-Sept-2009 2009 acrylic on fiberglass 84”x120” Private collection http://jim-reid.com/events daily 0.75 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1611436820451-KEHI0EQ87ZYS33TJ12R0/IMG_6483.jpg Events Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto Ontario Febraury 27 - March 20, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1611436820451-KEHI0EQ87ZYS33TJ12R0/IMG_6483.jpg Events Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto Ontario Febraury 27 - March 20, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1489611451687-81QEXNU27ZKSX8WXLFH9/2011+Spring+Forest.jpg Events Edge of Tranquility: Paintings by Jim Reid Red Door Gallery, Halton Hills Ontario April 7-22, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1611436705643-D0MGOP291JKNFN3015LN/IMG_6483.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1424891438990-7X4YHLSMM4BBZVM8GK00/Jim+Reid++Forest%26Sky_Page_1+72ddi+copy.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1472046545757-RYH30M3RQ9OMUXMBH5QX/2016+FieldOfVision_Invite+p1_Page_2.jpg Events https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1471837862238-LT6UG0WTK5O5DV6AA10N/2016+PP+3-7-16+72%2522x108%2522.jpg Events "Field of Vision" Reception: September 10, 2-5 PM Lonsdale Gallery 410 Spadina Rd, Toronto     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1459889485561-ETH13F7BO130JBQXFHFQ/2016+invite+20+Years.jpg Events 20 Years show continues until May 1, 2016 http://jim-reid.com/ferals daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698958144365-TXZ3LITRDGMLXP0E00NV/2008_Feral+16-9-08_72x72.jpg Ferals Ferals Apple trees are not native to Ontario. They were brought by the early colonists, but many trees escaped cultivation. The feral descendants of these now grow entangled in the local ecosystem. The recent arrival of many more new species has continued to transform the forest. The paintings are fractured, chaotic and dense, revelling in the vitality of their subjects. Feral 16-9-08‍ ‍2008 acrylic on canvas 72”x72” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698958144365-TXZ3LITRDGMLXP0E00NV/2008_Feral+16-9-08_72x72.jpg Ferals Ferals Apple trees are not native to Ontario. They were brought by the early colonists, but many trees escaped cultivation. The feral descendants of these now grow entangled in the local ecosystem. The recent arrival of many more new species has continued to transform the forest. The paintings are fractured, chaotic and dense, revelling in the vitality of their subjects. Feral 16-9-08‍ ‍2008 acrylic on canvas 72”x72” Private collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698953258734-7LM9ET774A212YI9E3IV/2003%2C+Feral+2%2C+acrylic+on+canvas++72%2522x60%2522+.jpg Ferals Feral 2‍ ‍2003 acrylic on canvas 72”x60” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698954165918-3KMC8LQCDFCAPJZ4RJJS/2003+Feral+10-3-03__84x72.jpg Ferals Feral 10-3-03 2003 acrylic & collage on canvas 84x72 inches, collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1713453194403-ZRONRTI6RB57NX9Y6S7A/2007%2BFeral%2B%2B26-9-07%2B72X84%2B.jpg Ferals Feral 26-9-07 2007 acrylic on canvas 84”x72” collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton ON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768942448741-5KAIL17SAXT6ZYED9ZBZ/2008+Jim+at+work.jpg Ferals Ferals work in progress: Caledon Ontario, 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699152320767-DP8WWYIC1M277H8I2HLZ/2010%252B1-9-10%252B36x48%252B.jpg Ferals Feral Orchard 1-9-10 2010 acrylic on canvas 36”x48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698953528732-G7MIMYWION9QZB1WV4QK/2010+Feral+Orchard+7-9-10+36%2522x48%2522.jpg Ferals Feral Orchard 7-9-10 2010 acrylic on canvas 36”x48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1757866467667-WWJNRTLFX3VMXMHPIO1R/2010+Feral+Study+2+20x16+.jpg Ferals Feral 28-9-10 2010 acrylic on canvas 20”x16” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1757866484036-OK0YJWDDNWBJN8E60CBK/2010+Feral+Study+1+20x16+.jpg Ferals Feral 21-10-10 2010 acrylic on canvas 20”x16” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1757866492280-3F49XDEGU95ZIXTH5BQY/2011+Feral+11-10-11%2C+30x30+.jpg Ferals Feral10-10-11 2011 acrylic on canvas 30”x30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699151498375-SSOTVAV9DUPBWBV4DKBI/2012%2BFeral%2B10-5-12%2B%2B24%252522x24%252522.jpg Ferals Feral 10-5-12 2012 acrylic on canvas 24”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1698953619198-DI03D1ZP3VAO1CJQB7XR/2013+Buckthorn+paper+22%2522x30%2522+.jpg Ferals Buckthorn 2013 acrylic & charcoal on paper 22”x30” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1699152975995-DDOQ8JNCB8SIXOUHPVV8/2013%25252BBuckthorn%25252B75.5%2525252522x77%2525252522%25252B.jpg Ferals Buckthorn 2013 acrylic & collage on plywood 60"x60" Private collection http://jim-reid.com/margiallands daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136543812-H6RN4OQQB8LT8YI8SLWV/image_041.jpg Marginal Lands Marginal Lands Marginal Lands is a photographic archive documenting my daily commute between Caledon and the Brampton GO train station, during the years 1999-2001. I used a low-tech panoramic camera and shot from a moving vehicle as I observed the changes in the landscape from rural to developing-suburban. Over time I amassed almost 2,000 images. The photographs are 3”x10” C-prints, shown individually or as groupings. The series shown here is in the collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136543812-H6RN4OQQB8LT8YI8SLWV/image_041.jpg Marginal Lands Marginal Lands Marginal Lands is a photographic archive documenting my daily commute between Caledon and the Brampton GO train station, during the years 1999-2001. I used a low-tech panoramic camera and shot from a moving vehicle as I observed the changes in the landscape from rural to developing-suburban. Over time I amassed almost 2,000 images. The photographs are 3”x10” C-prints, shown individually or as groupings. The series shown here is in the collection of Peel Art Gallery, Brampton Ontario https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135592033-N42EVT6BIDLEK2NUZEFK/image_042.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135745906-MAG7FDO3QBTDDTFRIBZZ/image_043.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135469692-BF575F6UVIMIN80DFCCC/image_044.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135448111-8WXUZW61KAGGKVEVK1C5/image_045.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135679610-3K0KORTAEQQZNOYJ9PBJ/image_046.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135831353-AUB78HP2UJZLZLRRYYLW/image_047.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701135867511-LO9QJ41FEC5Q5CRTSAB8/image_048.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136480219-AATADH4WL7N0M0Z0HJO1/image_049.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136112421-KCMCKUT43W81C7G9Q1G7/image_050.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136503018-HLL9J4HYMDX31EQ415AJ/image_051.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136209380-BOL62EKGQJD7299LIUXJ/image_052.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136341963-BSTUFXO6WTPVISHJAWH8/image_053.jpg Marginal Lands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1701136397249-49V89IYOJBCXREI66OSC/image_054.jpg Marginal Lands http://jim-reid.com/first-page daily 1.0 2016-02-16 http://jim-reid.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/5dfb0744-2045-4fdb-88d7-4de493bdee7e/Screen+Shot+2025-05-06+at+2.24.12+PM.png Contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://jim-reid.com/introduction daily 0.75 2017-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1425321398998-1XFWK4SQBITJTJRVALS5/1986+process+Don+Valley+72dpi.jpg Process I am a landscape painter working en plein air making large-scale acrylics and smaller studies. As I work on site, I allow Nature to take its course, to show the accumulation, traces and scars, the evidence of erosion, growth and decay. I build up and work into the surface, while fragments of the site become embedded in it. Wind, temperature and precipitation intervene as active forces. In this way weather, site memory and materials collaborate in the painting process. By making space for unplanned events and loosening my control over the outcome, I allow a sense of wonder to emerge. For centuries Western culture has sought to demystify and control nature, and today no corner of the earth is unaltered by technology. Yet Nature remains an unfathomable mystery, infinitely complex and enigmatic. My work inhabits a continuum from Alan Sonfist’s Time Landscape (initiated in 1975) to the present-day groundswell of artists addressing climate change and questioning Western anthropocentrism. We need to perceive ourselves as connected to everything, but not the centre of everything. Site: Don Valley, Toronto Ontario, 1986 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1423589058244-GHHQSQYWF4X5HGY24MB8/1991+in+progress+muskoka.jpg Process The Canadian Shield: This iconic landscape is the location of some of the Earth's oldest bedrock. Traces of glaciation and other geologic events are everywhere. Thousands of years of human presence is also interwoven with the topography. In the Terraforms series, casts taken directly from the site were combined with manufactured materials, natural fragments and acrylic paint. The paintings transmit a resonance from these ancient sites. Site: Muskoka Ontario, 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768942000619-1AV779DXLHGOYPZRXN0F/leaves.jpg Process The Niagara Escarpment was once an ancient seabed. It is now a 725 kilometre-long forested ridge of limestone traversing Southern Ontario. It has been shaped by both geological and human forces. Despite having been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the Escarpment is often at the centre of land-use battles. Site: Caledon Ontario, 1983 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1459889842899-S4MPV3HGHXX218MKF09E/2016+site+Peel+Plain.jpg Process The Peel Plain: Northwest of Toronto are the Greenbelt farmlands of the Peel Plain, but the region is being transformed by urban expansion. These are sublime open spaces with an uncertain future. Through the paintings I reflect on memory and loss in a changing landscape. Site: Caledon Ontario, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5435e53be4b0b93287aa6ec8/1768860277968-I5JY06P2I59MYY4WBWPQ/2023+Jim%27s+studio.JPG Process My studio is in a wooded area on the Niagara Escarpment. This place has been at the core of my practice since the 1980s and it has a long history of disruption and renewal. It is within the bounds of the Ajetance Treaty 19 (1818) and the Mississaugas of the Credit. This was an old-growth forest in the 19th century when settlers arrived. The land was cleared, burned, mined for limestone and later, abandoned. In the centuries that followed the site was re-wilded by native species and also by new populations of border-crossing plants and animals. Today the forest continues to transform due to climate change.