C$1,500
The oval composition sets this work apart. The acrylic paint on birchwood evokes a lens or portal — as if the viewer is looking through binoculars or a vintage viewfinder at a pristine wilderness. This shape also imparts intimacy, suggesting a meditative focus on nature’s forms. These trees have presence, they are not merely botanical forms but are animated.. Their sinuous forms suggest aging, weathering, and resilience — common themes I explore in Canadian landscape traditions. This work echoes the legacy of the Group of Seven, but where those artists emphasized grandeur and distance, I offer closeness and intimacy, even
| Date: | 2023 |
| Technique: | Acrylic Paint on Birchwood |
| Styles: | Abstract, Expressionism, Minimalism, Modern |
| Contents: | , Landscape, Nature, Abstract |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 36in x 36in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 7.9lbs (estimated) |
Richard Austin
Chelsea, Quebec
Richard Austin is a Canadian painter, independent filmmaker, photographer, and former art editor whose multidisciplinary artistic practice is rooted in decades of visual storytelling.
"My practice of creating contemporary, abstracted art based on the Canadian landscape involves vivid colours, flattened perspectives, and assertive contour lines, evoking spaces that feel both familiar and dreamlike, rather than depicting a specific geographic reality. I’m drawn to expansive vistas and ambiguous forms — scenes that stimulate intuition."