C$850
A solitary tree rises from a rugged Canadian shoreline, its twisting branches reaching into a glowing orange sky. Set against a calm expanse of blue water and distant, faceted mountains, the tree is the emotional centre of my composition, suggesting resilience, endurance, and quiet strength.
The painting’s bold contour lines and flattened colour fields give the landscape a graphic, modernist quality.
My stylized approach recalls the spirit of early Canadian modernists while reinterpreting the landscape through a contemporary, minimalist lens.
This lone tree stands as both sentinel and survivor, embodying the emotional intensity and contemplative silence of our northern landscape.
| Technique: | Acrylic on Gallery Canvas |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 36in x 24in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 5.5lbs (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."