Fire III, 2021
Maple Leith Art
Acrylics on paper
Original Artwork, 10.16 x 15.24 cm
Unique Edition, 1 of 1
Maple Leith
About Maple Leith Art
I’m an artist, an athlete, an outdoorsman, an animal lover, a loyalist, a Canadian.
I’ve been called a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal by multiple woman. I’m a gentleman.
I have a degree in Fine Arts from The University of Western Ontario.
I’m from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
I have lived in four of Canada’s 10 provinces. I currently live in Fernie, British Columbia.
Home is U.W.O.. Home is Toronto. Home is Shambhala. Home is Alberta. Home is British Columbia. Home is Canada.
I’m genuine.
I admire Diego Velazquez, Andy Warhol and the Great Vincent van Gogh. I respect Velazquez. I love and hate Andy. I have a kinship with Vincent. I look up to Rembrandt, Michael Snow, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Claude Monet, Mark Rothko, Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Laurie Anderson, the Group of 7, Ai Wei Wei and Banksy.
All of the animals and landscapes depicted in my work I have seen and photographed myself.
My personality is colourful. I love the colours of nature and how they enhance the quality of life. I make art in respect to what I have deep passion for. I create paintings and 3-D mixed media artworks of Canadian animals in addition to landscapes, as well as the abstract exploration of colour. I make art about Canada and the beauty of colour.
Leith, B.F.A.About the Product
Third of a series of fire themed coloured abstract paintings.
I love to make and tend to a fire, and watch the flames dance in the dark. The yellows, oranges and reds of flames dancing together in harmony. This recurring theme in my work speaks of the life giving and taking properties of fire. We need it to survive, particularly in the north where I live, and yet it is dangerous to all life. The interplay of the colours are reflective of the delicate balance between the utility and threat of this classical element.
This small painting is an experiment in colour, and is a preamble for a series of large abstract paintings.
This painting comes framed and can be hung in whatever orientation that you choose. The image will appear differently depending on which way that you hang it. Consider the image as I display it, then rotate 90 degrees and look at it again. Find the orientation that speaks to you. This is part of the joy of abstract painting.
My signature appears on the front of the work and my Certificate of Authenticity is included.