Forest, 2019
Maple Leith Art
Acrylic on unstretched canvas
Original Painting, 25.4 x 35.56 x 0.25 cm
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
Green is my favourite colour. It is the colour of nature, life and spring. Seeing the varieties of green come alive in the spring and summer has always made me smile since I was a young boy.
I remember the tree outside my window as a child. The way the green leaves danced in the sunlight as the wind blew. The backside of the leaf a slightly muted version of the bright light green of the frontside. I can still see that little tree.
Kermit The Frog once sang that "it's not easy being green". I really liked that song because it was about my favourite colour, but I never agreed with the initial premise of the song. Green can be subtle, muted, dull and easily ignored, but it is the colour of nature. Green is often bright, pretty, and full of subtle variations. This can be said of any colour, but since green is so abundant in the outdoors, its variances are on full display. Whenever I stop and look at that display - the play between the subtle shades of green - I find it are awe inspiring. Green is beautiful.
I have always loved green.
Small abstract work on unstretched canvas comes framed and ready to hang.
This painting sketch is a preamble for a series of large abstract paintings.
Small unstretched canvas work that can be hung in whatever orientation that you choose. 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.