Mountains In The Clouds, Hwy 1A Cochrane to Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2021
Maple Leith Art
Acrylics on canvas
Original Painting, 76.2 x 38.1 x 3.81 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
A few years ago I was driving on Highway 1A from Cochrane (just west of Calgary) to Banff National Park. The sky was sunny and blue with cumulus clouds piling up and dispersing as the wind flowed through the Bow Valley.
As I travelled long the winding road the mountains rose through the clouds in an ominous yet beautiful way. Big, imposing, impressive and at the same time hidden almost completely out of sight. The peaks danced in the wind and water, highlighted by the bright sun. I watched as the forces that shape the mountains played amongst them, hiding and revealing the peaks at their whim.
I stopped to take a photo of the heavenly display, with the idea that it would make a beautiful photo, and possibly a painting. Here I present this painting to you.
Please note:1. This work is finished with five layers of varnish to protect it from UV light and dust.
2. The work does not come framed, but the edges are both painted white and varnished.
3. A wire is pre-installed and the work is ready to hang.
4. My signature appears on the front of the work and my Certificate of Authenticity is included.