Waterfalls I, 2020
Maple Leith Art
Acrylics on canvas
Original Painting, 121.92 x 60.96 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
The sound of water, the mesmerizing movement of water cascading down a rock face. Have you ever just stared into a waterfall and gotten lost in the beauty of its raw power? That was the inspiration for this abstract work.
I find water to be very beautiful and awe inspiring. Life cannot exist without it, but it can also take that which it gives. Water can be conforming and unforgiving. It is soft and gentle, while it also finds weaknesses and exploits them. Water is both fun and dangerous.
It is this constant play of good and evil that I find enticing about water. If you stare a long time into a waterfall it is possible to find a gateway to another dimension - at least I can. Here in this abstract work I (hopefully) present this door 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.