Every Painting Has a Story to Tell
New work by gallery artist John Horton (FCA, CSMA)
Get a glimpse behind the canvas at the inspiration and narrative that drives Horton’s paintings. Every piece embodying a connection with the land, with history, or with a personal memory and experience.
Incoming Weather
Fraser River, above Steveston
20 x 30 inches, Oil on panel
Painting different climate or weather conditions can be very rewarding for an artist. The ever changing light and what that change does to colour ensures you do not get stuck in a rut.
In this work I have explored what happens when an incoming storm begins to whip up the Fraser River and a shaft of sunlight lights up the autumn trees – a magic moment.
Racing Classics
Off Trial Island, British Columbia, Canada
18 x 24 inches | Oil on panel
When I was young my native Poole Harbour was full of classic yachts. Of course, then, they were not called classics! Many were gaffed rigged, built of wood, with cotton sails and most with paid crews. Long before the days of marinas, such yachts laid on mooring buoys all over the harbour and one would go out to board by dingy.
Today, we are still drawn to such vessels lovingly restored and maintained. They exude a grace that can never be emulated by modern fibreglass yachts.
This work shows classics sailing off Trial Island. Such vessels can be viewed and enjoyed at the annual Victoria Classic Boat Festival held over the Labour Day weekend
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