JESS MCSHANE CO
FINE ART GALLERY
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WEST FOX COLLECTION
The Foxes are a chain of islands and islets situated east of the town of Killarney, Ontario. Pink granite, quartzite veins and cobble beaches rise gently from the clear, turquoise waters of Georgian Bay offering a spectacular paddling destination to those willing to make the trek. Beautiful as it may be, this location is not for the uninitiated, as a large stretch of the journey leaves canoes and kayaks fully exposed to the brute force of Lake Huron; A Great Lake that has sunk ships, tankers and vessels designed to withstand its fury. She's moody though. The day these images were taken, the lake was at rest, serene and so peaceful. Hopefully they inspire the same sense of calm I experienced as I rolled out of my sleeping bag that morning.
MADE IN THE NORTH COLLECTION
It's the small things; windswept pines, ripples on water, and quiet corners of the forest that make life in Northern Ontario so remarkable.
A lifetime of wandering among trees, floating down rivers and diving headlong into lakes has provided me a keen understanding of how fortunate we are to live up here. It is this deep connection and appreciation that guides my lens toward the people, the places, the nuance and the ordinary that make Northern Ontario so extraordinary. My hope is that you glean as much joy and comfort from the details as I do.
SUDBURY GENERAL COLLECTION
Thanks to muralist RISK, the folks from We Live Up Here & Up Here Festival, Panoramic Properties Inc. and numerous other sponsors, volunteers and generally stellar individuals, the old St. Joseph's Hospital (or Sudbury General - for those born under the banner), our local eye-sore is now an eye-catcher...to put it lightly.
Love it or hate it, it has people talking and isn't that the point? I for one, LOVE it. While some may only see mindless splashes of colour, I took the time to peer a little closer and bring the Old Bird's contrasts to life. Oh, the contrasts! The gaudy pink against the algae green. The intentionally haphazard pile of paint cans resting within sight of their, carefully arranged lids. The dainty butterflies fluttering gently off the harsh, haunted structure that has been left to erode alone in plain sight of thousands of passers by.
For a decade Sudbury grumbled about its existence, its wasted potential. A blight on our City's landscape.
She gets a facelift and we moan about the cost, the colour and the blight on our City's landscape.
It's these contrasts and the irony of this building's story that I love. It's where I came into this weird world. Relatives and strangers battled disease and overcame illness & injury within its walls. Much like the medical miracles that took place inside, RISK and a few visionaries took something broken and gave it new life, if only for so long. Some call it a waste of money, but I sure hope a "RISK" shows up to breath new life into my canvas when I become an ugly, neglected, geriatric nuisance. Everything is here for a short while. Let's just enjoy it.