THE FLOWING LAND

Galerie McKenzie Marcotte in Wakefield is pleased to present THE FLOWING LAND , a series of new paintings by Michael Sproule.

Michael Sproule has returned again and again to western Canada because in the western plains, foothills and mountains, he has found land formations whose complex geology intrigues and inspires him. In his dramatic and colourful paintings, there is evidence of cataclysmic upheavals, of erosion and of deposition. From his paintings of the surging glacial outwash areas of the western plains and Badlands to the tranquil ebb and flow of foothills country, Michael Sproule's interest in the geological phenomena behind the changing landscape provides the underlying structure for his work.

Michael Sproule has made a significant contribution to Canadian landscape painting for many years and this work shows a mature artist at the peak of his powers. Four of his paintings are part of the Canadiana Fund and have been chosen for four official residences: the Prime Minister's residences at 24 Sussex and Harrington Lake, Stornaway House and Rideau Hall.