Shawn McNevin's annual exhibition at Galerie Mckenzie Marcotte is as much a harbinger of spring as maple syrup and the return of the red wing blackbirds. The gallery is thrilled once again to be opening the season with a new collection of Shawn's Newfoundland paintings. We welcome everyone to the vernissage on Friday April 16 at 7 pm. The exhibition will continue until May 11 2010.

In Newfoundland: Above, Beyond and Below, Shawn studies the rugged Newfoundland landscape from a number of perspectives, both intimate and distant. A highlight of this year's exhibition is a triptych of a mysterious, underwater scene of striated rocks and swaying plant formations. There are a number of quintessential McNevin paintings- detailed pebbly beaches contrasted with massive rock formations; distant monoliths of rock shrouded in mist and vapours, and finely rendered paintings of roiling, turbulent water.

Shawn shows once again that her quiet and careful observation of the landscape combined with a strong emotional attachment to its rugged beauty evoke a feeling that she is seeing it for the first time even though she has spent a decade of summers exploring the coastal region.