Standing As One, 30" x 24"

Acrylic on Canvas. 30 x 24 x 1.5 inches.

When you stand on the beach with the gentle salty breeze of the ocean air brushing against your face, the feeling that you've arrived home washes over you from head to toe.  If you live near the ocean you know. It's unmistakable. It's peaceful, inviting, and you end up never wanting to leave. Somehow we always leave the seaside planning to come back sooner than we ever do, and end up wondering why it took so long to return. Why is that?

Nova Scotia artist Joanne MacLennan has been an artist her whole life. Raised in both southern and central Alberta, she spent her childhood running through the prickly grasses of the prairies and building rock paths across streams in the Rocky Mountains. She has spent her years observing the stars in the night sky, gazing up at the tallest trees, and marveling at the little birds who use the wide blue sky as their playground.

Joanne focuses mainly on the beauty of nature and its surroundings. “My art practice is the way I connect with the world around me and share the joy I experience. The techniques I use to bring attention to the details of texture, colour, space, and contrast are shaped in a way to draw the viewer in to savour every delicious detail.”