“Lost Horizon,” 36" x 48"

Oil on Canvas.

Lost Horizon is a reference to a faraway paradise that can be obtained, but is usually lost by those who need it most. Yellow, the color of sunshine, hope, and happiness, The color yellow helps activate memory, encourage communication, enhance vision, build confidence, and stimulate the nervous system.

One of our collectors recently compared his work to the work of Mark Rothko for the skillful use of formal elements such as colour, balance, depth, and composition in his works.

Toronto-based abstract artist Jacques Descoteaux is inspired by the landscape, but his paintings go beyond the landscape. They are about memory, the atmosphere, and the impression left from the experience of being close to nature. The landscape that we thought we recognized has become more ambiguous, more mysterious, almost mystical.