Never Going Home, 18" x 14"

Acrylic on Canvas.

“In the summer of 2021, we spent a glorious week in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, right in Cheticamp. I snatched a couple of hours and ventured not too far from the cottage we were renting to find scenes to paint.  It is kind of like gathering seeds to plant, you never know what you will use and what you will end up with in the end.”

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.”