I am a contemporary Canadian landscape artist. I'm a visual story teller engaged in a mad race against time. recording disappearing pre-urbanized landscapes, as cities swallow land in fertile temperate zones. I use Elemental Texture, Luminous Colour, Symbolic Shapes and Lyrical Line and a process I have developed and call Glazed Acrylic. also see me on instagram @robinbarattaartist

Friday, September 13, 2024

Together

 


Together

8x10, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang. 
$205. CDN Free shipping in Canada

Available at STEP art center until Dec 20, 2024

Is it one tree or three? A family or a complex individual?
Does it matter... as long as it's happy.  I'm drawn to old tree's, perhaps my druidic ancestors have left an imprint on my DNA. Like so many ancient peoples they believed that all living things had spirits. The more we learn about the interconnectedness of life the more it seems they may have been right! 




















Rainy Day In Camp


4x4, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, $90. CDN,
Available at STEP art center until Dec 20, 2024

It seems to be a fact of life, we head to the lake for a few days of rest and relaxation, and invariably it rains.  What a good excuse to kick back with a book, or haul out the board games. Sometimes these are the best days of our holiday! 















 

Dance Like No One's Looking

 


Dance Like No One's Looking

8x10, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board $205. CDN,

Available at STEP art center until Dec 20, 2024

On this coast too often be set with hurricanes, only the supple survive.
These survivors clustered on the lee side of a row of ancient dunes, show scars and missing limbs. 

 Near a huddle of older trees a lithe young tree dances in the wind. The survivors seem to watch and I wonder what they may be thinking.  

Morning Light

 


Morning Light 

4x4, glazed acrylic, on cradled wooden board, ready to hang.

Morning light filters through the tree canopy. A new day full of possibilities dawns. 

$90.CDN Available at STEP art center until Dec 20, 2024

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Marsh Mystery




Marsh Mystery 12x12 Glazed Acrylic, 
$285.00 CND 

In these mysterious places where boundaries blur anything seems possible. 
Trees high step in water and muck with roots exposed and twisted into arabesques, 
creating hiding spots for creatures great and small.  

 Being less accessible to humans they are one of the last safe places for many creatures. The marsh is brimming with life. Unfortunately  those bent on "development" only see a place to drain, soil to harvest, and potential for new malls, highways and urban sprawl.

consigned to Westland Gallery















 


Tuesday, April 30, 2024

St Andrews Hollow

 


St Andrews Hollow
A tiny yellow brick country church, one of the last of it's kind, overlooks a shallow winding valley where a glacial river once flowed. Both unfortunately are one land that is zoned for development.
What a lose if they should fall to the developers 'dozers. Our insatiable appetite for  what those in power call development comes at great cost. 
These are some of the most fertile lands in North America, and the world. The question needs to be asked... what legacy are we leaving future generations?  
18x36 inches, glazed acrylic, cradled wooden board, ready to hang, $899. CDN free shipping in Canada





Silent Witness


 The ancient live oaks of the hurricane battered south eastern U.S. bear silent witness to the changes 
wrought by humans through the passing centuries. We can only imagine the  tales they
could tell, if only they could talk.

16x20, glazed acrylic painting on cradled wooden board, ready for hanging, $340.CND free shipping in Canada