DEBORAH PELLING

ABOUT THE ARTIST

I paint the landscapes of this country because I feel that Canada’s identity — and the gentleness at the heart of its culture — is inseparable from the land itself. Across these vast forests, shorelines, mountains, plains, rivers, and quiet inlets, nature reveals an underlying intelligence of balance and cooperation.

Every ecosystem is held together by relationships: the way forests share nutrients, the way water moves through lakes, rivers, and creeks, the way life adapts to cold and distance. These natural systems of harmony have shaped not only the landscapes I paint, but also the character of the people who live across them. I am drawn to paint these scenes because they express something essential about who we are: a culture shaped by space, silence, humility, and the ever-present reminder that we belong to something larger than ourselves.