Robert McAffee, The Foot of the Falls
Toronto-based Robert McAffee’s contemporary landscape art is striking in many ways. His lush scenes of the Canadian wilderness pay homage to the influences of several Group of Seven artists — notably Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, A.J. Casson and Arthur Lismer. McAffee seems to have internalized aspects of each with a resulting style that is wonderfully distinct from any one of them. More about McAffee’s beautiful artwork and links to galleries that carry his pieces can be found at his website here.
Robert McAffee, The Three Sisters
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R. McAffee, Fishing By the Rocks
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Robert McAffee, North Shore Twisty
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Robert McAffee, Waterfall
(Image credits: Artist’s website)
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They have a curious stained glass feel about them because of the flat planes, I suppose. Nice! I like his style and subject matter!
Stained glass look — a neat perspective!
I think these look like modern animation! They are pretty awesome!
They are!
I have not seen anything like this before. Reminds me of the grain in wood.
Very nice!
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!!
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These are very nice. I get a strong sense of motion in almost all of them.
Dan, thanks. I can see that.
Brings to mind also the work of Thomas Chatfield…
Penny, I’d not heard of Chatfield before and just looked up some of his work and I see what you mean. Thanks for making me (and others) aware of him.
I love this 🙂
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I like his work. A nice modern twist to the Group of Seven’s work.
Darlene, very much so!
Love the colors!
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Thanks for these. I know YOU know, because you mention it in your entry about David Silcox’s book, but Tom Thomson was not one of ‘the group of seven’ but rather an eighth who died before they formed. McAffee has certainly picked up key elements from Harris and Thomson!
What’s particularly interesting is that Tom Thomson is almost always mentioned with them, so much so that maybe another slightly broader term to cover him would be appropriate. But, in any event, as with so many artistic traditions where influences and diving lines are often difficult to discern, a group-type label is both helpful and misleading up to a point.
They have a ceramic feel to them…such perception of nature. Great energy in his work. 🙂
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This is lovely art !
It is indeed!
These are fabulous, Thanks for sharing!! I just took my second trip to Canada this past week, this time on the West coast, to explore Vancouver! I’m hoping to make it into Toronto soon!
Glad you’ve had some good trips to Canada. I think you’ll enjoy Toronto when you make it there.
Colorful paintings. Serene…yet with a haunted quality.
Great observations!
Loving the paintings.
They’re gorgeous, yes!
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