I had the pleasure of viewing the exhibition on Lawren Harris’ work. A collection covering his entire career. The exhibition is powerful and enlightening, at least my opinion. I found his drawings fascinating; free flowing line, refined by using darker line to create a pattern on which his abstracts developed from. The essence of the landscape, through years of painting it, was felt in his abstracts. Very geometric with windows of realism. Also interesting to note early on his use of brushwork was part of his intent. Thick, juicy, confident brushwork was very evident in work before 1923 and then the brushstrokes disappeared. The landscape became more simplified, abstracted and smoother.
A painting in particular stood out to me. It was painted in White and Burnt Umber, (I think), limited in palette and value. This is a fine example of less is more. The painting is called Tramping it in a Blizzard.
