The Family Tree
Acrylic on canvas (36"x48")
This painting is an allegory of how I viewed my struggles to find acceptance within my immediate family and how much I wanted to connected to something greater than myself. Having family roots is still important to me… as I will not be leaving some behind.
Treatises and Promises Forsaken
Acrylic on canvas (36"x48")
This painting represents Aboriginal people where being tricked and deceived by false promises made by representatives of the Crown. The man in the centre represents the trickster, liar, manipulator, agent of destruction and assimilation. The false promises and lies are portrayed in the curved shapes going from ear to ear. The lack of leaved in the trees represent the lack of nurturing and indifference that was shown to Aboriginals as they continued to fight for their basic rights.
"Between 1876 and 1950, the purpose of the amendments to the Indian Act was to strengthen the philosophy of civilization and assimilation underlying the first Act. Moreover, many of the changes to the Act granted the government greater powers to move Aboriginals and expropriate their lands for the purpose of non-Aboriginal use."
http://mapleleafweb.com/features/the-indian-act-historical-overview#civilizations
Reaching for the Sun
Acrylic on two canvas panels (60"x26")
The two panels contain each a figure or form that can be defined has being human. Their profiles reaches for the sky as the sun bathes them with its rays of lights. These rays also reach the ground where red tulips are in full bloom and also reach for the skies.
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