ANCESTRAL WATERS

ANCESTRAL WATERSDominik Modlinski is a Canadian landscape painter who immigrated to Canada at the age of 16 and studied painting and drawing at the Ontario College of Art. He developed a strong connection to the wilderness of Northern Ontario, later painting at the Algoma School of Landscape Arts, where he deepened his understanding of the Group of Seven tradition and the Canadian landscape. His practice is rooted in immersive fieldwork, often working directly on

heat coloring

and coastline

Rod combines bold colour

A signature feature of his work is the stylized tree form—precisely cut and assembled—standing in the foreground as both a focal point and a symbol of endurance within the landscape

is renowned for his richly layered and nuanced paintings that fuse observation

hand-carved masterpiece that captures the energy

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making every piece completely unique with subtle variations in texture

Tom Hunt is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist known for his deep connection to traditional Northwest Coast carving and design

blending precision with storytelling

known for her hyper-realistic paintings of crows and birds that explore themes of urban change

Influenced by his cousin Arthur Schilling