Thomas Sparling will attend the opening on 22 September 2018, 2-4 pm.

Thomas Sparling’s scenes of the coastal landscapes of Grand Manan Island capture the light, atmosphere and textures of the island with a bold and assured handling of his brush and paint. A resident of Saint Andrew’s New Brunswick in the warmer seasons,  Sparling has been painting this landscape for many years and his  strong ties to the region are evident in his art. His close observations of nature are described in watercolour with bold forms, deep colour and lively mark making which together foreground the abstract nature of representation.