Brennan goes to wild places with first solo art show

WHITEHILL - A Whitehill artist has opened his first solo show at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax.
Canadian landscape painter Mark Brennan's artwork is featured at the Sales and Rental Gallery. His show, titled The Wild Places: A journey into nature, consists of a collection of almost 70 new works produced over a two-year period of extensive travel into the wild places of Canada.
Brennan travelled throughout the Maritimes, as well as Labrador, northern Newfoundland, and then into the western national parks like Banff and Jasper to produce a significant body of new work.
An oil painter whose work is inspired by the natural world, Brennan's subject matter focuses on the undisturbed natural areas of Canada. His recent work focuses on environmental degradation in Nova Scotia, attempting to convey a sense of hope for the environment while simultaneously moving the viewer to live harmoniously with nature.
"I see the landscape as something pure, containing age-old rhythms and patterns, and with each painting I seek this ebb and flow of nature that holds us all together, to form our connection to all things wild," Brennan said.
His work will be on display until Sept. 30. Gallery hours are Sunday and Monday from noon until 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Art Sales and Rental Gallery is located at 1723 Hollis St., Halifax.