THE ARTIST

 Steve Driscoll

Canadian

Steve Driscoll is a modern alchemist. He transforms urethane and pigment into ecstatic visions of the Canadian wilderness.

Like his historical forefathers, the Group of Seven, Driscoll heads to the forest for inspiration, mentally banking what he sees, creating visual memories that he brings back to his Toronto studio. Using unorthodox materials he creates those aspects of the wilderness experience that engage him.

The artistic process is a balancing act between accident, exploration and mark making, working with urethane. Driscoll is comfortable with industrial materials and enjoys pushing them in all directions. The experimentation is in part how they interact with the urethane, how their transparency or opaqueness works in order to make the painting magic.

The Northern Ontario forest, the Canadian Shield, has a grip on the Canadian art and Steve Driscoll reimagines it anew.

Pulsing Sky, Oil and Urethane on Panel, 32 × 45″, 2016, $8,000
Light Series 2, Urethane on Panel, 24 × 18″, 2009, $4,000
Late River, Urethane on Wooden Panel, 60 × 60″, 2012, $17,000
Fire, Urethane on Linen, 61 × 84″, 2004, $8,000
Light Series 1, Urethane on Panel, 24 × 18″, 2009, $4,000
Protected by the Rocks, Urethane on Plastic Panel, 60 × 84″, 2023, $16,650
Guthrie in Light #7, Painting on glass with LED light box, 33 × 44″, 2021, $8,000
Time Stands Still, Urethane on Panel, 46 × 84″, 2012, $19,000
Current Meet in the Water, Urethane on Plastic Panel, 14 × 20″, 2023, $2,516
Stuck in that Moment Forever 2, Digital Print on Glass, 30 × 33″, 2021, $6,500
Tobago Palms, Urethane on Panel, 33 × 55″, 2008, $12,000
Upper Falls 9/12, Silkscreen on Styrene, 23 × 27″, 2020, $2,000
April Like the Month, Mixed Media on Canvas, 65 × 132″, 2005, $15,000
Summer, Urethane on Plastic Panel, 30 × 24″, 2019, $5,000
Guthrie in Light #6, Painting on Glass with LED Lightbox, 33 × 44″, 2021, $8,000
Stillness 7/10, Silkscreen on styrene, 24 × 30″, 2020, $2,500
Canopy, Urethane on wood panel, 60 × 60″, 2010, $16,000
Upper Falls 9/12, Silkscreen on styrene, 23 × 27″, 2020, $2,000
The Sun Lowered Painting the Tiny Islands, Urethane on Plastic Panel, 19 × 28″, 2023, $3,700
As Wind Chills the Water, Urethane on Plastic Panel, 18 × 25″, 2023, $3,330
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