When curator Hélène Samson first invited me to be an Artist in Residence in Métis, Québec in 2023, I had no idea what I would find.  She wanted me to experience the landscape with my camera.

Hélène was working on a project about the Montréal painter Anna Lois Dawson Harrington who had spent all her summers with her ever-growing family on the shores of the Saint Lawrence.  

During my brief residency the Saint Lawrence River captured my imagination.  I began to consider the historic importance of the river and the concept of borders.

The sinewy river meanders for some 750 miles, forming a border between Canada and the United States.  An important trade route, the river carries with it the history of other times when Canada was inhabited by an indigenous population and canoes were the main mode of transportation.

I spent time walking on the shore, witnessing the tides, the birds and the weather. The river was large, mysterious. I was not disappointed.  Only one shore visible.

I embraced the landscape.

I want to thank Alexandra Kirsh for giving me an opportunity to share my vision of the shore, details and vistas. Images that remain caught in my imagination.

I sit on the rugged shore  
and gaze at the river. 
Early morning.  Early evening. 
The river seems like an ocean, a veritable ocean. 
The mighty Saint Lawrence. 
Only one shore visible.

I have lost track of time.   

2026

Exhibitions
en plein air (curated by Alexandra Kirsh), Royal Bank of Canada Art and Heritage Centre of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montréal, Québec, 26 November 2026 - 6 May 2027