Mission Statement

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A life long obsession with the growth pattern of trees manifest itself through the contrasting values of sunlight and shadow. Back lit foregrounds revel in stylized motifs reaching for a voice in the iconic Canadian landscape. Reflections of by gone days reminisce of Thomson, MacDonald and A.J. Casson.

I celebrate water colours most powerful attributes: transparency in layers, (for emulation of crystal clear water), darker tonal values and hard edges, to worship the brilliance of the sun's rays. Often you will see a plethora of bold colour, ruthless in its mission to draw you in for a harder look.

I paint like I do to encourage younger artists to be daring enough to experiment and think outside the box. Originality is the cornerstone of discovery.

Pricing Structure

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All paintings are sold framed. Add approximately 4" on all sides in addition to image sizes. All frames are museum quality. Most oil and acrylic have a floating frame and most water colours are double matted with acid free matting and a 1x4" brass name plate for painting title. Any water colour sold without brass name plate will already have a small discount applied. All framing is done by Mario Brideau owner of Citadel Gallery, Charlotte Street, Saint John.

Payment is by PayPal in Canadian funds. No tax. Shipping and handling is extra and is different for each piece based on client location, size, weight and insurance costs.

Sorry I don't do prints at this time, only originals. Currently I do not do commissions but I am open for discussion on the matter. If you have any questions about anything please feel free to contact me

Although I do check my email frequently, the best place to get ahold of me, and see upcoming paintings, is on my Facebook page. To join me on Facebook click the icon below

Regards,
    Wayne

About Wayne

Douglas Wayne Williamson is a self taught Canadian landscape artist best known for his exploratory works in the water colour medium. He captures the brilliance of the sun using darker tonal values, brazen coloured compositions, and often using harder edges. Celebrating crystal clear water by painting in layers, dominant backlighting motifs, tree stylization and strong line representation are common themes. Wayne's influences include Tom Thomson and The Group of Seven, aboriginal Cree artist Norval Morrisseau and like J.E.H MacDonald before him, Vincent Van Gogh.

Retired from Canada post in 2016 he spends spring and summer (aside from plein air painting and field sketching trips) organic gardening with his wife Jean on 2.5 acres of beautiful gardens in Acamac. In the fall and winter he works up these sketches into larger works in his woodstove equipped studio. Wayne has been painting since 1998.