Kingston - "Market Square" Acrylic on Stretched Canvas:22x28 with 2-inch gallery-depth sides This painting comes from a

This painting comes from a memory of a particularly windy cool afternoon as the sun was setting

This painting began as a simple forest scene

especially when lying on the rocks to escape the wind and stay warm

I let the shoreline lead outward

Kingston - "Market Square" Acrylic on Stretched Canvas:22x28 with 2-inch gallery-depth sides This painting comes from aThe square dates back to 1784, when Kingston was first laid out as a town, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public markets in Canada. Today it's official name is Springer Market Square. The name was changed in 2008, when the Springer family, a well known family, donated $1 million towards a major redevelopment project in downtown Kingston.