The series of paintings Gardens and Scarecrows was first shown in the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto. Interesting visual metaphors emerge in the scarecrows: in France, a roadside cross or calvaire; in Quebec, a sorceress; in Poland, a victim; and in the United States, a makeshift war grave.
The vegetable paintings were inspired by seed catalogues. Many were done en plein aire, in a vegetable patch near Penetanguishene.
The scarecrows were shown again in October 2024, in the Dreams of Beans Café in Peterborough. A real scarecrow accompanied the exhibition.
Sunflower against a Blue Sky 12″ x 16″Eggplant oil on canvas 12″ x 16″Okra oil on canvas 12″ x 16″Sunflower against a Blue Sky 12″ x 16″Purple Cabbage oil on canvas 12″ x 16″Hubbard Squash oil on canvas 12″ x 16″Orange Squash oil on canvas 12″ x 16″Red peppers oil on canvas 12″x 16″Eugenie-les- BainsMarquise, French Canadian Scarecrow, CharlevoixFarm Market Scarecrow, Dalston OntarioRecession Scarecrow, Simcoe CountyAmerican Scarecrow, near Pembine WisconsinPolish Scarecrow near WalbrzychExcerpt from article in local newspaper, Peterborough Currents, Dreams of Beans
