 Visions of Fish
Oil on Wood - 48" x 29"
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 Bonavista Coast - Bow and Arrow
Watercolor Pencil on Paper 26" x 40"
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A series of images of the ocean
and the people who fish it, stretching from the beginning
of the
east coast fishery, centuries ago, to the present day.
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 Spillers
High Rock
Oil on Canvas - 30" x 54" |
"This body of work is a personal journey back
to the home of my ancestors, communities I explored as a youth,
and places re-experienced as an adult." says Holland.
Her show - a chronological exploration
of life on the
Atlantic Coast - begins with Bonavista Coast
and ends
with Marine World, a contemplation of the
ancestral home of all life."
Cod and Starfish
Oil on Canvas - 30" x 24" |
Making Fish
Watercolor Pencil on Paper 26" x 38"
Kings Cove
Oil on Canvas - 24" x 36" |
Bonavista has a strong fishing heritage, making it
the perfect place to experience our interrelationship
with the
sea. Focusing on the Newfoundland Fishery, the exhibition " Ancestral Shore" highlights
some of the essential elements of life on the North Atlantic Coast.
Weighing Salt Fish
Colored Pencil on Paper - 30" x 27" |
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Lets All Pull Together
Oil on Canvas
- 24" x 30" |
These artworks represent the many sides of the
complex relationship between humans and the sea.
They
address the importance of our understanding of " the big
picture",
the oceans complex web of life,
and humanity's dependence upon it.
" Tish Holland"
~ Where Land and Sea Collide ~
Artist Draws Upon her Childhood in New Exhibit
about
Life by The
Sea
"The Evening Telegram"
Marine World
Oil on Wood - 48" x 36"
Assistance for Exhibition Provided By:
Canadian Heritage / Parks Canada
Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council
These works are in
private and public collections across Canada and the USA and
are no longer available.
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Parks Canada/Parcs Canada
