Artist Statement
Station 21 is an impactful, contemporary painting that speaks of time passing. The bold gestural underpainting when layered with the historic photograph, connects the past and the present. In the vintage photo, my partner’s maternal Grandfather stands in front of 65 Ford Street, a former fire station in Toronto. He told me once that as a young inexperienced driver he took a corner too fast, the horsedrawn rig rolled over and they never arrived to put out the fire. The viewer feels a strong sense of place as a connection is forged between Toronto then and now.
