River of New Beginnings | 60" x 40" Winter one of Canada’s most celebrated

one of Canada’s most celebrated printmakers

A square winter community scene with snow-covered wooden buildings beneath a vivid sunset

The work creates an intimate domestic scene while maintaining visual connection to the maritime world beyond

with dark hills beyond

A vertical column of lighter colour begins at the centre of the horizon and rises toward the top edge

River of New Beginnings | 60" x 40" Winter one of Canada’s most celebratedAbout the Artwork River of New Beginnings is a 60" x 40" mixed media painting by Annabelle Marquis. In this glowing composition, Marquis blends realism and abstraction to portray a tranquil lakeside vista under a pink and gold sky. Slender birch and pine trees rise in the foreground, their branches catching glimmers of reflected light, while a glowing sun hovers above a dark forested horizon. Through layered texture and a radiant palette of violets,