The Easter Tree acrylic and collage on found

acrylic and collage on found river wood

I like the loss of fluidity of the ink as a place to start my encaustic painting

exhibiting wall hangings in batik since the 1970s and early 1980s

It is a grandfathered cottage that lies just feet away from the shore

(series of 25)

The Easter Tree acrylic and collage on found1982 acrylic on board 25 X 18 in. This piece is unframed. "Trees form an important subject in Geralds works from his landscapes to the later Easter Series. In 2007, Sandra Dyck, Director of the Carleton University Gallery wrote an award winning catalogue for a major Retrospective on Trottier, called "A Pilgrims Progress: The Life and Art of Gerald Trottier". In that book, she says, 'and in the Easter Series, which is an imaginary microcosm of