This work appeared to me after reading the book "Bury my heart at Wounded Knee" by author Dee Brown. I am sensitive to the cause of the First Nations and this book truly eloquently and meticulously documented the systematic destruction of the First Nations in America during the second half of the 19th century. The leaders and fighters of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne and other Nations tell us in their own words the battles and massacres, the broken treaties that left them demoralized and defeated.

Lucie Leduc

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Lucie Leduc, a self-taught artist, began doing portraits in oil, which led to an exploration of more abstract forms. Currently, her style of painting is best described as a hybrid of abstraction and representation. In her most recent series, her canvases give viewers an array of images to absorb. With an emphasis on vibrant colours, flora and fauna, her work conveys a dreamlike quality as well as emotional intensity. To be painting these invented landscapes and beings is as much about climate grief as it is about escapism into a future world, where humans are at one with nature, even as this is potentially a utopian outcome. Even so, I like to think that my paintings stimulate the imagination and give one a sense of peace and well being. Lucie lives and works in Montreal. She has taken classes at the Ontario College of art, as well as studied in Florence, Italy.