Oil on linen. Based on paintings I made during the Brucebo Residency in Visby, Sweden, I revisited the subject during the Covid lockdown. The subject is actually a cave on the Brucebo property that was used by people in the Stone Age. Standing in this cave and looking out, I was struck by this space, thinking about a person,7000 years ago looking out of this ancient view or ‘window’. I thought about the threshold between inside and outside, internal and external. Currently this painting has renewed relevance for me as social divisions proliferate and self expression is risky. I believe in discourse and I believe in peace but I also realize, if I am a critical thinker, I should keep my thoughts to myself, besides, I don’t really know anything, anyway.

Jeremy Herndl

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Canadian painter focusing on the human relationship to place. Jeremy Herndl was born in Surrey, BC and has lived across Canada and abroad. He earned his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art in Design in 1996 and his MAA in Painting at Emily Carr University in 2011. Selected Solo Exhibitions include Madrona Gallery, Victoria, BC, Winchester Gallery, Victoria, BC, and Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON. Jeremy has taught courses and workshops for seven years including, Emily Carr University, The Vancouver Island School of Art, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, The Metchosin In- ternational Summer School of the Arts, The Yukon School of Visual Arts and The University of Victoria.