Quiet Light Over Wasaga- Two Moments to Breathe By
Some light arrives like a whisper. It doesn’t ask for attention; it offers it back.
After a night of aurora chasing that offered little to the north, the turn east brought a surprise: an aurora riding the edge of morning. Purples are rare here, yet they rained through the sky like silk - violet, mint, and pale rose drifting over the treeline. Perseverance doesn’t always win with a crescendo; sometimes it waits for a quiet reveal. That’s the heartbeat of this piece - dawn and aurora sharing one steady breath.
Just down the shore, winter writes in rhythm. Wind shapes the dunes, the bay edits them back. From a distance, the ice looks unbreakable. Up close, it’s laced with light and movement - strong and tender at once. This painting leans into that tension: glow against, resilience that lives in the in-between.
Why These Two Together?
Both moments ask for stillness without demanding it. They’re meditative by nature - calm, luminous, and grounded - drawn from the same shoreline within a quiet morning’s.
See in Person at
Loft Gallery’s Square Foot Show
18 Bruce Street, Thornbury Ontario
If a room could have a pause button, it would look like this light- soft, resilient, and here just long enough to change the day.
- Leeann
2 comments
Thank you so much Madeline. I appreciate you taking the time to share this. Hearing theses paintings resonate with you is really special. And please thank Liam for the introduction. Sending you warm wishes back to NS!
Hey so Liam showed me your works and this is really great. I’ve fallen in love with your work, It’s absolutely stunning. Amazing stuff. Cheers from NS!