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ANCIENT PATHWAYS
Works by Men Who Paint
June 3-7th
Gordon Snelgrove Gallery

Murray Building, 3 Campus Dr. • U of S Campus • Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
(Monday – Friday, 9:30am – 4:30pm)
Artist Reception Friday June 7th (7-10 pm)
Painting at the Hickson/ Maribelli Outpost proved to be an inspiring adventure. One thinks that you are all alone in the wilderness when dropped off by a floatplane only to discover nearby rock paintings at the base of breath-taking cliffs that remind you that travellers have criss-crossed these waterways for centuries.
Travellers of earlier times when people might stop at the base of the cliffs, sometimes leaving painted images, messages expressing important thoughts about their travel and impressions of their cultural legacy. You couldn’t help but think that this was their acknowledgement of the significance that the land held for them
and of their appreciation for existence. And what could we leave on the walls?
The patchwork of rock outcrops cresting the hill tops, is a reminder that the Precambrian Shield is the foundation of this landscape. These outcrops exposed by recent forest fires were responsible for the fire stick” trees that graced their slopes, denuding tree trunks, evidence of nature’s tools at work refreshing the
landscape. Traveling along these watery shorelines is pageantry about geological formation and glacial carving, activity that fostered the fascinating chain of lakes and river passageways of northern Saskatchewan.
Lodging at the Hickson/ Maribelli Outpost provided comfortable and mind refreshing accommodation, a retreat from busy urban towns and cities, a place for thought provoking peace and beauty, a place to experience the restful and culturally significant setting. A place to paint and dream.
The Men Who Paint members all currently live in Saskatoon. Their work is held in private, corporate and museum collections including The Mann Gallery in Prince Albert and the Parks Canada Permanent Collections.
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