Artist: Greg Dickie
Greg Dickie was born in Halifax and grew up in Digby, Nova Scotia. He received his early education in Digby schools and continued at Dalhousie University, graduating in science. While at Dalhousie he was invited, by chance, to a show by The National Gallery of Canada featuring Tom Thomson and members of The Group of Seven. Two paintings stood out: Thomson's "Moonlight" and Lismer's "Rain in the North Country". This was the catalyst for almost all his future landscape work and attempts to capture on canvas the many moods of the backwoods with their hidden lakes and streams. Likewise, marine paintings by Jack Gray, Bill DeGarthe, John Cook and Joe Purcell inspire his marine and seascapes. Greg now lives in Windsor and spends summers in Tatamagouche. Read more about Greg on his profile.
We asked the artist:
What is important to you as an artist?
Satisfaction, I see this a fun retirement job.
What themes or symbols are important to you as an artist?
Fishing harbours, as they evoke an earlier and simpler time.
If you were to hang one work of art by another artist in your home, which would you choose?
A work by Marcel Fecteau or Leo Ayotte.