{"title":"McLay, Allison","description":"\u003cp class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003eAllison McLay (she\/her) is a landscape painter who works primarily in watercolour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003eWhen not painting, Allison works as an elementary school teacher, and she enjoys running and making puns. She can be recognized by her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003esignature cackle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s8\"\u003e. Allison lives in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) with her son and her cat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s7\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMy art captures the beauty of the province of Nova Scotia. Living on the rocky edge of North America, there’s a wildness to nature here, a stubbornness: to not only survive but thrive. I explore my relationship to Halifax, where I have lived my whole life, and Digby County, where my mother’s family lived for over 250 years. These paintings act as an exploration of the land and  my relationship to my forbearers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eI paint in watercolour because I love the soft mingling of colours I can achieve in the medium: this allows for a freshness and a softness to the light that captures the experience of sunset. The medium is also ever challenging in that one can never quite control the water and \"happy accidents\" are frequent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Artist Statement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eLight plays a huge role in my work. I want the viewer to be struck by the beauty of sunlight on the landscape. The warm light of sunset features frequently in my work. There’s a sense of peace and calm at sundown in the woods: everything comes to be still, the work of the day is done, and there are a fleeting few minutes before the sun dips below the horizon that offer a special moment of connection and communion with nature. Through my art I want the viewer to experience the beauty all around us in nature. It is a fabulous world we live in, and we’re so lucky to be alive and to be able to experience it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/teichertgallery.ca\/collections\/mclay-allison.oembed","provider":"Teichert Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}