As a young boy I was introduced to the Newfoundland artist Gerald Squires at his home in Ferryland. His home, where he lived with his wife and kids, was the actual lighthouse in Ferryland. I was probably 11 at the time and meeting a “real artist” and sitting in his studio amongst his paintings had a profound influence on me. “Starrigan” is a Newfoundland term for an old, weathered, gnarled twisted evergreen tree or stump. No shortage of those on the east coast of Newfoundland and Gerald Squires painted many of them.
Framed with handcrafted floater frame.
As a young boy I was introduced to the Newfoundland artist Gerald Squires at his home in Ferryland. His home, where he lived with his wife and kids, was the actual lighthouse in Ferryland. I was probably 11 at the time and meeting a “real artist” and sitting in his studio amongst his paintings had a profound influence on me. “Starrigan” is a Newfoundland term for an old, weathered, gnarled twisted evergreen tree or stump. No shortage of those on the east coast of Newfoundland and Gerald Squires painted many of them.