Artist Statement
David MacNair has a fondness for painting plein air. He thrives to capture the light of a single day to reflect the intensity of a chosen place. The intent is to have the painting vibrate like a snapshot, which then becomes a clear memory of the space.
The ever present trees underscore the artists sensitivity to their texture, which is their form of expressing their relationships.
His way of composing the trees tells us how much David MacNair counts on his favorite companions to reach his highest pleasure as a painter: Being part of the space. In a word:dreaming.
Born in Saint-Boniface, David MacNair earns his living through the Graphic Arts field. Since 1986, he expresses his creative talents in snow, particularly within the International Snow Sculpting Symposium in Winnipeg.
David's love for nature began with his years as a boy scout and today carries him with brushes, canvass, oil paints and canoe into the Canadian Shield, primarily Nopiming Provincial Park, Manitoba
