"The forest that God created inspires me to create a painting that I hope reveals how I feel about it. That's what creativity is to me."

Bill Mason,1929-1988.

A sale of one of Bill Mason's paintings.

Bill Mason's last art show in Almonte, Ontario, in March 2000, sold out in only 40 minutes! Since then there have been many inquiries regarding purchasing original Bill Mason paintings. Known primarily for his work as a filmmaker, author and canoeist, Bill Mason spent a lifetime painting and sketching the rivers, lakes, waterfalls, cliffs and campsites that he loved. Now Bill Mason's family has decided to make this ORIGINAL painting for purchase.

There may be more Bill Mason's paintings offered at a later date. We will post the dates when there is an other one for sale so I suggest you check back to see the updates in our Newsletter.

Pukaskwa River Shoreline, Base of Cliffs

6 inches by 5 inches
Oil on paper
Unframed original
Painted circa 1980
by Bill Mason

This painting was surely inspired by the sketches and photographs Bill made while filming a scene for Waterwalker on the Pukaskwa River in Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario. This painting also offers a commentary on Bill's creative process. Sometimes he would cut two "L" shapes out of a piece of paper, lay them over the finished painting and move them around until he had the picture cropped to his liking. Evidence of this is that the painting is signed twice. He probably signed it near the edge of the paper upon completion of the painting. Later he decided to crop in on the picture necessitating a second signature inside the new frame.

If you would like to purchase this painting please contact redcanoe@istar.ca