Jack Beder’s Ontario Landscape (1972) presents a dense view of a thick forest in the midsummer. Painted in oil on board and measuring 8 x 10 inches, the work is signed on the bottom right and dated July of that year.

The composition is filled with layered shades of green, ranging from deep pine to bright moss, creating rich layers of foliage that show the fullness of Ontario’s summer forests. There is no central focal point, instead, the viewer’s eye moves across the thick vegetation. Beder's sensitivity to colour is especially evident here, as he contrasts cooler, shadowed greens with sunlit highlights, giving the forest life.

This piece is featured on page 111 of Jack Beder: Life and Art in Canada (2025), a publication by Rookleys Canadian Art Gallery. This work was acquired directly from the artist’s estate and is catalogued as inventory #880.

This painting was featured in the Jack Beder: Life and Art in Canada exhibition at Rookleys Canadian Art Gallery.