Roland Gissing English Canadian, 1895-1967

Rivers and Rockies by Roland Gissing is a 16 x 20 oil on canvas signed on the bottom right corner. The quiet river creates the idyllic horizon that separates the land edge from the Rockies. The land's edge drops down to pine trees in the foreground, painted with care and detail with precise light green highlights. A weather-stricken tree meets the air as its branches shoot upwards creating curves that mimic the blue-grey Rockies in the background. The serene view of three rocky mountains meeting with the sky ignites a blend of the very top of the snowy mountains with the misty white clouds. Gissing honors the preserved wilderness that would fit alongside works by members of the Group of Seven where scenes of mountains are depicted often.