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Peter Husband
I'm Leaving, a COVID abstract in acrylic paint, oil pastel and found newsprint

2023

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CA$1,119.58
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A$1,250.95
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CHF 654.38
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MX$15,340.64
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NOK 8,361.79
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SEK 7,929.20
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DKK 5,245.02
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I'M LEAVING is an abstract painting by Peter Husband in acrylic paint, oil pastel, found newsprint and modeling paste on stretched canvas. It measures 30 x 24". The artist has stated that "this painting is an act of resistance and resignation all at once. COVID came and COVID (more or less) left, and as it leaves it is taking some things with it – people, lifestyles, habits, rituals, relationships, behaviors taken for granted – we are all marked by its passing." The black figure at bottom right of the canvas is leaving and taking the building with it. Media reports in the form of headlines, charts and graphs can only point and exclaim. And what might be the globe entire, in the center of the canvas, looks half shredded. While the total picture is one of chaos, it's a chaos we're adapting to. Peter Husband is a self-taught Canadian artist with equal passion in the worlds of technology, the great outdoors and cottage life, and Canadiana. His paintings are in collections in Canada, the United States and Mexico. A solo show of his work will be presented by Gagné Contemporary gallery in Toronto, Canada in 2023.

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