"In this recent body of work I return over and over to the motifs of the prairie and the northern shield where I spend countless hours drawing and absorbing what I see. The drawings, primarily in sketchbooks, become the visual skeleton and emotional reference for the paintings.
Observing clouds and water and the play of changing light has always been a powerful source of inspiration for me. These [aintings are about the joy and the challenge of trying to capture a feeling or sense of light in a painterly expressive way.” – Gregory Hardy, 2014
