The Maher Gallery - The Artist.

His landscapes have been attributed with tender,meditative qualities. They glow. Softly dramatic and passionate in their interpretation,the paintings evoke a feeling as much as a place in time. Thoughtful brushstrokes are applied with a deep understanding. We are captivated by those universal moments that are the very essence of the rural landscape. Rich oils,wonderfully fluid watercolors and skillful graphite drawings - this is the art of the pre-eminant painter,Cluny Maher.

Cluny Maher was born in 1941 in Frampton,Dorchester County,south of Quebec City in the province of Quebec. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts (1963) and a Bachelor of Education (1964) from Loyola College in Montreal, he taught for twelve years in the public school system.In 1973 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir George Williams University (Concordia).

In 1977 he moved to Nova Scotia with his family and a year later settled in Tupperville in the Annapolis Valley. This beautiful rural landscape continues to be an inspiration. He has exhibited and sold his work in several locations throughout Canada and the United States.In 1994,the Maher Gallery opened in Tupperville and most recently moved to its location in Lunenburg on the province's South Shore.
At present ,paintings are available through the Maher Gallery in Lunenburg,Art Sales and Rentals at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, and from the Maher Gallery website.

"Through my painting I am attempting to express,in a personal way,my reaction to the landscape in which I live.It is my hope that each painting captures a bit of the visual excitement,at times dramatic but more often of a quiet pastoral nature which abounds in rural Nova Scotia. The old homesteads and wooden barns and the uncluttered vistas and twisting country roads are a dwindling resource along the eastern seaboard of our continent.

My ambition is to apply color to my paint surface in a spontaneous and immediate fashion so as to convey and amplify the impact of the landscape and share this experience with the viewer.You must use expressive color and break borders.It is the breath of life and it takes a lifetime to master."