{"title":"Michael Beddall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/michael-beddall\/michael-beddall-profile.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Beddall is an Ottawa-based painter whose work explores the Canadian wilderness through oil on canvas. Drawing inspiration from the Group of Seven, particularly Lawren Harris and Tom Thomson, he creates landscapes that are not literal records, but reimagined interpretations of nature’s beauty. His paintings emphasize light, colour, and an idealized vision of the wilderness, blending memory, imagination, and observation into vivid, dreamlike scenes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis background in graphic design informs his approach to painting, particularly in his use of composition, colour, and visual balance. He continues to develop his practice, creating work that invites viewers to experience the Canadian landscape in its most evocative and dreamlike form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"first-pond-white-lake","title":"The First Pond, White Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32x26x1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Pond, White Lake marks the beginning of a shift in my landscape work. It was the first painting made using a simplified approach to form, with shapes broken down and defined by a heavy black outline. The scene itself is personal, depicting a small pond near my best friend’s cottage at White Lake, a place we often hiked to when we were young.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Beddall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42021085216871,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1766160037_37304.jpg?v=1766168260"},{"product_id":"the-north-wind-blew-south","title":"The North Wind Blew South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20x16x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Beddall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42021086560359,"sku":null,"price":352.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1766161078_47187.jpg?v=1766168270"},{"product_id":"big-island-farren-lake","title":"Big Island, Farren Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24x20x1.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Big Island (as it's affectionately called) is a well known landmark for Farren Lake boaters. Many a weekend summer morning were spent kayaking around the island with my son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Beddall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42021872173159,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1766177255_31060.jpg?v=1766177278"},{"product_id":"algonquin-park-near-symth-lake","title":"Algonquin Park near Symth Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32x26x1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is based on a fall hike near Smyth Lake, close to Algonquin Park, during a short stay at a Voyageur Quest cabin. Days were spent hiking and canoeing, with no urgency to capture anything specific. The painting reflects that pace: simplified forms, softened colour, and a landscape observed over time rather than in passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Beddall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42021909397607,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1766179408_45099.jpg?v=1766179430"},{"product_id":"northeast-shoreline-farren-lake","title":"Northeast Shoreline, Farren Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26x22\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile canoeing around Farren Lake, I happened upon this spot where the tree in the centre of the painting was beautifully lit by sunlight, while the trees in the background were still in deep shadow. It was a sublime moment but I didn't have a camera with me at the time. I came back a few times in the next few days, but was never able to get the same view. I'm convinced that perfect view happens only once a year when the angle and position of the sun are perfectly aligned. 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This study is inspired by northern Ontario forests with seemingly endless white and black spruce trees. 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The point overlooking the lake is a popular viewing spot, and one I keep coming back to.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eThis painting is part of an ongoing project focused on Ontario’s provincial parks and the pull certain places have on us. Not landmarks so much as places that stay with you.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eI think we all have that place where we feel deeply connected to, almost spiritually.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Beddall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42360603705447,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1776013682_92021.jpg?v=1776013705"},{"product_id":"algonquin-park","title":"Algonquin Park","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32x26x1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting is based on a view near Smyth Lake in Algonquin Park. 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