Here’s the wonderful obituary by Mireille Eagan, published in The Globe and Mail:
PAINTER CAPTURED THE RUGGED NATURE OF HIS BELOVED NEWFOUNDLAND
Driving to Venus: A Long and Winding Road
(Images: After the Cold War, Driving to Venus – A Long and Winding Road, courtesy Emma Butler Gallery)
By Lisa McLean Inside my cousin Jim’s fishing store, special dates are recorded in permanent marker on white walls. The time his daughter won a prestigious scholarship, and the birth…
“I have a vivid memory, from when I was five years old, of sitting on a rock out in the tundra and feeling at peace. I’ve always felt a strong connection to the Land and that in some way the Land is who I am.”
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m a novelist and a journalist. I’m born and raised (and remain) in St John’s. Though my father’s side of the family…