{"product_id":"conifers-20811","title":"Conifers","description":"\u003cp\u003eARTIST STATEMENT -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The painting expresses a feeling of tranquility \u0026amp; communion with nature, while representing the natural life cycle of new growth amongst age old trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actual site is from along the coastal area of southern New Brunswick.\" - Herzl Kashetsky, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting was created in 2026. It has been painted on a 1.5 inch deep stretcher, with the outside edges painted black and is ready to hang on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerzl Kashetsky, born in Saint John NB in 1950, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Concordia University in Montreal, graduating in 1972 and has had a studio in Saint John to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognized for his realistic style, Kashetsky’s meticulously rendered portraits, still-lifes and landscapes are intense explorations of time and space. Kashetsky engages in a wide range of themes rooted in personal experience that transcends the individual to speak of universal themes of chaos \u0026amp; order, spirit \u0026amp; time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerzl received an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick and the NB Strathbutler Award for excellence in visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA watercolour of his studio interior won “Best in Show” at the 53rd exhibition of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. His works are in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, the NB Art Bank, NB Museum, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Confederation Centre Art Gallery PEI \u0026amp; the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, ON.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurator Roslyn Rosenfeld wrote; “I believe Herzl Kashetsky to be as important to this country’s art as were Jack Humphrey \u0026amp; Miller Brittain before him…No subject lies beyond his thoughtful consideration.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Molly Lamb Bobak wrote: “I saw your show at the Art Centre and want to write you this little note to tell you how deeply moved I was by it…I so seldom love exhibitions and this was a blessing and surely what ‘art’ is about.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herzl Kashetsky","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 in.","offer_id":44442950336599,"sku":"20811","price":5850.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20811.jpg?v=1791818155","url":"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/products\/conifers-20811","provider":"Gallery 78","version":"1.0","type":"link"}