Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows
by Shelby Smith
If you have 10 minutes, I highly recommend that you check out this heartwarming short documentary on Maud Lewis for free from the NFB.
“Set against a background of her paintings and the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, landscapes they depict, this short documentary is a portrait of the life and work of one of Canada’s foremost primitive painters, Maud Lewis. Emerging from her youth crippled with arthritis, Lewis escaped into her painting at the age of 30. She had never seen a work of art and had never attended an art class but her paintings captured the simple strength, beauty and happiness of the world she saw – a world without shadows.”
Maud Lewis is on display at the Douglas Family Art Centre until April 28th. Plan your visit!
Did you know?
The Lake of the Woods is a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz and contains 14 542 islands. The underlying Precambrian bedrock is one of the oldest geological formations on earth.