Within
the paintings there is affectionate allusion
and homage to the kind of earlier Canadian
landscape painting that tended to cut off
its awe just to spite its realism. Mackenzie’s
paintings are not landscapes, however; they
are more like mystery plays unfolding on
a tundra.
Lost River
Series no. 3, 1981. Synthetic polymer
on canvas, 6 ½ x 7 ½ feet (190.5cm
x 221cm). Collection of Concordia University.
One of two paintings that won first prize at
the Third Quebec Biennale of Painting, Montreal
in 1981.