Edge of the gathering sky | 36" x 48" Vertical honouring the Canadian landscape through

honouring the Canadian landscape through clarity of form and a painterly touch that rewards close viewing

These lighter tones balance the richness of the crimson cluster

olive green

The foreground shows a wooden picket fence with vertical slats

The composition is tightly cropped

Edge of the gathering sky | 36" x 48" Vertical honouring the Canadian landscape throughAbout the Artwork Edge of the Gathering Sky is a 36" 48" oil painting on canvas by Richard Cole (b. 1968), presenting a wide Prairie landscape in which a canola field in full bloom stretches beneath an advancing storm sky. Cole positions the horizon low and level, stretching unbroken from edge to edge across the lower third of the composition. This placement grants the sky complete control over the picture plane. Above, the cloud formation is layered: