"The time spent in three distinctive towns, each in its own ways divergent from Brennan Hinton's familiar Ontario, required the artist to meet each place with open eyes and a fresh palette. To situate himself, Brennan Hinton leaned on two formative texts, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry and Moby Dick by Herman Melville, which are each set in the same landscapes in which he painted."
"Through his study of these canonical American texts, Brennan Hinton connected to the towns he temporarily inhabited through the ecology and narrative devices deeply rooted in these places. He was drawn to the idea that he was painting the same land and sea that the authors were describing-creating a sense of connection both to the past as well as the idea that, just as these books do, his paintings will continue into the future as a depiction of a place in time."
Keiran Brennan Hinton spent a year traveling across the U.S., completing residencies in Corsicana, TX; Martha's Vineyard, MA; and Fishers Island, NY. The practice emphasizes sustained observation, the plein-air discipline, and painting's ability to capture the essence of a place. Time in towns divergent from familiar Ontario required open eyes and a fresh palette. Two formative texts, Lonesome Dove and Moby Dick, anchored the painter to local ecologies and narratives. Paintings convey an intimacy of place and a continuity between past landscapes and future depictions. In October 2024, an eight-week Corsicana residency revealed crisp light, flat land, persistent heat, and one heavy rain day.
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