Details: "Winter Yellow" 1995
whose bold linear abstractions proved a foundational influence on Abstract Expressionism
Growing up surrounded by the rural countryside
Printed on oversized Moab 300 gsm fine art paper with hand deckled edge
which he achieved by applying oil paint in thick
Roy Austin "Settler's Road #2" Oil on Board, 1994 Canadian Details: "Winter Yellow" 1995Roy Austin (1910 1997) was born in Faversham, England and emigrated to Canada a year later. After a short stay in Toronto, his family settled in Orangeville, Ontario. Growing up surrounded by the rural countryside, the young Austin developed a keen appreciation of the beautiful Ontario landscape. In 1930, at age 20, Roy Austin enrolled at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and studied painting and design under J. W. Beatty, J. E. H. Macdonald,