Top of the Phoenix (View from Studio4Ward)

The oil-painted rendering of this iconic structure possesses a natural combination of color compliments. The subtle beauty of the architecture is pronounced by the definitive angles of the composition; a dance between straight angles and soft curves is offset by a bath of soothing sky, keeping the eye lingering.

Snow gently rests on the slanted hips of the roof giving a feeling of a calm moment of winter weather. The illuminated rusty hues of the vibrant red-orange bricks radiate the warmth and is ignited by the sun's rise. The militant gunmetal green of the annex building ties the whole flow of hot and cold together. Special attention was given to the clouds and all things in the distance. A sense of frigid humidity can be seen in the dramatics of light play.

Top of the Phoenix (View from Studio4Ward) is the scene overlooking the upper portion of the Old Phoenix (Gleaner Building) on Queen Street in Fredericton. The scene is captured from the third-floor studio in the Old Arts Building across the street. This is a familiar scene for the Fredericton artists who have made Studio4Ward their creative home throughout the years, still enjoyed by the artists and makers who occupy the space today.