Explore Steve Driscoll's Vibrant Canadian Wilderness Art

A vibrant landscape painting depicting lush green grasses and a reflective waterway, capturing the essence of the Canadian wilderness.

In his new body of work, artist Steve Driscoll creates a vivid narrative featuring sights one might encounter during a journey through the Canadian wilderness. (Above: Looking out the Window, here)

A vibrant abstract painting depicting a Canadian wilderness scene with red and green hues, featuring stylized trees and water reflections. — Steve Driscoll, From Here to Here, 2025 – source

For this solo exhibition Points of Passage, Driscoll accessed his extensive archive of photographs taken on trips through Algonquin, Killarney, and Temagami in search of images of quiet, intimate moments.

It is Driscoll’s passion for nature while camping and canoeing that fuels his artistic practice.

A vibrant, colorful landscape painting depicting a serene scene by a waterway, with lush green surroundings, a pink rock, and blue water reflecting the light. — Steve Driscoll, The Sun was Nearly Overhead, 2025 –source

Over two decades ago, Driscoll invented his now iconic medium of oil paint mixed urethane. The mixture has a similar consistency to watercolour but with a heightened saturation of colour and a sleek surface quality that reflects light. (See previous Art Junkie posts on Steve Driscoll here and here)

A vibrant abstract painting depicting colorful trees against a blue sky, showcasing shades of orange, red, pink, and green. — Steve Driscoll, On a Warm Day Like This, 2025 –source

His work is included in museum collections including the McMichael Canadian Art Collection as well as numerous corporate and bank collections in Canada. Driscoll has worked on several corporate and public commissions, including at CIBC SQUARE and Manulife’s headquarters in Toronto.

Steve Driscoll’s website, here.

Exhibition site for Points of Passage, at Nicholas Metivier Gallery, here.