About the artist: Born and raised in Manitoba, Josh Silburt (1914 – 1991) aspired from an early age to become an artist and studied at the Winnipeg School of Art under L.L. Fitzgerald. He rode the rails to Toronto during the 30's and found work as a sports and political cartoonist while continuing to study at the Ontario College of Art and at Central Technical School, while he tried to earn a living by day. Josh, along with a small group of landscape painters that met at the Willowdale Art Group in north Toronto, focused on interpreting the Canadian wilderness, building upon the style and perspective of the earlier Group of Seven. As Canada passed its 100th birthday, and many Canadians re-kindled a love for their natural surroundings, Josh developed his unique style of palette knife application of vivid oil impasto and later brushed acrylics, capturing the beauty and ruggedness of Canada. Over the next 4 decades of prolific painting and evolving technique, Josh enjoyed considerable success with numerous one-man shows across Canada. His work appears in private and public collections throughout the world.