48” Diameter Oil on Wood. 2025

What to take, and what do we leave behind? 

“Often asked to consider our response in the face of crisis, we dig deep to weigh our own values.  What do we value enough to ‘run back into the fire’ for?

In the broader context of an environmental world in crisis, what does this phrase mean?  Consider the most cliché images of tourist rich places, where all is bright and sunny, and nothing is more or less outstanding.  Find that same image in  ‘inverse’ form, and all that is left behind is the essence of what makes that  place rare, fragile and beautiful.”

~Pascale Ouellet

PAST/FUTURES, a new series of large format paintings by Pascale Ouellet, is a poignant reminder to reflect on personal values in our relationship with nature……how do we celebrate iconic and pristine places without destroying them?  How do we distill and celebrate the core beauty in our natural environment while still recognizing constant  shocking changes that threaten it’s very existence?

How do we stop loving these places to death?