This is a collection of "plein-air" landscape paintings in oil on wood panels, in various sizes from 9 by 12 inches to 3 by 7 feet, painted in my home, looking out the front window.  At first glance, the work presents a cliché image of Group-of Seven rocks and pine trees, but instead of searching out various examples of the elements that illustrate the "north", I studied the same view over and over again throughout all seasons, weathers, and times of day during a period of five years.
	The elements of composition remain the same. The point of view, the shadows, and the colours change.  It's a kind of Monet's cathedral approach applied to archetypal Canadian rocks and pine trees.
	Bio:Liz Schamehorn, B.A., AOCAD. Liz Schamehorn (ska-ma-horn) was born and raised in Toronto. She has lived in Orillia since 1969. Having been a compulsive artist since childhood, she kept painting and studying off and on while raising three children. In Orillia, she studied with Marta Brestovansky, Michal Manson, and Arthur Shilling. In 1996 she entered Ontario College of Art and Design in the drawing and painting department.
	In 1998 she received the John Alfsen award for figurative painting, and in 1999, the Gallery 76 Award for best exhibition at OCAD Student Gallery. She graduated with honours from OCAD in 1999.
	In 1999-2000 she studied in Florence, Italy and received the Advanced Visual Studies Certificate with OCAD. As part of that experience she began to concentrate on plein-air painting. She also studied portraiture with Richard Serrin, an American artist and expert in Rembrandt's techniques. In 2003 she was one of the top twelve finalists in the Portrait Society of Canada's International Portrait Competition.      Her painting practice now consists of landscapes, abstracts, and portraits. She shows in various locations in Toronto and points north, including Zephyr Gallery in Orillia.