Terence AuCoin (Terry) is a local Artist, born in Kingston Ontario. He has lived and traveled across Canada and mostly paints En Plein Air, which is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject view; therefore creating what is known as an impressionist artwork.
Impressionists strongly emphasize the effects of light in their paintings; they use short, thick strokes of paint to capture the essence of the object rather than the subject’s details. Terry also combines long smooth strokes in his paintings like the background and foreground, sky and water, to enhance contrast with the subject.