100 Painting by Farquhar McGillivray Knowles

I started up on my Youtube Channel a playlist titled, True North Palettes: 100 Canadian Paintings Series. It features 100 paintings by various historical Canadian painters. The first two were on Homer Watson and Frank Panabaker. 

For this video, discover the timeless beauty of Canadian art through 100 stunning paintings by Elora, Ontario's Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932) — a celebrated marine and landscape painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Knowles became known for his atmospheric coastal scenes, moonlit seascapes, and luminous depictions of harbours and shorelines, capturing the interplay of light on water with a delicate, romantic touch. 

A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, he exhibited widely and was admired for his technical skill in both oil and watercolour.

His work reflects a fascination with the sea and sky in all their changing moods — from tranquil harbour scenes to dramatic moonlit waters — blending careful observation with a poetic sensibility that set his paintings apart in Canadian art of his era.

Sit back and enjoy this curated gallery of 100 masterworks — a journey through the golden age of Canadian marine and landscape painting. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I liked creating them. Here is the LINK to the video.