David Burns grew up in Montreal and, after studying Fine Arts at Concordia University, came west to live and work in the rugged shoreline forest near Pender Harbour on B.C. Sunshine Coast. His paintings over the years have captured the force and strength of the giant freighters that plow their way up and down the coast, the endless log booms being towed to their final destinations and the timeless experience of contemplating the ocean from the shore.

Sunset from Duck Bay, September, 2003

Vistas From Savary Island are the subject of David Burns' latest body of work. After spending several weeks this past year on the beautiful and historically interesting Savary Island, Burns created a series of Zen-like paintings with vistas of Hernando, Cortez and Vancouver Islands, among others on the Sunshine Coast.

Intrigued by the endless blues and grays, and a sense of peace created by the summer mists of the Georgia Straight, Burns' paintings contemplate the infinite possibilities of the imagination.

Duck Bay study material

These stunning landscapes of the land, sea and sky around Savary Island invite the viewer to sit by the water dreaming into the horizon.

Burns feels that his work celebrates a sense of hope. "The openness of the horizon creates space for the imagination to grow and aspirations to take form...giving oneself room to think, room to dream, room to imagine, room to believe."