Title: "Wind Sculpted Pine"
Medium: Oil On Canvas 
Size: 58 x 38 inches 
Joel Mara’s paintings are deeply rooted in his lifelong connection to the natural beauty of Canada’s West Coast. Growing up on Vancouver Island, he developed an early reverence for nature through quiet moments spent exploring pebbled beaches, tidal pools, and coastal forests. This sense of stillness and wonder continues to define his art today.
Guided by his experiences of the Pacific landscape, Mara’s work captures the unique atmosphere of places like Crescent Beach, White Rock, Lighthouse Park, and Whitecliff Park. His impressionistic approach invites viewers to participate in the creation of each scene — the forms and colors merely suggest a place, leaving space for personal interpretation and emotional resonance.
Through soft light, subtle movement, and an intimate sense of place, Mara’s paintings evoke the feeling of “being there”—the gust of ocean wind, the hush of the forest, the simple harmony of nature being itself.