LANDING IN NEW CANAAN
The night passage across the Detroit River was delayed because of the arrival of the bounty hunters, but the flicker of the lantern continued to call out through the blackness “we are still here”. As the morning mist lifts, a small boat carrying its weary passengers is spotted.
This painting depicts a father and daughter landing on Canadian soil. To them this was Canaan the promise land to freedom. On the banks awaits his wife and new friends. A scream of elation, an awkward restrained laugh so long forgotten, a prayer of thanks easily spoken are intensified with the long awaited words of the conductor … you are free … you are free!

Artist: Dennis K. Smith Medium: Acrylic