Charcoal sketch of a bridge and tree with two figures standing on the bridge.

Sketch of a car and a house in a rural setting, pencil drawing

Archaeology of Place

This series of panel-drawings delves into the reexamining of ancestral places, landscapes and historical narratives. These drawings are Neo-Romantic in nature, with a focus on atmospheric rendering techniques and abstraction. Archaeology of Place is an ongoing project, based on the synthesis of personal and archival photographic sources.

Charcoal drawing of a large circular structure resembling an arena with steps leading up to it. The scene appears desolate and unfinished, with two small figures in the background. The sky and surroundings are sketched in a minimalistic style.

Pencil sketch of an architectural structure, possibly a bridge, with columns and arches.

“It is a way of seeing that reveals a sense of mutual regard, where the land shapes people and people shape the land…Personal, political, and poetic, Greg’s works are meditations on the fluidity of time, on memory, place and being – on how the past functions in the present.”

Jennifer Pazienza – excerpt from the forward to Traces: Perspectives on the Past – The Art of Greg Charlton, published, 2021

A man with gray hair and glasses stands beside an informational plaque mounted on a post against a brick wall. He is wearing a blue T-shirt and holding a black tablet.

Cosmic Cellar, Marmora, ON. 2019, charcoal on panel, 60.5 x 183 cm

Tidal River Bridge, Maitland, NS. 2019, charcoal on panel, 60.5 x 183 cm

Cosmic Cellar, Marmora, ON. study, 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Tidal River Bridge, Maitland, NS. study, 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Partridge Island, Gun Emplacement, Saint John, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Coal Plant I, Minto, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Coal Plant II, Minto, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Bridge Abutment 1, Barkers Point, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

Bridge, Barkers Point, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Bridge Abutment 2, Barkers Point, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 60 cm

Spur No.2 Road, St.George, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Bridge, St.George, NB. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Bridge, 401, Toward Tyendinaga, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

Bridge, 401, at Marysville Rd. ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

Centennial Dome, Cavendish, PE. 2019, charcoal on panel, 60.5 x 183 cm

Centennial Dome, study, 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Cement Plant, Point Anne, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Cement Plant, Marlbank, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 40 x 120 cm

Reading, Asylum Grounds, Toronto, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

Fountain, Asylum Grounds, Toronto, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 60cm

Bricked Tree, Asylum Grounds, Toronto, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 60 cm

Sled, Asylum Grounds, Toronto, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

Spiral Stair, Asylum Dome, Toronto, ON. 2016, charcoal on panel, 120 x 40 cm

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