Beloved Nova Scotian folk artist, Maud Lewis was a prolific painter who created as many as two or three pictures every day. She painted her charming, colourful scenes using quick, tiny brush strokes and was known to work tirelessly on a piece until it was finished.

In this winter landscape, Lewis uses a brilliant purple to highlight the mountains in the background. A horse drawn sleigh heads towards a little village, church steeple visible nestled in fir trees beside a lake.

In spite of the hardships of poverty and advancing arthritis, Maud was able to create a body of cheerful paintings that belied her situation – the fluffy white and black cats, the jaunty sleighs on wintery roads, the oxen festooned with bells and more. Maud painted on whatever surface was available including clam shells, dustpans and the walls of her tiny home. Maud’s house which she shared with her husband was restored and is on permanent exhibit at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Her artwork is held there and in the Canadian Museum of Civilization. She is the subject of several biographies and two National Film Board of Canada documentaries. In 2017, a biopic of Maud's life titled "Maudie" was released starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke.

Framed dimensions are 21 x 23 inches.

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