Don Pentz is a Nova Scotia painter of oils, watercolours and acrylics. He graduated with a BFA in 1966 from Mount Allison University and a MFA in 1979 from the University of Regina. He is an elected member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (R.C.A.) and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (C.S.P.W.C.). He is a founding member of Visual Arts Nova Scotia and has been inducted into its Honour Roll.

"The canvas represents unknown land made up of a sky area and a land mass separated by a horizon line. This gives the over-all composition its connection to landscape. My process of painting is akin to an exploration or journey into uncharted territory. Confronted by unlimited possibility, I am free to randomly impose my art-making skills, and acting as my own force of nature, work the textured surface like a glacier ploughing and gouging its way over raw land. Like glacial striations, the image of marks and stains I leave behind is the record of my journey."

D. Pentz