On July 16, 2013, Canadian artist Alex Colville died. 
“I see life as inherently dangerous. I have an essentially dark view of the world and human affairs…Anxiety is the normality of our age.”
– Colville

Church and Horse, 1964, Alex Colville
From the Masterpieces of Canadian Art 2002
Issued by Canada Post in 2002
Designer: Pierre-Yves Pelletier
Artist: Alex Colville

Alex Colville’s career spanned his service as an official war artist during the Second World War to his death in 2013. From the early 1950s he had achieved a signature style, maintaining a set of images, subjects, and contextual concerns that remained remarkably consistent. His family (in particular his wife, Rhoda), the immediate environs of his homes in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and animals (often his own family pets) were his most frequent subjects. 
Alex Colville | Art Canada Institute (aci-iac.ca)