“Southern Alberta Town” is interesting in A.Y. Jackson's oeuvre for its allusion to a human presence in nature. The buildings and brightly coloured vehicles acknowledge the imprint left on the land. Depicting this subject, Jackson cleverly reveals the challenging human relationship with nature through methodical subtlety. The painting shows Alberta's demanding prairie climate through the dominance of land and sky, set to remind the viewer of nature's power over humankind.
