The Prairie Soul and its Foundations Born in the windswept landscape of Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Illingworth “Buck” Kerr was a child of the plains long before he became its most celebrated chronicler. His early years were steeped in the natural rhythms of the Canadian West, a period defined by a profound connection to the animals and vast horizons that surrounded him. This primal bond with the wild was nurtured by his mother, a skilled watercolourist whose gentle encouragement planted the seeds of an artistic vocation. In those formative moments, the textures of the earth and the movement of wi…