series
statement
The way we interact with our environment influences the way we see things and frame the things we see. We take insubstantial, fragmented images and fill them out to make complete narratives.
It is this tension between the negative space, what is withheld from the frame of the painting and what is suggested that engages the viewer in a conversation with my work. I am showing part of a picture or world which exists beyond the realm of the canvas in the mind of the viewer. This conversation between the viewer and the painting, between description and abstraction is the most vital element of my painting.
process
These two pieces are some of the pieces up @bugeramathesongallery as part of their December show . They represent work from my forest interiors series and my winter solstice series . It’s one of 3 galleries my work is on exhibit this month . Each place is focusing on different bodies of work which is pretty fabulous. The forest interiors piece is 24x48 inches and the winter solstice is 18x48 inches . #abstractlandscape #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporarylandscape #artoftheday
Up now at #thegeorgianbaycentreforthearts . These crazy people have bought the bingo hall and are transforming it into a Mecca of arts and crafts . They have pottery , stained glass , jewellery, metal, painting, stained glass , etc . Workshops. It’s pretty fantastic. 20% of any sales are going towards the centre . PM for details on pieces and prices . #art #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #abstractlandscape #stilllife
I delivered this piece to @diannawittegallery yesterday along with a few of the 10 x 10 inch squares . #artgallery #contemporarypainting #stillife #floralpainting
From sketch to finished pieces . My process is always evolving . New ideas and new tangents lead to new directions and discoveries. These still lives are generated from things I’ve grown myself in my allotment garden . (Along with some filler I traded for) It was a direction I’d wanted to take for many years and done some drawings of my produce now and again but finally , this year , it took form . Where it goes from here , well , I’ll share those discoveries as they emerge . A bunch of pieces are headed off to galleries this week, if anyone’s interested in a piece , hit me up and I’ll tell you where it’s landed . #newwork #stilllife #drawing #oilpainting #floralpainting
Here is another piece in the forest interiors series from this year that I’m really pleased with . The colour combinations , line work and layering of textures . I’m very happy with how my work has progressed this year. This piece arrives @bugeramathesongallery today , shippers willing . 24x48 inches #contemporaryart #contemporarylandscape #newcontemporary #abstractlandscape #oilpainting
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