Acrylic and graphite on paper (2015)
Size: w 27″ x h 22″
Inspired by Masaccio, Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.
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Philippe at Samos, Kore Animated
Charcoal, acrylic, pastel on paper; 2015
Size: w 14″ x h 19″
After a marble statue of Philippe, from the group signed by Geneleos, found in Samos. A kore is a Greek maiden of the archaic period in Greek sculpture. Another study of this figure is currently on exhibit at The Piggery in Newburgh, Ontario. (See below.)
See my recent work at The Piggery!
Jaana Parks, owner of The Piggery Gallery in Newburgh — Stone Mills Township — Ontario (http://www.thepiggerygallery.com), is featuring for the next two months several of my recent paintings on canvas, paper, and stone in her unique space.
Between Us, Bathers (formerly titled Waterscape with Figures), The Diver, Smoke, New Shoes and many more are on display starting today.
You would have found my smaller pieces on glass and stone (the “small devotions” created under my business persona, Bedrock Art, http://www.bedrockart.ca) at The Piggery since 2013, but these larger works are new to the gallery.
The Piggery Gallery is open Saturdays and by appointment over the winter months.
Smoke
Graphite and acrylic on honed travertine, 2014
Size: w 16″ x h 24″ x d .6″
Family Strife
Acrylic, graphite, conte, charcoal on paper
Size: h 14″ x w 18″
It is interesting to compare this piece to my previous posting (Mother and Child), as it arose from the same two models, same pose.
Mother and Child
Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, conte 2014
Size: w 20″ x h 15″
Dancers
Mixed media
11″ X 15″
Marianne van Silfhout Gallery, An Artist’s View
An Artist’s View, the 7th annual juried show at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery, Brockville, takes place October 23 – November 28, 2014. The opening reception will be held October 25 (Saturday), from 1:00 to 3:00.
My work “Between Us” (see previous post) is featured in the invitation and promotional material for the show.
Between Us
Acrylic, graphite, pastel, collage on canvas
Size: h 36″ x w 36″
The inspiration for this painting I owe to the Cucuteni culture circa 4300 BC. Front and back of the same 6-inch terracotta figurine are shown. The original piece resides in the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest. Its precise function and form are not known.
Waterscape with Figures (detail)
Acrylic, graphite, collage
Size: w 24″ x h 23″
I build texture through collage and tracery in acrylic media, and depth through layers of acrylic glazes and scraped paint. I like to blend with my fingers to get the most subtle effects. The mystery at the heart of this work is the pair of figures, like goddesses of myth glimpsed through a waterfall.
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