Painting towards summer 2019 and a solo show. . .
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Friday, August 16, 2019 will see the opening of my second show at the Tulista Gallery, now called ArtSea Gallery, in Sidney, BC! I am particularly excited to introduce a new Venetian series at this show, as well as images from other recent travels to Southern France and Croatia; all rounded out with a taste of home, Westcoast paintings. As always, you'll find the ever-present, unifying quality of light and reflection - which I like to think is the essence of my batiks! |
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Each batik takes approximately 3 weeks to create; as such, I've been painting specifically to fulfill the huge requirements of the space.
As each painting is completed I will add it to a "sneak peak" collection below.
I've also begun delving into the world of Giclées and am considering reproducing a limited number of Westcoast batiks, all of which have been previously sold, to be available at this show. Gallery Wrapped canvas', ready to hang on the wall "as is", as well as cotton rag paper with a smooth texture more like the original cotton, should be available. The Giclées would be printed with archival inks and canvas' UV treated with a protective clear coat. They would be limited editions and slightly smaller than the originals.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
After years of expressing other people's ideas through murals, I was eager to create artwork that was uniquely my own - this culminated in painting batiks. Manipulation and fusion of wax, water and dye on fabric pushes me outside my comfort zone of crisp reality, restraining the complete control that I'm so accustomed to. Having worked with the medium for over 6 years, I still feel like I'm dancing with the devil as my dye-laden brush lingers above the wet cotton. Unlike any other medium I've worked with, painting a batik requires continuous forethought and focus throughout the creation - my mind can't wander. The fluid technique of batik allows me to create uniquely organic paintings particularly suited to the interplay of light and shadow, smooth gradations of colour and reflections on water. Batik has become an endless creative challenge for me and I love to test myself to see how far I can take it.
After years of expressing other people's ideas through murals, I was eager to create artwork that was uniquely my own - this culminated in painting batiks. Manipulation and fusion of wax, water and dye on fabric pushes me outside my comfort zone of crisp reality, restraining the complete control that I'm so accustomed to. Having worked with the medium for over 6 years, I still feel like I'm dancing with the devil as my dye-laden brush lingers above the wet cotton. Unlike any other medium I've worked with, painting a batik requires continuous forethought and focus throughout the creation - my mind can't wander. The fluid technique of batik allows me to create uniquely organic paintings particularly suited to the interplay of light and shadow, smooth gradations of colour and reflections on water. Batik has become an endless creative challenge for me and I love to test myself to see how far I can take it.
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