Whew. How can 2008 be nearly over? It is hard to believe. I am busy getting ready for a show at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery in December. I think it will be a good show. The opening is Friday, December 5th, 7-9pm, and the show will run until January 9th, 2009. I think you should get all dressed up and come out. I will post some new work once the show is hung.
Alder Grove, Winter 36" x 48" acrylic on canvas 2008 SOLD
My evolving interaction with my surroundings leads to work that explores resonance in natural forms: the echoes and overlaps between terrestrial and marine, vertebrate and invertebrate, plant and animal, human and non-human. Ultimately, an exploration of these forms is an exploration of the intimate connection between living things, and of the empathy we possess for life, both familiar and unfamiliar. In my practice, I become acquainted with various organisms, cultivating relationships. The acquaintance is developed outdoors – in the woods, on the beach – but the work is completed in my studio. The artworks that result from this process – whether sewn, bound, painted, written or planted – are essentially portraits, hopefully conveying something of each non-human persona I encounter, emphasizing the selves that help us, as Barry Lopez said,“in the quest to understand landscape not only as something that is living, but something that includes us and upon which we are subtly dependent”. That is, an animate ‘landscape’ that consists of persons who require our care and respect for their survival and our own.