Evening Sun Gallery
Equinox, Dark Skies, and Blues for the Night Queen
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Equinox I
40x30 - 2005 |
Equinox III
40x30 - 2005 |
Equinox II
40x30 - 2005 |
Equinox IV
40x30 - 2005 |
Equinox V
40x30 - 2005 |
Equinox VI
40x30 - 2005 |
Sigils
78x66 - 2005 |
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Dark Skies I
40x30 - 2005 |
Dark Skies II
40x30 - 2005 Coll. B. McLeskey |
Dark Skies III
40x30 - 2005 |
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Artist's Notes:
Sigils and the Equinox and Dark Skies Series use pigment concentrates mixed with water-based urethane. They were made with brushes rather than painting knives. The works have a very spontaneous, spacious, multi-dimensional feeling for me, echoing the forces that emerge in Spring and/or the mystery of the night skies. Creating them was a magical experience, requiring a great deal of trust, being fully in the process, and letting go of expectations. |
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Blues for the Night Queen I
66x54 - 2005 |
BNQ II
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ III
66x54 - 2005 |
BNQ IV
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ V
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ VI
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ VII
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ VIII
40x30 - 2005 |
BNQ IX
40x30 - 2005 |
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Artist's Notes:
Blues for the Night Queen — This series combines the two techniques of the original abstract expressionists, color field and gestural painting. I begin with a brushed background of pigment concentrate mixed with a water-based urethane binder, and then riff out on top of it. The series title is a play on traditional blues music, telling of the bittersweetness of life; the color blue, which appears in various hues in all of the works; and the Goddess of the Night Sky, keeper of myths and magic. I find these paintings to be filled with luminosity and mystery, evoking images and experiences of the dreamtime. |
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