The show.The space.The work.
New Pages - an open studio exhibit of recent work done over the course of the last 9 months in my studio, on the 4th floor of the Save-On Meats buliding.
This is a unique studio. In it, I feel part of a community, involved in the buzz all around, the creative energies and emerging identity of this neighbourhood. That external presence had a direct influence on the energy of the work.
This work is a showcase of small scale pieces on vellum and paper.
The physical use of paint is immediate and loose, full of gesture - washes of thinned down paint, scratches and dents into the paper then filled in with wax, wax is layered up and scraped away, then more wax over top - finger swipes of thick paint, smudges of oil sticks knifed away rubbed out and done again.
Compositionally, the pieces are focused and restrained with a sketch-like quality, fusing elements of architechture and written language. Parts of the surface are left untouched and empty, drawing you in with sharp perspective lines towards deeper hushed activity.