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Artist's Statement
| Light and its representation has always been
at the centre of my painting explorations.
Working with multiple layers of glaze allows
me to capture a sense of light within the
paintings, while building rich layers of
colour and depth. Pushing myself to explore
the boundaries of paint, I enjoy working
on a variety of surfaces including: wood
panels, sheet aluminum, and clear acrylic
panels. The triptych format allows me to
play with the tension of deliberately breaking
the linkages between the paintings and allows
for a greater sense of depth and expansiveness. |
Several years ago I was introduced to images
from the electron microscope and was at once
captivated by the delicate and complex beauty
of single cell life. In the water paintings,
I explored the microscopic world that inhabits
the oceans. Water has always intrigued me:
the play of light, the myriad blues and greens,
glimpses of life, fleeting shadows and patterns,
and its symbolic association with human emotions. |
The frenzy surrounding our fear of new, and
old, virus and bacteria strains is an ongoing
headline drama. Tiny and delicately beautiful,
it is hard to imagine some are so tenacious
and potentially deadly. Fascinated by this
dichotomy, I created two collections of paintings
inspired by images of viruses and bacteria
that have been making headlines in North
America.
In new paintings, DNA has become the inspiration
for ongoing explorations. The complex relationship
of DNA coding and the unfolding of identity
are expored in paintings layered with multiple
acrylic sheets. |
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