June 8, 2009

Older Work...







These are pieces from 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. I know this is not a very unified represention but these are some motifs that I would like to continue to explore - I post them for my own benefit - to help me put together some ideas for my next move forward...

Ritual and Archetype

Some older work....where can I take it from here?
Parkland View 2009

A Goal - to see past the immediate (mundane and beautiful) and into the profound...
Prairie Night 2009


Night - subdued emotion in jewel-coloured tones - a time to reflect...

Life Changing Experience?

Lately I have been asking myself what direction I want my art to go - Should a life changing experience also change the direction my art has been moving or should I continue with what I have been doing. I love painting the colours and textures of the Alberta landscape but have been feeling an urge to return to some earlier motifs and try to work them out more completely.

My mother died in April and this profound experience of losing the person who was my first tie to the earth, my first loved one and the person who largely shaped who I have become, has left me hungry to delve back into ritual and fairy tales. I am going to post some old work on this blog and then, from there, try to develop the images and archetypes in a deeper, more intuitive way.