Alice's Art Gallery

Fall- Once Again is a 42" x 48" acrylic painting on canvas. This time I have used a limited colour palette and knife technique. The new owner, a very loyal collector, commissioned this piece after seeing a small version in my studio done on paper (18" x 24" ). I find it difficult to part with some paintings. I would have loved to display Fall - Once Again in my studio... if I had enough walls. I am happy knowing that it is being enjoyed and appreciated in a new home.  

 This mixed media painting, size 24"x 60" has been on my easel for a while with a ground of collage papers and abstracted classical guitars. I decided this year to honour some of the great rock guitarists  and their guitars. In that spirit I have included their names to my painting. My work was completed when, as the focal point, I added a Dean- Flying "V". I am happy to say that the painting has found a new home with a guitar collector and is hanging in his music room keeping company to a real Dean and other fine guitars.                                                

I enjoyed attending the reception to the Etobicoke Art Group exhibit. It was a great opportunity to share a Sunday afternoon with fellow artists, family and friends. I am including some photos from the event. To see close ups of my work please go to the previous post.                                            

The Etobicoke Art Group is presenting HIGHLIGHTS 2019 at Neilson Park Creative Centre. This is a members show, starting on October 22nd. This time I have selected two mixed media pieces. The show has a great selection of work from many of my fellow painters, all members of Neilson Art Centre and the EAG. I hope you find some time for stopping by to see our work. The show runs until  November 10th. Please check  Neilson Park Creative Centre web page for gallery hours.

As part of my curiosity to explore other expressions of abstraction, I have been attending an open studio for several years. Drawing and painting the human body can be challenging when  the intention is abstracting. I  easily got caught in the many details of the figure and that wasn’t what I was after. I like to share with you some of my figurative work on canvas and on paper.

Although you haven’t heard from me in a long time, I have been painting consistently for the past two years. I  entered one of my large pieces and two of my New York Series in previous Impact Juried Exhibits . All three paintings were selected to participate in the 2016 and 2017 shows. I was happy seeing I was going in the right direction with my work. Eventually I will show the complete body of work of both series. For most part of 2018 I have concentrated on the exploration of new expressions in collage and image transfers. This year my focus is on work on paper using a combination of acrylic paint, water soluble pencils, neon paint and acrylic skins. This new series, called Under my Skin,  has already 15 pieces and although small in size, 12”x16”, the activity in them is very intense. Under my Skin #14 was selected by jurors Jennifer Cairns and Nathan Heuvingh to participate in this year’s  exhibition.

I am very Happy that my painting made it into the Impact 2017 Juried Show.  In the next couple of weeks I will share with you the remaining paintings of this series