The landscape features most prominently in the body of my work. It is a landscape of suggestion, rather than a faithful figurative rendering; it is a landscape of fiction and abstraction. Major influences on my work have been the Canadian landscape, the tropical forest of the Congo and the land of the Mediterranean/Middle East. Born in Exeter, Ontario,I studied at the University of Prince Edward Island, McGill University in Montreal and the Université du Québec à Trois Rivières.
I always ask one question; when does the unconventional become so utterly conventional as to become uninteresting - dull in fact? I hope these are not dull whatever else they are. Let me know what you think.
Leaves showing off their colours in such a show of splendour! Falling Leaves (mixed-media, 7" x 5") Changing Leaves (mixed-media,...
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Wonderful movement in this one, Louise. Headless! Reminds me of the idea of walking on the sword's edge - or was it a knife.
ReplyDeleteSomething different, Louise - something ominous and foreboding, and something that bespeaks the catastrophe that awaits if one small step goes astray ...
ReplyDeleteSeems like you're stepping out here. I really like this.
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