In ascendance, be confident!
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| Earth Rising, (2018 Sept. 6) 6"x4" |
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Earth Rising
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.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Morning Meditations in December
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| (Mixed-media, 2017-Dec-23) |
In studio #2
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| (Mixed-media, 2017-Dec-24a) |
before dawn,
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| (Mixed-media, 2017-Dec-24b) |
at the break of day,
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| (Mixed-media, 2017-Dec-22) |
And, early morning.
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.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Artscapes Canada Reprised, or, Act 2
The magazine Our Canada has just published a story about the project Artscapes Canada = Paye-arts Canada in which I participated representing Prince Edward Island. It started in 2009 with an email from Ray Belcourt, whose idea it was and whose photographs form the backbone of all the paintings depicting the Canadian landscape with the many and varied interpretations of the 11 painters who participated. Without Ray's dedication and ceaseless efforts, it would never have concluded in a book and exhibit in 2013.
The story in Our Canada (available at news stands) describes the essence of the project and includes one painting from each province and the NWT. My contribution is Cavendish Winds (2011) and features in the centre of p. 13. (see my post from August 19, 2012 for more of this story and a better look at Cavendish Winds https://louisemould.blogspot.com/2012/08/artscapes-canada.html )
And finally, the book that is going on sale next week at https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0980957281/ref=sr_1_1…
For more about my work see Louise Mould Artists in Canada website
The story in Our Canada (available at news stands) describes the essence of the project and includes one painting from each province and the NWT. My contribution is Cavendish Winds (2011) and features in the centre of p. 13. (see my post from August 19, 2012 for more of this story and a better look at Cavendish Winds https://louisemould.blogspot.com/2012/08/artscapes-canada.html )
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| p. 13, Our Canada (December 2018) |
The book has gone into a second edition - an expanded, hardcover edition - and
includes the third painting I did called Bales of Hay (see
post from July 7, 2013 https://louisemould.blogspot.com/2013/07/bales-of-hay.html for more detail) as well as Cavendish Winds and the first one Prince Edward Island Potato Fields. Iconic themes with new interpretations.
Below are a few
photos of the three paintings were the focus of a solo show at Howes Hall in the summer of 2013 that
featured these and many of the paintings that were studies.
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| Howes Hall, 2013 |
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| Howes Hall, 2013 |
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| Howes Hall, 2013 |
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.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Dance of the Fall
Watching the wind take the leaves where it wills; it is the dance of the Fall.
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| Mixed-media (6"x4") ink on paper |
Does the wind have a will? Do leaves blow where they will?
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.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Olive-Green Grove
Gnarled, knotty and showing their age.
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| 2018, (acrylic on paper, 22" x 15") |
A certain grace lies in their forms.
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.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Searching for an Atmosphere
Rising above and transcending limitations -- is this the goal?
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| 18 May 2018 6" x 4.5" |
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.
Monday, October 8, 2018
The Brass Band
Let out of their cases on a good day.
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| Mixed-media (paper collage, 6"x4") |
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.
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