About
this show: The initial inspirationKathleen Morton has been a member of DeBlois Gallery and Beach Studios for over 15 years. Known for printmaking, encaustic, and collage work, she more recently ventured into bookmaking. As a self-taught bookmaker, with the help of some instruction books and the computer, Kathleen has refined her craft. Her love for working with papers and textures allowed for a natural transition to designing books, many of which have become memory makers for herself as well as others.
The fanciful birds in this set of drawings are loosely based on real birds, seen in life or in photographs. I am mesmerised by birds and these mildly surreal drawings are my attempt to capture something beyond their everyday appearance. I am also submitting a couple of non-bird drawings, and four of my illustrated children’s books.
Michael
is an illustrator who primarily paints on stretched upholstery
fabric with acrylic paints. He always looks for ways to
incorporate the fabric’s pattern and texture into his work,
which often infuses the piece with a sense of whimsy and wonder.
Inspired by nature, wild-life and lighthouses, his artistic
journey started with pen and ink before slowly evolving into
acrylics on fabric. The son of a furniture upholsterer, Michael
was surrounded by bolts of his mom’s upholstery fabric at a
young age, this familiarity led Michael to experiment with
fabric as his “canvas.” The patterns to him are like clouds in
the sky; he’ll stare at them and think, “What do I see?” as a
way to jumpstart his creative process.
I paint intuitively and enjoy playing and experimenting with the
medium that I have chosen for my artwork. I love the meditative
feeling of getting lost in the process and going with the flow.
Although I work in most media, Chinese Art is my passion and the
process of grinding one’s ink, using the unique brushes, the
natural pigments, marvelous Asian papers, the symbolism,
calligraphy and the philosophy behind this special art form is a
constant and challenging lifetime learning experience for me.
Printmaking and especially monotypes are my fun favorites. This
is the ultimate experience when I want to experiment with color,
shapes, patterns and found objects. My best results are with the
printmaking press. It is exciting to pull a print, sometimes
they are good sometimes not. Rejects can always be collage
material, or the image improved with other art materials.
Printmakers are notorious for finding junk with interesting
textures, usually when they are at the beach or on a walk!
When I was in China, I had a seal carved that reads: “There is
no end to learning” that makes me happy!
This work honors the book.
A pretty Flower Fairy would look wonderful in your plant room or sunporch or anywhere! And the little mermaid is a lovely gift for a new mother or favorite aunt.
Another way to bring the outdoors indoors is to paint a floral still life - part of a diary
My daily ritual is to walk several miles, watching and listening, trying to capture in light, color, and form in what I see. I have a special affection for wild creatures, especially birds, whose colors, shapes, and poses captivate me, and I have worked hard to identify the birds around me even through their songs. Through my work, I want to share the many faces of nature, the wildness of spirit, and the interplay of light and shadow woven into the tapestry of the natural world.
Meredith LeBlanc’s goal as an artist is to share what brings her joy and happiness. She is inspired by nature, flowers, color, and her pug Scarlet. Her time at the easel is restive and freeing, a journey into herself to learn and grow. Feeling the sensuousness of the oil paints, the vibration of blending the colors, and the emotion that arises from this has lessened her personal need for perfection and to let her flow be more natural. Painting has also become a necessity in her life, a way to renew her brain and her heart.
I am an artist who uses a camera to create images that capture a moment.
Ah the joys of Papermaking are endless!
This piece is greatly influenced by masks in the IFAN Museum in Dakar, Senegal.
Must be my second childhood - I always loved rebus puzzles when I was a kid.
"I
am interested in both abstract and representational art. I
once read a statement by the late abstract expressionist
painter Robert Motherwell bemoaning the absence of linear
elements in abstract painting. Since my natural drawing
style leans towards draftsmanship, I decided to use it in
exploring non representation and line work in particular.
A few years ago, on the internet, I stumbled upon
anthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger who investigates
and lectures on abstract Paleolithic art. We all know
about the murals of animals in the caves of Spain and
France but it seems little attention was paid to abstract
art deep in the same caves. Ms. von Petzinger gave me an
extra boost: I feel a link to the ancient world and I an
invigorated by her research."
More little heads!
Recycled, reused and reprinted. That is what my Flower Box monoprints are all about. The flower images are created on cardboard soap boxes which are then printed several times. Color pencil has also been used to enhance the linear elements of the flowers.
One of my favorite spots
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