PREVIEW PARTY
Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 5-8 pm
SECOND SATURDAY RECEPTION
Saturday, February 14, 2009 from 6-9 pm
SHOW DATES
February 14 - March 7, 2009
GALLERY HOURS
Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 5pm
And by appointment
SECOND SATURDAY WEEK ONLY
Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 6-9pm
(left) Incendiary Totem, 52" high x 12" base, Steel and Masonry, Mark Oldland
(Right) Chit Chat 4, 24" x 24", Mixed Media, Michael Shemchuk
Artist Statement
I
have always been drawn to color. Pure color. How opposite or like colors complement each other and the myriad
of emotions that colors evoke.
I describe my work as "a surface of navigation", like a map. The paintings I produce are abstract landscapes of color,
shapes, lines and textures related and synchronized to create their own rhythm. My work attempts to awaken the
memories of color and light that are evident in all of us, and to inspire our sensibilities to have a dialog with these
memories.
Inspiration comes in the many environments I observe "in the world". The sophisticated colors and patterns of
a Gee's Bend quilt or wandering through the grey concrete world of a parking garage or observing the sublime
color of water in a white bathtub. These places and objects instill in me ideas of light, color and balance.
Inspirations are not always evident and they arrive in many different forms.
