COLORIST STUDY #3 – ÉTUDE COLORISTE #3

DIMENSIONS: 22 in. x 28 in. x 1.5 in. – 56 cm. X 71 cm. x 4 cm.

MEDIUM USED: Liquefied oil paints and mixed techniques
SUPPORT: Gallery wood panel mounted on a high-grade wood chassis. Ready for hanging.
EDGES: All 4 edges are gallery sized (1.5 inches) and as part of the artwork the painting is continued around the edge
FRAMING: Optional for the purchaser. All 4 sides are painted as part of the subject matter
PREPARATION: Minimum of two layers of gesso paint primer is added to insure paint adhesiveness and durability
SURFACE FINISH: No varnish or other substances are added to the painting’s surface. The visible luminosity and other effects are created by the liquefied oil paint mixture and other techniques developed by the artist

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

“Colorist Study #3” is the third of eight paintings were the subject was another painting called “Enchanted Forest” that I had completed a few years earlier. All the paintings in this series are identical in subject matter however a few are the reverse side of the original. This whole effort was more an experimentation with colors and hues that under normal circumstances did not find themselves either next to one another or on the same piece of art work. Basically what I discovered by creating these paintings was my own way of expressing myself thru color.  As long as my painting had balance and I used my “linear perspective” techniques to give the painting form, colors just blended together and became my way to communicate feeling and emotions.

Today, this series of painting is very representative of my artistic work. My colorist paintings are mostly scenes from the beautiful Gatineau/Laurentian Hills in western Quebec just north of Canada’s capital city Ottawa; the unspoiled Algonquin/Nipissing regions of northern Ontario and the majestic Rocky Mountains in western Canada.

Most of my artwork is created in my studio located in Gatineau, Quebec. The landscape scenes of mountains, fields, rivers, and lakes are from photographs that I have collected over the years. It is to these landscapes that I apply my colorist art style, my own brand of perspective and unique painting methods.

I am the type of artist who enjoys experimenting with new painting products and mixing various visual art mediums. This allows me to discover incredibly unique techniques that define my artwork and my artist portfolio. I also experiment on a regular basis with different art styles such as abstract and portraits where I apply the same distinctive techniques and brilliant colors to produce paintings that even, on occasion, surprise me personally.