Carol Loeb SFCA
Yarker, Ontario
Although landscapes, both urban and rural, are the subject of Carol’s paintings, her work is about contrast. Collectively, her work is a contrast of the engineered or built environment to the vast wilderness of her country.
Loeb works mainly in acrylics, usually blocking in the dark and mid-tone areas first and then adding thin layers of colour to create luminosity and depth. She also uses saturated colours and a limited palette to evoke a strong reaction from the viewer. Dramatic shadows focus attention on the main subject and create an atmospheric tension. The result is a realism that goes beyond a photographic representation or record of a place so we all can identify with or relate to it internally.
Loeb works mainly in acrylics, usually blocking in the dark and mid-tone areas first and then adding thin layers of colour to create luminosity and depth. She also uses saturated colours and a limited palette to evoke a strong reaction from the viewer. Dramatic shadows focus attention on the main subject and create an atmospheric tension. The result is a realism that goes beyond a photographic representation or record of a place so we all can identify with or relate to it internally.
To capture these emotive qualities of the subject and have the image go beyond the purely representational, I often use contrasting saturated, complimentary colours to create a vibrancy and emphasis that goes beyond the pretty picture.
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Recent Exhibitions
- Toronto: Invitational 2023 Mar 2023
- Toronto: Summer Pleasures 2022 Jun 2022
- 2024 Online Federation Showcase Apr 2024
- 2024 Artists' Choice Feb 2024
- 2023 Chapter Challenge Jun 2023
- Success! Fall Exhibition Oct 2022
- 2022 Chapter Challenge Exhibition Sep 2022
- 2022 Toronto Chapter Exhibition: Spring Thaw Mar 2022