Not For Sale
Won the 3rd Place Artist in the APERO’s international magazine September Issue “Gather” in 2018.
This mixed media painting is inspired by the myriad of fascinating formations, cracks, textures, colors and patterns that are everywhere evident on the earth's crust and rocks. These "beauty marks" result from natural geological activity and weathering over time, from the creation of the earth until today.
The "earth's beauty marks" range from the very faint and delicate, to the very deep and dark. They reflect Nature's most gentle, and most powerful forces which have sculpted our planet over time and are the focus of my continuous exploration of the texture of nature and patterns of light and wind as they move across water and rock surfaces.
Texture and light are two elements I incorporate into my work, with the aim of blurring the line between painting and sculpture, integrating natural and man-made materials, inviting the viewer to touch it. I apply multiple layers of paint and medium, each partially revealed, to confer a luminous quality to my paintings. The textures and layers of color provide a visual representation and expression of emotional complexity. This painting has real copper patinas
| Technique: | Mixed Media on Canvas |
| Contents: | Gemstone, Accessories, Jewelry, Accessory, Ornament, Rust, Rug, Rock, Oil Spill, Canvas, Agate |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 36in x 30in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 6.7lbs (estimated) |
Monica Gewurz
Lions Bay, British Columbia
Monica's distinctive style of textural painting, in which she applies thick layers of acrylic paint and medium with palette knives, results in a 3-D effect, suggesting organic energy, flow and movement. At the same time, she uses multiple glazes of colour to produce contrast and harmony, creating lightness, fluidity, and
"“Working with texture and layers in my mixed media paintings gives me an opportunity to express nature in an abstract way, to encourage the viewer to be moved by its beauty, and to create a mood that will seduce the eye, soothe the mind, and inspire the spirit.” Monica Gewurz"