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Out of the Blue, is inspired by the complexity of a tidal pool. An abstraction, exploring the power, inspiration and reflective quality of this watery world, where I was looking to find a sense of floating, falling into this space. I began this piece building it by hand with no paintbrushes or knives on wet canvas and manipulating the paint by washing it off, where experimentation and chance played an important role. The last layer includes loose gestures using copper patinas, applied with a large pallet knife creating shapes and movement. The result is soothing but with an underlying tension,
| Technique: | Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas |
| Styles: | Abstract, Expressionism, Minimalism |
| Contents: | Sea, Ocean, Water, Outdoors, Reef, Land, Shoreline, Coast, Beach, Landscape, Nature, Seascape |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 12in x 48in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 10.0 lb |
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"