"Summer's lease hath all too short a date."
- William Shakespeare
August, Remains of the Day
oil on canvas
16x20in, SOLD
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ONLINE STUDIO SALE-closes Oct. 25
JAN YATES, SCA
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Art retreat in Niagara Wine Country
Statement
For the past decade, in all weather and almost every day, I have documented the seasons of rural land where I live on the Niagara Escarpment (a UNESCO world biosphere reserve). These paintings are ‘grown' primarily with oil on canvas and I am struck by the common elements between my own art practice and the seasons and cycle of harvest. Each must have faith in what the land will give. When I am out painting in the land I am surrounded by new growth as well as the old and dying. All have grown from the same place and all go back to the same place: "each seed according to its own kind.. each one knowing what to do, each one demanding its own rights on the earth..." - Emily Carr.
Painting plein air is immediate and intuitive and is affected on a daily basis by what cannot be controlled- climate. Through direct painting from nature I engage in an intimate dialogue with the land and I am developing a deeper understanding of the environmental factors that determine our world's future. What I also find enlightening in painting on open land is that I am in the midst of so very many creatures ‘unseen' -their continued presence entirely dependent on our Eco system. Protection and the importance of maintaining ecological integrity concerning protected land informs my work.
For the past decade, in all weather and almost every day, I have documented the seasons of rural land where I live on the Niagara Escarpment (a UNESCO world biosphere reserve). These paintings are ‘grown' primarily with oil on canvas and I am struck by the common elements between my own art practice and the seasons and cycle of harvest. Each must have faith in what the land will give. When I am out painting in the land I am surrounded by new growth as well as the old and dying. All have grown from the same place and all go back to the same place: "each seed according to its own kind.. each one knowing what to do, each one demanding its own rights on the earth..." - Emily Carr.
Painting plein air is immediate and intuitive and is affected on a daily basis by what cannot be controlled- climate. Through direct painting from nature I engage in an intimate dialogue with the land and I am developing a deeper understanding of the environmental factors that determine our world's future. What I also find enlightening in painting on open land is that I am in the midst of so very many creatures ‘unseen' -their continued presence entirely dependent on our Eco system. Protection and the importance of maintaining ecological integrity concerning protected land informs my work.
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I am interested in trading places with other artists - locations of interest are coastal areas of Scotland, Ireland France--or anywhere..Closer to home, the east or west coast of Canada.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
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Whoa !!!
ReplyDeleteWhere did this come from !
Another bow to 'the Queen of Sky' !
Beautiful expressive painting full of energy and life.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha Robyn--it came after returning from a walk in my field where it felt like fall was upon us--bittersweet in that the cool air cut the humidity but reminded me that summer was on it's way out--put me in mind of this painting, rendered a few 'Augusts' ago, but translated how I felt.
ReplyDeleteCarolne, just returned from your blog--I'm still in a daze--
Ah yes, there was that feeling of autumn in the air a few days back, that reminder that summer is so fleeting. Beautiful painting here..the turbulent mix of summer heat and autumn cool.
ReplyDeleteI had a look at Caroline's blog. I think that you are both connected to your land, sky, and water and this relationship shows in your work. Very cool to experience them both.