Layers and Light

One of the ways to get interesting colour in a painting is to layer the paint.  Three or four thinned washes of the paint, applied separately, one by one, can combine in a way to activate a pigment.  Light bounces between the layers. Your acceptance of the colour is as something complex and transparent, but with depth.  The history of the application, where each layer dries and then the next layer goes on, gives it a quality and an interaction that is different from a pre-mixed colour

I am very pleased that Oeno Gallery selected four of my paintings to go in their group exhibition just launched at their beautiful site in Prince Edward County, Ontario.  'Layers and Light' opens on November 9,  2024 and runs until January 26, 2025.

Red Mountain, 30x75", acrylic, 2017

Green Mountain, 35x65", acrylic, 2017 

Blue Mountain, 29.5 x 49.5",  acrylic, 2017

Dark Mountain, 30x50", acrylic, 2017

Trees turning into Paintings

I am just packing to drive up to Edmonton for my exhibition there, "Totems", opening July 9, this Saturday at the Scott Gallery.  There will be lots to see on the way, some of my favourite scenery and sources of inspiration.

To elaborate on how 'trees' can become paintings, here is an example of what can happen.

This:

can become this:

Or this:

could become this:

Solo Exhibition at Nikola Rukaj Gallery in Toronto

Several years ago I met Nikola Rukaj  at the retrospective for William Perehudoff’s paintings in Saskatoon.  Later on when I met him at the Toronto Art Fair, Nikola asked if I would like to show some paintings in his gallery in Toronto.  Miriam Shiell started showing my paintings in Toronto in the 1980's, and Gallery One under Goldie Konopny and Sharon Fischtein carried on with that until 2008.  This seemed like a wonderful opportunity, especially to show with a gallery that appreciated the work of a great artist like William Perehudoff.

Now I am pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition of my paintings at the Nikola Rukaj Gallery:

You can see the paintings at this link:  PAT SERVICE ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES