2021 Members Show “Restricted” at Truro Library
July 5 - August 30, 2021
This is an exhibition of the TAS Members of TAS in response to the theme ‘Restricted’ that is inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Andrea Carroll
As a life-long artist/designer, I’ve had my fingers in all sorts of pots – and only recently into pots of paints. For me painting is mostly about attempting to translate textures - to express the feelings of the textures I see and experience in day to day life, in a creative piece. I love the unexpected magic that can happen when putting paint to textured surfaces and layering colours.
I enjoy painting with acrylics because they allow me to go from thick impasto surfaces to washes and glazes of the slightest tint of colour. And I’m using anything at hand to apply the colour and make marks on the canvas - broken clothespins, bamboo skewers, plastics spoons and my new favorite, a kitchen spatula! I do use paintbrushes too. I mostly use pre-stretched canvases and art board, and like to scratch, scrub and scrape layers off to reveal underlying layers.
I’d say my paintings are an attempt to capture the spirit or mood of the places and the beauty I see around me. Often this is found in very simple, everyday objects, places and experiences.
Fridge, acrylic and latex on canvas 10” x 12” NFS
Debby Austin
Self-taught and ever learning about art and techniques through workshops, books, and media, I love to explore and immerse myself in abstraction as a way to express place, memories, and nature. A sense of place emerges in my work using acrylic paint on canvas, wood panels, or paper, rarely using a photo, just memory to capture wonderment. It can take minutes or take years to visualize an experience.
Most Important influences in my work are Mark Rothko (articulated how I saw landscape), Howard Hodgkin (memory and boldness), Helen Frankenthaler (“There are no rules”), Franz Kline (moving paint), Wayne Boucher – an encouraging mentor.
Weighed, acrylic, 12x12”, $100.00
Gail Tuttle
I’m playing with water media and mixed media — on paper or cradled birch panels — during this surreal “restricted” time. I am restricted because of lockdown, isolated from “an abundance of caution” because the virus moves when we move, and I am personally confined because of my recent knee replacement surgery.
Despite loneliness, despite physical pain, the miracle is: creativity bubbles up, seeps through, and surfaces even when it is tamped down. I see creative activity as a signal of our joyful resilience, as artists and as a community.
“Untitled”, mixed media on gesso paper Size: 12”x12”
Georgina Shaw
I truly enjoyed painting this winter past. With the covid shut down a person has more time. I also have a new painting in the Westville. Town hall, & hVe been commissioned to do o ne for a friend which was delivered today. It is relaxing to have a painting in the works, then I can enjoy it when I choose.
The painting ' Winter Splendor", was painted this winter. I had the desire to paint a winter scene, I used a couple different Christmas cards to get ideas & really enjoyed doing this one.
"Winter Splendor" 11 x 13”. acrylic
Lesa Bezanson
Lesa Bezanson is a native Nova Scotian, originally from the Annapolis Valley and now resides in Truro. She has been painting in acrylics for 3 years and is self taught. Her favorite motto is “She believed she could, so she did.” She applies this motto to every aspect of her life and lives accordingly.
Lesa has always tried to put as much detail into her work as she can, so each piece is a work of love and dedication.
At this moment she is working on a series of paintings entitled Abandoned Houses, these are the first 2, Gramma’s House and Windows to the Old Soul. Each house in and of itself are fascinating and by taking a piece of the house and using it to portray the soul of the house tells an incredible story.
“Abandoned series #1 Grammie’s house”,
Acrylic 11x14” $225.00
Nikki marie
“ In my artwork, I like to try to capture the subject as realistically as I can with my ability. For me, watercolors give the best expression I try to show. “
“ Wild at heart”, 2021, 5”x7”
Sarah Sehl
This painting, “Immobile”, interprets restrictions as constrictions. A loss of mobility, and the narrowing boundaries where “stillness” becomes “stuck” and “solitude” becomes “isolation”. In light of the pandemic, a typical scene of domestic comfort and utility, a kitchen table and chair, are transformed into a source of discomfort, rigidity and frustration.
The subject matter of my acrylic painting focuses on the world around me, examining the detail of often joyful and quietly passing fragments of life. These are depictions of my own photos of trips ventured, gifts received, pets visited, and favoured snacks.These domestic moments are made most literally as small works, a necessary adaptation to painting at a vintage kitchen table in a one-woman tiny dwelling. Over the past year, this same small table has been the bearer of very many paintings, meals, work days, and now its own portrait. My work can be found on Instagram, @sarahsehlart.
“Immobile”, acrylic on canvas 14 x 11” $130
Suzanne Hastings-James
Nicaragua Market Day
Acrylic
124 x 16”
$270
Ursula Ryle-Gulliver
Encouraged since early childhood , Ursula has been a life long creative who has dabbled in fibre, paper, paint, fabric ... you name it she has tried it ! 20 years ago she discovered the art of rug hooking and it has become a passion, or should we say obsession ?
Works have been in group shows including Art Hits the Wall , Argyle Fine Art Gallery and at the Marigold Centre . Taking courses to broaden her knowledge and teaching beginners are inspiring ways to continually expand her horizons.
She truly believes that there is a magic in making.
Nutby house, Hooked Rug, 15” X 14” , NFS