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I began the works in this series with either digital photographs
of landscape or scans of my own drawings and collages.
While
spending time hiking, observing, or exploring in nature,
I am attracted to shapes, patterns of light, and configurations
of natural forms that suggest compositions. The essence
of my experience — perhaps weather or sensation
or emotion — is recalled in photos that I later
edit and manipulate in Photoshop. This may result in a
transformation in color, light, or proportion. Particulars
of the original become essentially condensed and exaggerated,
bearing some resemblance to the original location, but
by no means recorded or replicated for recognition, per
se.
A
similar progression occurs with my drawings and collages.
In each case, color, texture, and formal elements of the
composition further develop during the painting process.
The small scale tends to foster an intimacy as I focus
on details and arrive at the resolution that the work
demands. Often, I will repeat the process for a series
based on one image, until I feel that I have explored
the situation to some conclusion.
Working
with knives, as well as brushes, and gel or wax medium
all help to create a tactile surface, the spirit of which
is at once tough and playful. I have always been attracted
to works that can reflect both the serious and whimsical
sides of experience.
In the end, imagery is a tool for satisfying the need
for painterly craft, and a means to realize the sensuous
aspect of painting. Taking on a life of its own, a painting
becomes an object of contemplation and renewal.
Dorothy
Englander
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Beginnings
This
show had its beginnings in Provincetown the summer of
2004 during a beach vacation.
We
were a group of four women who were looking for some rest
and inspiration.
Dorothy
and I were drawn to the detritus washed up on the beach.
We began collecting it and carrying it back to the balcony
of our little apartment. We spent some time arranging
the bits and pieces.
Dorothy
was very precise in the patterns she created with our
found treasures.
And
so we began wsorking together on drawings and paintings
based on a variety of materials, both natural and manmade,
while
the ocean shimmered in the distance.
We
decided to bring the installation back with us to recreate
it for this show.
Dana
Rudolph
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