{"id":140,"date":"2013-11-01T03:44:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T03:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/gallery\/?p=140"},"modified":"2013-12-05T05:48:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T05:48:03","slug":"bright-within-november-1st-december-18-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmcollege.ca\/gallery\/bright-within-november-1st-december-18-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Within: November 1st – December 18, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Bright Within’ is a special group show featuring work by local artists Bobbi Clackson Walker, Jack Coggins, Jan Corcoran, Ray Keighley, Paul Lapointe, Jan Norris, Karen Pask-Thompson, Louise Roy, Ruth Sulatisky, Carol Wylie and Marlene Yuzak.
\nEach participating artist has been asked to select a work from their home or studio environment that they continue to look at and be both surprised and inspired by, as it is ‘bright within and without’. Each artist has also provided a brief statement on an element of the work, an aspect of it that they find important as they move forward. Also included is ‘Red Cyclamen’, a still life by Prince Albert artist Andree\u00a0 Martinson-Felley, from our STM Art Collection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Bobbi<\/a><\/span>
\nMemories of\u00a0dappled sunlight\u00a0on a glass-like\u00a0surface
\nBubbles rise to burst and reveal hidden depths
\nFlotsam drifts\u00a0by stirring imagined points\u00a0of\u00a0origin
\nFLOAT\u00a0is a play\u00a0of\u00a0visual elements and visual memories<\/span>
\nEach time I gaze upon\u00a0it I learn\u00a0how important that play is to my work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bobbi Clackson-Walker<\/span><\/b>
<\/span><\/b>Float
\n<\/span><\/i>2009
\nAcrylic paint and paper collage on raw canvas
\n36″\u00a0 <\/span>x 72″ <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Jack<\/a><\/span>
\nThis recent work shows nerve cells of the human body and the interconnected wiring with other nerves. They serve as the fragile connections of the central nervous system and when broken, as in my case, they render me a quadriplegic.
\n<\/span>This is a new departure for me that I plan to explore in greater depth as a subject of future works.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jack Coggins
\n<\/span><\/b>Neurons and Axons
\n<\/span><\/i>Acrylic on canvas
\n2013

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\"Jan<\/a><\/span>
\nThis work is cathartic for me: a way of letting go and painting from the heart with a limited palette.
\n<\/span><\/i>Jan Corcoran
\n<\/span><\/b>The Frank Series<\/em>
\nOil on cradle board
\n4 (5\u201dx 7\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Ray<\/a><\/span>
\nThis is an acrylic painting from 1979 when I was in Bible College. I had a Life of Christ class and instead of a written assignment, \u00a0<\/span><\/span>I did a painting of the Triumphal Entry of Christ. It was done on canvas panel and framed. I gave the painting to one of my wife\u2019s aunts who lived on campus. She has since died and it came back to me, kind of a lost child. It is in my office and it reminds me of my early use of colour and design that can still be found within my work today. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>And it reflects the narrative aspects of my work.<\/span><\/i>
\nRay Keighley
\n<\/span><\/b>Triumphal Entry of Christ
\n<\/span><\/i>Acrylic on canvas panel
\n<\/span>1979
\n18″ x 24″<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 <\/span>\"Paul<\/a><\/span>
\n\u2018Rattle\u2019 hangs next to my bed and is a gathering of objects found here at the river lot at Batoche where I live.\u00a0 <\/span>When arranging the objects, I had the distinct feeling of ceremony.\u00a0 <\/span>I mostly work at Plein Air painting in watercolour and oil but that particular winter, I did 13 assemblages.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Paul Lapointe
\n<\/span><\/b>Rattle
\n<\/span><\/i>Assemblage of wood \u2013 stone \u2013 sinew \u2013 bone \u2013 paper
\n2005
\n<\/span>58 x 38 x4 cm

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\"Jan<\/a><\/span>
\nFor a while I had a south-facing studio on the second floor of the house across the street from where I lived.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>While there I did a few paintings of the streetscape, which was beautiful whatever the season.
\n<\/span><\/i>Jan Norris
\n<\/span><\/b>On the Street Where I Live
\n<\/span><\/i>Oil paint and oil pastel on canvas
\n<\/span>18″ x 24″

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\"Karen<\/a><\/span>
\nBecoming a mother has been one of the best gifts that I have experienced. I have truly experienced the \u201cbright within and without\u201d in my children who have since grown into young adults.\u00a0 <\/span>This painting is special to me as it is one of my daughters.\u00a0 <\/span>It is entitled \u201cForget Me Not\u201d, not only for the flower she is offering but also for her spirit that will be with me forever and never forgotten.
\n<\/span>Karen Pask-Thompson
\n<\/span><\/b>Forget Me Not
\n<\/span><\/i>Acrylic on canvas
\n<\/span>1998, 22\u201d x 30″
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\"Louise<\/a><\/span>
\nThis piece was done in Anne McElroy\u2019s class, \u2018Painting Towards Abstraction\u2019 at USCAD.\u00a0 As I did this exercise, I understood better than ever before that anything goes.\u00a0 <\/span>I can do a woman with no head and four fingers and nothing is missing. It gave me freedom for future work.
\n<\/span><\/i>Louise Roy
\n<\/span><\/b>Woman With No Head
\n<\/span><\/i>Acrylic on paper
\nFall 2008
\n<\/span>11 \u00bd\u201d x 15\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Ruth<\/a><\/span>
\nAccording to Coco Chanel, before every woman leaves the house she should look in the mirror and, if possible, remove one item.\u00a0 This concept, that less is more, is a very strong influence in my work and “Marta” was the drawing that sparked my interest in exploring what you can do with an economy of line and shadow.
\n<\/span>Ruth Sulatisky
\n<\/span><\/b>Marta
\n<\/span><\/i>Charcoal on paper
\n<\/span>30\u201d x 22\u201d

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\"Carol<\/a><\/span>
\nThis piece taught me how important it is to me that all of my work contain an element of the human experience.\u00a0 <\/span>It also helped to springboard me into an exploration of oil paint as a medium for painting flesh.
\n<\/span><\/i>Carol Wylie
\n<\/span><\/b>Tenderness
\n<\/span><\/i>Oil on canvas
\n<\/span>2011
\n41 \u00bd\u201d x 32 \u00bd\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Marlene<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/b>This sketch of the Saskatchewan River Forks was one of many images I completed on a hot August day. I was taking part in a summer\u00a0workshop with George Glenn, who was a great mentor for me. In order\u00a0to get his students to break out of their old habits, George would\u00a0sometimes assign people to do 20 or 30 paintings a day. With people\u00a0who were really stuck in a rut, he might ask for 50. Fortunately, I never needed that much treatment!
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\n<\/span>It had been a long day, and we\u2019d painted at several sites. By the\u00a0time we got out to the Forks, I was too tired to drag out my paints.\u00a0 So I just picked a piece of charcoal out of an old fire pit and went\u00a0to work.
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\n<\/span>Although this gives me fond memories of a mentor,that is not why I hang on to it. This piece is one of the first I did with a real\u00a0sense of self-confidence, of knowing exactly what I wanted. I wanted\u00a0to use white space. I wanted to frame this stark image with little\u00a0playful \u201cbeads\u201d of orange. I still explore these themes in my work\u00a0today.
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\n<\/span>As an artist, you need a certain degree of self-assurance in order\u00a0to put down your marks with intention and integrity. This painting\u00a0was my first taste of that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Andree<\/a>
\nYou may recognize this still life by Andre\u00e9<\/span> as part of the STM Art Collection. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>In 2004, STM Gallery was fortunate to host to an exhibition entitled \u2018Objects\u2019 featuring the work of Linda Chartier (Calgary) and Andre\u00e9 Martinson-Felley<\/span>. Born in Switzerland, Andree moved to Canada in the early 1960s and eventually settled just outside of Prince Albert. \u00a0<\/span><\/span>Like all of the artists within this exhibition, Andre\u00e9<\/span> is passionate about art and art making and has been a mentor and inspiration to many artists within the arts community. Each time I view this vibrant still life in our hallways, I discover something new, something that is bright within & without<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Andree Martinson- Felley
\n<\/span><\/b>Red Cyclamen
\nOil on canvas
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