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Harbour Grass

Harbour Grass

My beach: an unnatural wonder. An industrial harbour. Freshly-planted dune grass, protected from the wind by snow fencing, to protect the boardwalk from sand.

 

The major attraction of this small town, drawing city-dwellers all summer long. Only place in town with parking meters. Smells like barbecue. Sounds like reggae.

 

My beach? Their beach? Our beach? An unnatural wonder, rimming a wild Great Lake.

 

That lake: neither mine, nor theirs. Not even ours.

 

 

These Bridges & Fences are my exploration into the interplay of the objects we've built with the natural world that holds them.

 

Here, Nature is depicted by loosely-applied, textural, riotous colour. The colour is the first thing: it arrests the attention and makes us want to linger. But the texture is the other thing: it requires that a lot of work be put into painting anything of value atop it. I really had to watch my step.

  • Dimensions

    20"x20"

  • Media

    Acrylic

  • Substrate

    Wrapped canvas

  • Profile

    3/4"

  • Year

    2022

  • Finish

    Matte polymer varnish with UV protection

  • Frame

    Float frame, 1/2" wide, cut from thoughtfully-culled elm, milk-painted black

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