Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema collages and paintings

collages and paintings

concise and rational

The rhythm of the vertical stripes are resulting from the wooden sections glued by the industry

it is their ability to bend light that causes a viewer to perceive a color that’s not really there

Dana Gordon’s kaleidoscopic compositions are contemplative and evoke somewhat Orphic Cubism

Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema collages and paintingsBalancing Act 1 is part of a series of works on paper started in 2016. They are created in the evenings and aptly named after busy days of teaching and other responsibilities. The artist establishes parameters involving the use of a particular palette, certain mark making gestures and amount of time spent on each drawing. This work incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition based and planned execution.