A Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Marion Meyers
Colborne Art Gallery, Ontario
June 9, 2018 through July 22, 2018
Opening Reception: Saturday June 9, 2018, 2 to 4 pm
Windows and doors: they seem to tell me, “You’re welcome here.”, or “No one cares.” Would I like to open that door? Bang on that knocker? Reflect on what goes on behind that window? I imagine being on the other side, looking out that window or just admiring how the light streams in. I find odd angles intriguing and often work the architectural patterns of windows and doors into abstract work.
For years I had a recurring dream of a giant old warehouse building filled inside with what appeared to be a giant “Mousetrap” game. And I rode around in a small cart, like I was on a single-person roller coaster, going in and out of doors in walls and windows in the frame of the warehouse, bumping into things and setting off chain reactions of cogs and wheels turning. It was a gritty, grimy place of clanging metal and old wood. Years later we played a video game called Riven, where finding the right door or knob to turn would open a passageway, leading you to the next window or hole in the wall to climb through. It was dark inside with light streaming in where you might find a way out or back into the game again. Just like in my dream.
There are always strong lines in images of windows and doors and often repeating patterns, gorgeous colours and texture. These images come out in the texture and piecing of quilted wall hangings. The images swirling in my head, either from photos I’ve taken or abstract impressions of places, are ideas I bring out in my encaustic paintings. Encaustic medium is an ancient process of melting beeswax and damar resin together with pigment to paint, hot and fluid, on birch panels. It dries immediately and each layer of encaustic paint must be fused with a blow torch, heat gun or hot iron to the layer beneath. Encaustic paint is a wonderful medium for scraping away, layering colour, adding texture and making glossy surfaces, all key elements of My Perspective on Windows and Doors.
Learn encaustic painting techniques with Marion Meyers
Full-day Encaustic Class
Learn the basics, all materials supplied
Thursday June 14, 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday July 5, 10 am – 4 pm
$125 per student, limited to four students
Give-it-a-Whirl
Enjoy a demonstrations and try out encaustic painting
Sunday June 10, 12 – 2 pm and 2 – 4 pm
Saturday June 16, 12 – 2 pm and 2 – 4 pm
$40 per student, limited to four students
For enquiries and to register for classes call or email; Marion Meyers,
905-985-1335
The Colborne Art Gallery
51 King Street East, Colborne, Ontario
905-355-1798
Gallery Hours During Shows: Thursday to Sunday 12 to 4 pm