Tom's Pistol MaryAnn Camps

Tom's Pistol MaryAnn CampsAcrylic on canvas 14 x 18 in. 36 x 46 cm 2020 Fueled by memory, grief and joy, this series of paintings unfold like a family album. Posed snapshots and casual interactions found in family photos, old and new, are rendered in hard edge sections of flat generous color. A visual language of joy portrays an imagery of loss and love. David Gillanders methodically constructed paintings and drawings have in recent years employed a strategy of divided

"This series of photographs can be seen as a memento mori

and private ritual

"Human touch is re-introduced to the photographic imagine by layering embroidered stitches on top of and within the photographic image

The Scrolling paintings attest to the delight in the exploration of colour combinations and they show that making paintings can be playful

96 x 72 in

"This piece was made at a time when I felt great deal of personal loss

Putnam (curator of Long Division)

unevenness - that inevitably happen and become integral to the work

Edition of 5

Envelopes dipped in candle wax procured from a local church and candle wicks

Accumulations and proliferations have dual nature in that they can be a celebration of abundance or an overwhelming deluge

re-asserting brushstroke