"ALMOST SPRING"
SISISBOO CAFÉ AND GALLERY
BEAR RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA
MARCH 1 TO APRIL15, 2019
“ALMOST SPRING”: recent paintings by Wayne Boucher RCA
In mid February and March when the days are brighter and longer. It is a time of renewal, growth, new beginnings, and a promise of things to come. I have a penchant and passion for painting in bright greens at this time of year. So every spring, I do at least one sprightly bright green painting as homage to spring time. The result this year comes early with an exhibition entitled “ALMOST SPRING” at Sissiboo Café(s) in Bear River and "SPRING" in Annapolis Royal, NS. This exhibition has three new 2019 paintings including the work “ALMOST SPRING”. It also has several paintings from “A Gathering of Angels”, the "Eraser" series, and the “Holding” series.
In mid February and March when the days are brighter and longer. It is a time of renewal, growth, new beginnings, and a promise of things to come. I have a penchant and passion for painting in bright greens at this time of year. So every spring, I do at least one sprightly bright green painting as homage to spring time. The result this year comes early with an exhibition entitled “ALMOST SPRING” at Sissiboo Café(s) in Bear River and "SPRING" in Annapolis Royal, NS. This exhibition has three new 2019 paintings including the work “ALMOST SPRING”. It also has several paintings from “A Gathering of Angels”, the "Eraser" series, and the “Holding” series.
"To Catch The Wind", "The Gathering of Angels, "Holding", and "Eraser" Series:
“To Catch the Wind” and "The Gathering of Angels series speaks to the abstracted essence of a spiritual being in transformational and transitory encounters. These works melding of three painting strategies that have come together to form these paintings. They include work from “A Gathering of Angels”, the “Holding” and “Moulin Rouge” series, and also the 2018 Floribunda series. The paintings that form “The Gathering of Angels” series were all completed in 2017 and 2018. They are the quickest of paintings in their execution and resolution, and I feel the most successful in fulfilling the intent of my paintings. The objective being that the tool of paint application along with the manner and process of paint application informs the content of the paintings.
“To Catch the Wind” and "The Gathering of Angels series speaks to the abstracted essence of a spiritual being in transformational and transitory encounters. These works melding of three painting strategies that have come together to form these paintings. They include work from “A Gathering of Angels”, the “Holding” and “Moulin Rouge” series, and also the 2018 Floribunda series. The paintings that form “The Gathering of Angels” series were all completed in 2017 and 2018. They are the quickest of paintings in their execution and resolution, and I feel the most successful in fulfilling the intent of my paintings. The objective being that the tool of paint application along with the manner and process of paint application informs the content of the paintings.
THE HOLDING SERIES AND FLORIBUNDA SERIES : 2016 - 0NG0ING
the Holding Series where the centre gestural area is held by the dynamics of opposition using geometric and emblematic shapes.