2017 - 2018
The "Wilder" Painting Series
Kathleen Murray, Wildfire, 2017, Acrylics On Board, 28.75" x 40.75" x 3"
ARTIST STATEMENT
Between 2017 and 2018 I worked on a painting series titled, "Wilder". This is a collection of acrylic paintings on wood backings. The frames I designed are made out of cast plaster, acrylic spray paint and silver metallic rub on paint.
I experimented with the frame design to expand the picture plain of each scene. For the relationship I was conveying in this painting series went beyond the picture plain I painted. Within each painting I recreated a surreal yet life-like narrative. I cropped and altered old photographs of my family to use as my reference of inspiration. Ontario's natural world is the only natural world I feel emotionally connected to. In the paintings below, this natural world was used to symbolize what I felt in the instant I found each photograph. While viewing the "Wilder" series, I hope viewers see and sense our human nature within ourselves.
I experimented with the frame design to expand the picture plain of each scene. For the relationship I was conveying in this painting series went beyond the picture plain I painted. Within each painting I recreated a surreal yet life-like narrative. I cropped and altered old photographs of my family to use as my reference of inspiration. Ontario's natural world is the only natural world I feel emotionally connected to. In the paintings below, this natural world was used to symbolize what I felt in the instant I found each photograph. While viewing the "Wilder" series, I hope viewers see and sense our human nature within ourselves.
Kathleen Murray, Floating, 2018, Acrylics On Board, 9" x 11" x 1.5"
Kathleen Murray, Minnow Trap, 2017, Acrylics On Board, 21" x 25" x 3"
Kathleen Murray, Lost In The Woods, 2017, Acrylics On Board, 14" x 16" x 1.5"
Kathleen Murray, Happy Holidays, 2017, Acrylics On Board, 20.5" x 16.5" x 3"
Kathleen Murray, Northern Flicker, 2017, Acrylics On Board, 16" x 13" x 1.5"