Autumn is the youngest artist participating
in our event. She has just completed two years of the Beal Art Program in London
and is now headed to the prestigious Nova Scotia School of Art where she will
continue her pursuit of art learning under some of the best instructors in
Canada. Even as a very young child
Autumn thought like an artist – contemplating colour and texture far more than
realistic subject matter. She
treasures a painting she did in kindergarten which is filled with bold colours,
scratched and with textures in a pattern of vertical lines. It is almost as if she had already
thought about the works of the mid-twentieth-century artists Mark Rothko, Piet Mondrian and Gerhard Richter.
Currently she seeks ways to express her
thoughts about stewardship of our environment: one of her personal values.
Often objects in her etchings or paintings take on an aged, worn and faded
appearance since she feels that the worn look evokes a romantic notion that the
piece has become important to those who draw inspiration from their environment.
The objects of her compositions express a need to be taken care of; it is our
duty to take care of our environment whether it is an old building or the
landscape. In turn the environment
takes care of the things in it.
‘Tremblant, Q.C.’ is an etching with many sensitive
layers of aquatints to produce this soft and aged landscape. The etching process is a lengthy
process requiring patience and love for the medium and technique. It is this subtle sensitivity and desire
to prompt people to think about and cherish our environment that makes her work
so thoughtful.
