Form. Figure. Gesture.

2 December 2017 — 28 January 2018

Form. Figure. Gesture., available for viewing on Dec. 2, 2017 through January 28, 2018, brings together five painters with distinctive styles - from poetic and poised to spontaneous and sensual.

Precise geometric forms in solid hues used by Canadian painters Burton Kramer and David Cantine - in Fugue No. 2 and Still Life in Gray - are at once an intellectual exploration of pictorial problems and sheer poetry. Skillfully painted and sensual, the intimate portraits by New Jersey painter Michelle Doll are rendered in warm translucent oils. Her Couples paintings, each depicting an intimate embrace, are highly realistic, tactile and immediate. The portraits of Rob by Kingston painter Dan Hughes are in keeping with the artist's developed sense of observational realism. Hughes, who received Honourable Mention at the 2017 Kingston Portrait Prize, captures a moment steeped in psychological tension. Structure intersects with abandon in the gestural paintings of Scott Pattinson whose abstract compositions in the new Ouvert paintings are a vigorous eddy of layered and brilliant brushstrokes. Some works in the series are powerfully atmospheric and all are narratives of the moments in which they were created.

Oeno Gallery is also pleased to present an ongoing exhibition of paintings by acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. Created in bright, solid colors with a limited use of perspective, Lewis's paintings charm viewers with such subjects as winter landscapes with sleighs, yoked oxen and the seaside village of Sandy Cove.

New works for the Holiday Season include Roger Wood's steam punk inspired clocks, Mariel Waddell's sparkling glass bowls and Floyd Elzinga's collectible stainless steel pine cones.

Form. Figure. Gesture.

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Artwork

  • Four precise circular shapes in red, gold, black and light brown form a contemplative whole at the foot of a square dove grey ground.
    Still Life in Gray David Cantine $4,300
  • Slim vertical bands of lime green, sky blue, turquoise, pink and cerise repeat in a mirrored pattern and appear optically to move back and f…
    Fugue #2 Burton Kramer $10,200
  • Abstract geometric and graphic work from Cantine's famous abstracted still life of apples series.
    Gray Still Life with Purples David Cantine $4,300
  • Translucent layers of blue, red and gold acrylic descend the picture plane like a shimmering veil that hovers above glyphic script and strip…
    Quatuor No 02 Alice Teichert Sold
  • This bust image of a young man in contemporary dress staring from beneath shadowed brows is a poignant psychological portrait.
    Small Rob Daniel Hughes Sold
  • The artist has created a window onto a moment in the life of a young man captured in cool blues, sand and red-brown in this oil painting on …
    Rob No. 3 Daniel Hughes Sold
  • A window onto a moment in the life of a young man in contemporary dress is skillfully captured in cool blues, sand and red-brown oils.
    Rob No. 2 Daniel Hughes Sold
  • A window onto a moment in the life of a young man is skillfully captured in cool blues, sand and red-brown oils.
    Rob No. 1 Daniel Hughes Sold
  • A cloud of translucent gold framed by a violet halo spins and glows at the centre of brilliant turquoise ground.
    Aerial Alice Teichert Sold
  • A cloud of layered gold, orange and charcoal spins and glows at the centre a saturated butter yellow and peach ground.
    Whisp Alice Teichert Sold
  • A cloud of layered gold, orange and cerise spins and glows at the centre a saturated indigo ground.
    Mobile Alice Teichert Sold
  • Calligraphic lines visible through and beneath a pale grey-blue cloud continue as an elegant glyphic at the foot of the canvas.
    Quatuor No. 1 Alice Teichert Sold
  • Translucent layers of orange and gold acrylic descend the picture plane like a shimmering veil.
    Quatuor No. 3 Alice Teichert Sold
  • A couple embraces lying down, a hand rests on the arm of the other who reaches across the torso.
    Couple II Sold
  • The hand of a man linked with that of a woman over her shoulder reveals a narrative of intimacy in this 24 inch square canvas.
    Couple III Sold
  • A woman sits lightly on the leg of a man, their fingers linked at her thigh in this intimate oil painting on canvas.
    Couple V Sold
  • Rendered in warm, translucent oils on canvas the veins, muscles and skin of two nude figures are highly realistic, tactile and exquisitely i…
    Couple I Sold
  • Poised between abstraction and representation, this aluminum tangled branch sculpture by Canadian artist Shayne Dark is powder coated in a d…
    Torrential Series Candy Red Shayne Dark Sold
  • This aluminum tangled branch sculpture by Canadian artist Shayne Dark is powder coated in reflective bronze.
    Torrential Series Bronze Shayne Dark Sold
  • A rapid, calligraphic passage of moss green chases a swirl of curated brushed passages in yellow, pink, violet, grey on a white ground in th…
    Ouvert No 25 Scott Pattinson Sold
  • Layered painterly passages of mauve, blood orange, plum, butter yellow, and pink swirl and collide in this energetic visual narrative.
    Ouvert No 18 Scott Pattinson Sold
  • Brushed overlapping forms of indigo, apricot yellow, and watermelon pink are contained by two inky black swirls at the top and bottom of thi…
    Ouvert No 22 Scott Pattinson Sold
  • The color and sensibility of summer is captured in this composition of brilliant ochre and straw composed as rectangles around a central squ…
    Summer Sun Burton Kramer Sold
  • Bold vertical passages of forest green, indigo,intense sapphire blue and orange advance on a sapphire infused acrylic canvas.
    Spirit and Passion Milly Ristvedt, RCA Sold
  • Two glazed ceramic heads are face up and fused together in this dramatic sculpture by Gráinne McHugh.
    Dark Waters One Grainne McHugh Sold
  • Two ceramic busts, glazed with an intricate view of a nocturnal city skyline, sit in silent communication.
    Metropolis Grainne McHugh Sold
  • Graffiti tags and personalized marks form a narrative of rising waters in this dramatic ceramic bust by Irish sculptor Gráinne McHugh.
    Seas Four Meters Building to Six Grainne McHugh Sold
  • Powerful life-sized sculpture, entitled the Dawning of a New Day.
    A L'Aube du Jour Philippe Pallafray Sold
  • Powerful and evocative bronze sculpture - one person is listening, the other is whispering.
    Whisper 3/7 Dale Dunning Sold