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Silver Hills Collage

Katharine Weber

United States

Collage, Fabric on Canvas

Size: 43.5 W x 43.5 H x 2 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

This painting depicts rain falling gently on the foothills of Northern California. Rain has become a significant event, as the state battles periods of severe drought and, alternately, excessive rainfall. "Silver Hills" employs fabric and acrylic to create this rich, dimensional painting. The sculptural folds in the surface become translucent in the process, allowing the painting beneath to show through to varying degrees. Beneath the cloth is a painting of Northern California's foothills. Framing in a solid walnut toned wood floater frame available at no additional charge upon request.

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Collage:

Fabric on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

43.5 W x 43.5 H x 2 D in

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My work consists of landscape paintings that are covered with a pieced fabric overlay, to represent the cloth that covers us and filters much of our interaction with the world. The cloth between us and the world protects, obscures, conceals, and reveals our experiences. ***** My grandmother was a drapery maker. She had an over-sized table in her basement, covered in padded thick canvas, upon which to measure and pin her large pieces of fabric. That basement was ringed with upper windows on two sides that allowed square beams of light to infiltrate at just the right time of day. The lengths of fanciful fringes and braiding were tucked away under sewing machines and tables, attached to Styrofoam forms with large T pins. I remember sitting under those tables as a child, on the aged floor, pairing and stabbing the fringe into decorative layers while the other children played upstairs with more traditional toys. I don't know if she knew I was down there in the basement, with the old black and white tube television encased in a wood cabinet. My guess is that she did know, and that she allowed me to create. She was also an artist. Her skilled and thoughtful approach to painting filled me with awe, and I loved to take a peek at what was happening on her easel when we came for a visit. I hope to honor my heritage, to embrace the beauty in the fabric that embraces, protects, conceals, and reveals our interactions with the world. I place cloth on my canvas backdrop, echoing the way my grandmother placed material on her padded tables to create drapery. Nature drives my creative process. There is such a startling variety of emotions and sensations in our environments, and I am aware -- especially with the introduction of Covid and protective wear -- that much of my experience is filtered through fabric. I love all of these experiences, from the feeling of minuteness when exposed to the ocean, to the fear of witnessing a mass of angry clouds that are the wrong color, to the simple peace of a familiar walk. When I come across a landscape that inspires me, I take note of the underlying geometry in the space. This natural organization is the inspiration for the way I cut and piece together the fabric that will filter that experience. I paint a landscape in a way to capture the mood of that particular time and place.

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