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Joy Fields II Painting

Lara Mellon

South Africa

Painting, Oil on Wood

Size: 7.1 W x 7.1 H x 1.6 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

There is something about landscapes with horizons that seem endless; endless in hope and possibility, and in freedom. I refer to the process of painting these as “resting in the landscape”. I have wonderful childhood memories of long solitary outrides on horseback alone and content, with the lands as much stretched before me as was hope. In a sense there is a longing for these days, but not a melancholy. Hope persists and freedom if not in open fields, is still within spirit. Lara Mellon – 8th August 2012

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Painting:

Oil on Wood

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

7.1 W x 7.1 H x 1.6 D in

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I live in the misty and rather magical Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with my husband Patrick. My work shifts between the traditional medium of oil on canvas, and mixed media, collage and assembly. I am interested in the concept of Transcendence and am generally anlways investigating the concept of ‘Transition’; of moving beyond or through a context; be it an emotional or physical state. The works are predominantly ‘Mixed Media’ where a process of oil painting and objects-found are often embedded in resin. The objects found become treasures taking on magical new forms e.g. broken butterfly wings attached to a silhouetted figure allows for flight and transformation. I have a fascination with ‘time’ and ‘dimension’ and the existence ‘beyond’ these concepts. I will often include the roman numerals of ‘X,V, i, ii and iii’ The figure represents the universal pilgrim always on a journey of Seeking, and Finding Things. As with life, in making art, i sometimes find myself moving along steadily, walking onwards; or racing ahead with speed and glorious energy. And then there are times that I’m crawling, grappling, searching. There are rare times too that I feel to be floating, or flying even. In all instances, I am Finding Things (the title of my website blog). Creating art brings balance, connects me with myself, my context and with those around me. I get to understand things better. Mostly, creating art makes me enormously happy.

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