Eric Guenette

I paint people. This is my way of capturing the spirits of myself, friends and strangers alike in the increasingly chaotic world around us all. These abstract portraits show the true strength in the commonality of people and push back against division, hatred and ignorance.

These works are abstract portraits in latex, acrylic and spray paint. Most of his structural and decorative framing is created from scratch. Some of the substrates used are cotton painter drop cloths, fiberboard, cardboard, as well as old unwanted paintings.

The works are composed with dense layering and a loose juxtaposition of application techniques. The paint application most often utilizes makeshift scrapers and rarely uses brushes. Leftover framing wood or plastic scrapers created from household items like leftover butter or yogurt containers are common applicators. The combination of sharp linear edges and random marks creates his look and feel.

Much of the latex paint is mis-tinted box store house paint that has been returned to the store and resold as unwanted inventory, injecting randomness into the works with these premixed colors. The acrylic offers a wider blending palette and spray paint provides the modern context.

I grew up in a family with a...

Eric Guenette was born in Winter Park, Florida (1967 - ) and lived in Haymarket, Virginia, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida until moving to Albuquerque in 2009. He currently resides in Lagos, Portugal as of 2024 with his wife of 22 years

2024
Abstrac.Ted - Feature Nov

2023
El Verde Inn (Rio Rancho) - Dec/Feb 2024
Albuquerque Sunport - Sept/Oct
Tramway Centre (Albuquerque) - Jan/Dec
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour (2023)

2022
Albuquerque Sunport - Sept/Oct
Tramway Centre - Jul/Dec
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2021
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2020
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2019
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2018
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2017
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2016
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour

2015
Sandia Heights Artists Studio Tour