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| Between Worlds | Touch | From the Deep | Sentiographica | Various |
About Rick Rogers:
In 2006, I was traveling away from home on a weekly basis to work. The evenings away were dull without my wife and my kids, so I decided to take a class at the local college. An introduction to drawing is what I decided on, and with the help of a great professor, I was off on a new adventure. It wasn’t long before I was taking my sketchbook everywhere, and even stopping on the highway during the weekly commute.
I still love to draw. Since then, I’ve discovered that colour is the most joyous element of art for me. The other aspects of composition – line, shape, texture, value,… – remain important, but for me colour is the most evocative element. Whether it is bold and saturated or a subtle grey, a well placed colour communicates feeling like nothing else. So please join me on my adventures with colour!
The works above represent two concurrent series that I am developing, two past series that I may continue at some point and a variety of other works:
- Between Worlds is a current series born from discovering the magic of opaque pigment layered over transparent pigments and mediums. It is inspired by glistening liquid surfaces and what lives on either side of those surfaces. This series is also an opportunity to explore the artistic space between the abstract and the representational. Each image begins with an abstract background and line drawing. The drawing is resolved into a realistic image, while the background remains essential as an implication of mystery and depth.
- Touch is a current series that also explores the space where the abstract and the representational touch. Each of these images begins with a realistic painting of the human form. Successive layers of paint, mixed media elements and acrylic medium are used to shift the image towards an abstract composition. The mediums used create a glass-like finish that may prove as tempting to the viewer’s sense of touch as the skin of the original model.
- From the Deep is a recent series that was inspired by the naturally bubbling and flowing forms of water, and developed using a variety of painting techniques. Each of these pieces requires manipulation of pigments suspended in watery medium, difficult to completely control, and requiring a willingness to go with the flow. It became a liberating process to paint these works.
- Sentiographica is a series that was inspired by experiences that are deeply rooted in sensations and emotions. This series draws upon a graphic arts sensibility and borders unapologetically on the decorative.
