Exhibits: Tree

Friday, September 17, 2021 — Saturday, November 13, 2021

by Patricia Eschuk

Tree is not just a body of paintings; it's a journey, my journey, over the last three years. This exhibit shares my deep love and fascination with the natural world and paint. Using the natural world as a muse I explore my experience of life. The highs and lows. The beauty and ugliness. The joys and sorrows. The peace and the pain.

This journey began in the forest. This is typical for me as I have immersed myself and painted in the forest for many years. In the past, I focused more on the general landscape of the forest. More recently, I have begun searching for a way to push my work further and to find a more intimate connection with the trees. I gradually turned my attention to the trunks of individual trees. Painting on long narrow canvases, I focused on the textures and colours of the bark and its markings, and the moss and lichen that grew harmoniously on its surface. I noticed the different wound marks on the trunks and how the tree attempted to heal these wounds, a process that often resulted in beautiful scar patterns full of deep rich colours. Colours and shapes that I observed on the bark of the trunks also shifted and changed as the light and shadows changed with movement of the sun. The trunks became living, moving tapestries, sharing their life stories with me. I was entranced by the wordless connection created by these observations and translated them into a visual language of vibrant marks and colour.

Visit www.patriciaeschuk.com for more information about the artist. 

For more information: CANVASs Sept/Oct Newsletter

See concurrent exhibit: Growing, Going, Gone

Opening Event: Friday, September 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM or 8:30 PM.

Please book an appointment below to see Tree. 

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Printed from: www.cmu.ca/gallery/exhibits/tree