Night markets of Thailand

Creating a watercolour painting

2019 Portfolio

The work produced in 2019 is a continuation of the "Spruce and Gasoline" series of paintings as well as a series of gum-bichromate photographs that deal with exploring contrasts and contradictions; a series that blurs the lines between real and imagined, photo and painting by combining the gum-bichromate photo printing process with watercolour painting and clippings of newspaper articles related to contradictions that surround us on a daily basis.

"Coffee Shop Solutions"  

- gum-bichromate photograph with watercolours and newsprint

9" x 12"

"Dinning Out"  

- gum-bichromate photograph with watercolours and newsprint

9" x 12"

"Indulgence"  

- gum-bichromate photograph with watercolours and newsprint

9" x 12"

"Four Judges" 

- gum-bichromate photograph with watercolours and newsprint

9" x 12"

"Laubster Haul at Cape Tormentine NB" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Fishing Boat, Progreso Mexico" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Pointe De Chene Wharf" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Forgotten Shore" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Eastern Passage, NS" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Fishing Fleet, Progreso Mexico" - Watercolours 9"x12"

"Waiting for the Tide" - Watercolours 9"x12"

Time to publish some of the latest paintings while I continue to work on a series of gum-bichromate prints which will be published soon.

Working from a variety of photomontages and photographs taken from my travels, this latest series paintings, “Spruce and Gasoline “,  are a group of watercolour and acrylic paintings that explore the relationship between people and their environment.  They explore the relationship between people and their environment by focusing on the unseen beauty that surrounds us in both rural and urban areas. The works establish a link between the landscape’s reality and that imagined by its conceiver.

More watercolour paintings added to the "Fish Tales" series. For more information you can also visit my FaceBook page:

  www.facebook.com/gallerywenzl/

"Fish Tales" the start of a series of watercolour paintings

The “Fish Tales” painting series depicts life in both the Canadian maritime  Mexican regions.  Portrayed are everyday people going about their daily routine. The paintings are watercolours and incorporate newspaper clippings.  The figures in the paintings are painted on newspaper clippings that were taken from the editorial/opinions sections of current local newspapers.

Each figure has their own personal opinion and each has a story to tell.  The articles are of the time that the study photographs for the paintings were taken thereby reflecting what was on the minds of the people at that time.

Each person is a vignette of that time and an integral part of the complete picture of what goes on around them giving us a glimpse of that moment of time.

Amherst Train Station Gallery and Artisan Market

Check out the website: http://www.amherstartisanmarket.com 
The gallery exhibits the work of numerous artists and artisans from the local area. Drop by and check out the work. Maybe you will find something nice as a Christmas present for someone special.