Night Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 48 x 96 in.
LIMIT OF VIEW
2019
In Old English, the word for horizon was eaggemearc, which meant “eye-mark,” or the limit of one’s view. I am interested in the emphasis on human agency of this old definition. The horizon or horizon line are important concepts both for artists and people who live or work on the ocean; it gives perspective, depth, denotes destination and distance. But as the etymology of eaggemearc suggests, “horizon” is an artificial landscape marker, one that requires the participation of a human eye and a gaze to be limited.
This series of paintings explores the artifice of horizon, over-emphasizing the transition from water to sky. These are not meant as representational landscapes or depictions of weather, but rather as imaginative or mythological coastal scenes, exploring the resonance of these concepts - “horizon,” or “eye-mark” - for myself both as an artist and as someone who lives on the ocean.
Dark Waters Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 48 x 48 in.
Squall Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 36 x 24 in.
Ship Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 24 x 24 in.
Storm Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 24 x 24 in.
Fundy 1 Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 14 x 11 in.
Fundy 2 Oil, chalk, charcoal, paper and cotton on canvas, 14 x 11 in.