Art Exhibition with Col Mitchell and Musical Performance by John Fiddes & Neil Lefaive · Jun 11, 06:22 pm
Bracebridge Contemporary Paper Artist, Col Mitchell, brought her vibrant and unique sculptural paper works to CLAUSTRO Studios & Gallery this weekend.
Col’s medium intrigued everyone who visited the exhibition, and was well reciprocated in a high number of sales. Her medium of choice is paper; not used as collage, but as sculpture. Col draws from a diverse collection of papers that will accomplish a specific impression according to the subject she is working on. She carefully manipulates and sculpts the paper(s) on canvas to create a dimensional subject in both subtle and magnified ways. What remains, is a sculpted surface to which she applies colour in order to bring further depth to her work. The subject starts to come alive when paint washes are applied to the surface, then fine acrylic ink lines are added to create more interest, depth and sometimes abstraction to the subject. The wonderful balance between abstraction and barren composition allows for interpretation, so a seemingly literal subject becomes so much more. The result is a brilliantly refined dimensional painting. Up close, the work is full of rich hues and playful lines and from a distance, the work reveals itself as a unified, serene celebration of nature. ~Carol Currie
On Saturday afternoon, backdropped by Col’s paintings, we held a music performance with guitarists, John Fiddes & Neil Lefaive, playing originals – from French lyrics written by Neil, to the very humourous “Frog Licking”, and beautiful ballad, written by John. Both talented vocalists and guitarists, as well as John, on harmonica! Beautifully done!
Sunday afternoon, Col provided a discussion describing her life as an artist and how she came to this medium. She shared her innovative medium with 15 participants and showed us how different types of paper can be manipulated with water to create a sculptural paper canvas to apply paint washes and ink mediums! It gave the audience a new appreciation for how much work goes into each of her pieces! Thank you Col and to all who attended!
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Col Mitchell Art Exhibition at CLAUSTRO.
Artist Reception for Col Mitchell at CLAUSTRO.
Artist Reception, Col Mitchell, Contemporary Paper Artist at CLAUSTRO.
Neil Lefaive & John Fiddess perform live at CLAUSTRO.
Neil Lefaive & John Fiddes, at CLAUSTRO June 9, 2012.
A wonderful performance by Neil Lefaive & John Fiddes at CLAUSTRO.
John Fiddes singing a beautiful love song at CLAUSTRO.
Col Mitchell's Artist Discussion & Demonstration at CLAUSTRO.
Participants manipulate paper for Col Mitchell's Demonstration.
Participants add acrylic washes to paper, guided by Artist Col Mitchell, at CLAUSTRO.
Learning alot about paper manipulation with Artist Col Mitchell Sunday June 10, 2012.
One of the participant's works at the Col Mitchell Demonstration at CLAUSTRO.
— Carol Currie
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