Wednesday Group Abstract Painting

Abstract 10 Show at Bill Porteous Studio Gallery

Maggie Cole - August 2012 - Artist of the Month

When I begin, I don`t have a clear idea of what the finished work will look like, but I have
a very clear idea of the aesthetic quality I am after. I am always trying to make objects
that convey or make clear a feeling; often this feeling is a bittersweet one, reflecting, I
suppose, how life appears to me.

I have a love of materials....old walls, gauzes, threads, bits of metal, papers, detritus of
all kinds, found objects...the list goes on and on. I frequently make use of the inherent
qualities of these materials (what in literary terms would be their connotation) to add
layers of meaning to a particular piece.

I always work within a set of self imposed rules when I begin a new series. By doing so,
I `m limiting my choices which, paradoxically, allows me greater freedom to paint
intuitively. However, as the work takes on a life of its own, the rules are sometimes
broken as I respond to the emerging painting.

As with most visual artists, my artwork itself is the clearest statement of what I am
about. My job is to make the work; the rest is up to the viewer.

Maggie Cole


 http://www.maggie-cole.com/

Maggie Cole at The Metchosin Art Gallery

 

Maggie Cole: A Retrospective, is an exhibition of work done over a period of 14 years.  The origins of the artist's current painting are seeded in her early works in dry point and works on paper.  This show will feature select works from periods in Cole's broad body of work.  The artist described her process by stating, "When I begin I don't have a clear idea of what the finished piece will look like, but I do have a very clear idea of the aesthetic quality I am after. I am always trying to make objects that convey or make clear a feeling - often this feeling is a bittersweet one, reflecting I suppose, how life appears to me."

Maggie Cole has studied at the Victoria College of Art, with Bill Porteous, and is a member of the Abstraction Group.  She is a recipient of a Juror's Choice Award at this years Sooke Fine Art Show.

Maggie Cole at Gallery 1580