Walk on a country road by Laurie O'Reilly
Walk on a country road, by artist Laurie O’Reilly is one of her Earth series. This piece, like others in the series consists of three elements; a background, a half globe and an assemblage.
The background is an oil and raw pigment painting covered with poured wax. These background paintings resemble starscapes or galaxies. In this piece, mounted on the top-half of the 18” x 30” background is a three dimension half globe.
On the globe, which appears to burst out of the background, is an encaustic (wax) painting. The upper section, an abstract image, suggests our world by the fall colours used, but an identifiable shape cannot be seen until your eye is drawn to the recognizable image of a small butterfly pinned in place like a science specimen. From the butterfly your eye is drawn into the scene beside it, as if you are meandering up a country road into the natural paradise pictured there.
In contrast, the lower section of the canvas destroys the ideal of a natural paradise. Items picked up on the side of the road, are used to construct an assemblage that represents the reality of our country roads. In this case, the structure evokes emotions in the viewers who participate in the art as they supply their personal explanation for the response felt.
Similar to Laurie’s figurative works, the painting contains a dual message, romantic idealism vs the discomfort of reality, or the hopeful vs the painful.
I like it, but I’m bias. I like all her works.
More of Laurie’s works can be viewed on her web site at http://www.laurieoreilly.ca/joomla/new-works.
The background is an oil and raw pigment painting covered with poured wax. These background paintings resemble starscapes or galaxies. In this piece, mounted on the top-half of the 18” x 30” background is a three dimension half globe.
On the globe, which appears to burst out of the background, is an encaustic (wax) painting. The upper section, an abstract image, suggests our world by the fall colours used, but an identifiable shape cannot be seen until your eye is drawn to the recognizable image of a small butterfly pinned in place like a science specimen. From the butterfly your eye is drawn into the scene beside it, as if you are meandering up a country road into the natural paradise pictured there.
In contrast, the lower section of the canvas destroys the ideal of a natural paradise. Items picked up on the side of the road, are used to construct an assemblage that represents the reality of our country roads. In this case, the structure evokes emotions in the viewers who participate in the art as they supply their personal explanation for the response felt.
Similar to Laurie’s figurative works, the painting contains a dual message, romantic idealism vs the discomfort of reality, or the hopeful vs the painful.
I like it, but I’m bias. I like all her works.
More of Laurie’s works can be viewed on her web site at http://www.laurieoreilly.ca/joomla/new-works.
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