Go Figure: Paintings by Nicholas Pearce and Friends

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Saturday, April 9th, 2016
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

This time, however, the hall will be filled with acrylic paintings, each created using Pearce’s distinctive, simple techniques. Half of the 150 works have been painted by students during workshops; the other half are by Pearce himself. All the artists worked with a single, 1 ½-inch housepainter’s brush (yes, just one brush for everything from the finest of details to broad washes). Their limited palette consisted of five tubes of acrylic paint (four colours plus white).

In just two days, students gridded, drew and painted a 30- by 40-inch canvas, which for many of them was a huge leap from smaller formats they’ve used previously. Most of the pieces in the show are of flamenco dancers or nudes. Many are self-portraits completed during Pearce’s course for women called Through Artists’ Eyes: Seeing Your Body as a Work of Art.

You’ll see several paintings done from identical photo references, but are nonetheless unique works of art. Each canvas reflects the painter’s artistic vision, emotions, and personal struggles and triumphs.