Merike Lugus
April 1-16
Ruth Upjohn Gallery
Exhibition Details:
Merike Lugus
Solo exhibition of pantings
April 1 – 16, 2022
Ruth Upjohn Gallery
Tuesday–Saturday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Artist present: April 1, 2, 9, 16
Artist talk: April 6 at 1 p.m.
Connect:
The Women’s Art Association of Canada is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Merike Lugus. Merike’s techniques have progressed with each painting as she establishes a personal vocabulary of textures.
After my husband’s death, I discarded everything I knew about painting and began a path of discovery — from figurative to abstract, from oils to the shiny new acrylic options. Inspiration came from my then 5-year-old granddaughter who was fearless in her approach, so sure of her first bold strokes. So I began with the classic approach, marks on the canvas, then I poured brilliant pools of paint at random. I let go of the old constraints of structure and meaning. I needed to play. Soon I found my rhythm. I discovered that paint is a skin that can be manipulated, cut or carved into. At times it created jewel-like effects and I could indulge my childhood attraction to shiny objects. As it happens, this embrace of memory and childhood, stories and archetypes, matches my restless spirit, as I follow any direction and the process itself opens up.
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Featured Works
“Sultan”, Acrylic on board, 30″ x 30″, $3000
“Scheherezade”, Acrylic on wood panel, 30″ x 30″, $4000
“Gold Rush”, Acrylic on board, 42″ x 42″, $5000
“Riff on Rose”, Acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 36″, $3500
“Road Not Taken”, Acrylic on board, 24″ x 36″, $3000
