Far Left: Lot #20
Herman de Vries Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Maple Vase, 2012 Manitoba Maple or Box Elder wood 16 x 11 inch diameter Range: $1,700 – 2,100
Near Left: Lot #21
Herman de Vries Winnipeg, Manitoba Bleached Manitoba Maple Vase, 2012 Manitoba Maple or Box Elder wood 16 x 16 x 4 inches Range: $1,000 - 1,500
Lot # 22
Jack Dale: I am an abstract expressionist painter who
Jack Dale
primarily works with oil on a variety of surfaces. My process is
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
spontaneous, intuitive, and reactive. My work is the result of this
Map, 2012
process coupled with a lifetime of experience.
Oil on canvas
Painting, for me, is all about texture, color, composition, line,
40 x 40 inches
movement, positive/negative space, etc. All the elements that go
Range: $1,400 - 1,900 (framed)
into making a painting that “works” whatever your style might be. It’s not about landmarks, narrative, or recognizable imagery. It’s about creating something that viewers can relate to on an emotional level through their visual experiences. I want the viewers to remember my paintings for the feelings that they evoke rather than for what they might represent.
connection became more real when I embraced the idea of “calmness within chaos.” As a hockey player, one wanted to get to this psychological state as soon as possible during a game. The sooner you reached this state, you stopped worrying about what you wanted to do on the ice, what opposing players had on their
The chaos that I experience while painting is like being in the
agenda. You forgot about the crowd, the possibility of making
painting. Being surrounded by paint, brush strokes, scrapings,
mistakes, and the significance of the game. You, in effect,
and layers in an environment that is ever changing. I have
removed yourself from these distractions. You were then able to
learned to exist calmly within this chaos which allows me to
play in a completely spontaneous and reactive way. All your
interact with the painting as it pulls and pushes me along the
talents were then manifested.
path to completion.
Painting is similar for me. Once I envelope myself
I have always thought that there is a connection with my past life
psychologically in a painting, my abilities all seem to come out
as a hockey player and my present life as an artist. The
naturally.
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