Joanna Logue - Alone on the Marsh - Scott Livesey Galleries - 2021

JOANNA LOGUE

J O A N N A L O G U E

ALONE ON THE MARSH

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2021

SCOTT LIVESEY GALLERIES

TA N G L E P O N D I

2021 oil on linen 100 x 126 cm

WITCH HOLE I

WITCH HOLE II

2020 oil on birch board 41 x 51 cm (each)

MARSH SONG II 2021 oil on linen 65 x 240 cm

SOMES POND 2021

BULRUSHES 2020

oil on birch board 41 x 51 cm (each)

MARSH SONG 2021 oil on linen 130 x 130 cm

LITTLE ROUND POND II

LITTLE ROUND POND III

2021 oil on birch board 61 x 61 cm (each)

MARSH SONG I 2021 oil on linen 65 x 240 cm

DAPPLED BLUE POND 2021 oil on linen 100 x 126 cm

BLUE FOREST POOL

WITCH HOLE III

2020 oil on birch board 41 x 51 cm (each)

LITTLE ROUND POND I

D A R K L I LY P O O L

2021 oil on birch board 61 x 61 cm (each)

BREAKNECK CREEK 2021 oil on linen 130 x 130 cm

MARSH - LITTLE LONG POND 2020 oil on birch board 51 x 61 cm

T h i s b o d y o f w o r k w a s m a d e o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r, i n m y i s l a n d s t u d i o o f f t h e coast of Maine, during a pandemic accompanied by political and social unrest, and environmental catastrophe - a time of great fear and uncertainty for everyone, and personal loss and homesickness for me. During the ‘lockdown’, with the world engulfed in an atmosphere of tumult and suffering, I found myself questioning the relevance of landscape painting.

What is its meaning in this upturned world? Living in relative isolation, I realized this past year that I have always ‘sheltered in place’, making paintings with a deep respect for nature and taking comfort and solace in my connection to it - humbled by the impermanence of living things contrasted against the steadfastness of the mountains and rivers and the sea.

These paintings are a deep expression of my reverence for the landscape and its healing powers, and an honoring and celebration of nature. And on reflection, this feels supremely important.

Po r t r a i t i m a g e s : c o u r t e s y, M a r t i n Pe r a

SCOTT LIVESEY GALLERIES 610 High Street

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