In the Gallery, paintings by Hamilton artist Ellen Irving, “Travelling with Research Consultants” at Artword Gallery, 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton.
A two-part exhibition from December 3, 2009 to January 17, 2010
Hours: Thur-Sat 2 pm to 5 pm plus bar hours (the Gallery will be closed over Christmas, check back here for schedule updates)
Opening reception with the artist Saturday December 5 from 2 to 5 pm.
Artist will also be present on two James North Art Crawls from 7 to 10 pm — (for Part One) Friday December 11, 2009 and (for Part Two) Friday January 8, 2010.
A graduate of Ontario College of Art, Ellen Irving is a Hamilton, Ontario-based artist with a distinctive vision born of obsession, an explorer’s curiosity, and an uncommon engagement with aspects of Canadian history, settings and peoples. Her paintings have an energetic immediacy, reflecting the visceral response evoked in her by the subjects she is compelled to convey.
Painting trips have taken her from James Bay, to Saguenay, to Tom Thomson’s Canoe Lake, Newfoundland and beyond, in search of landscapes and experiences that insist on being expressed in their own unique way. The results are at times richly meditative, at other times layered and complex. Always, the work is a blend of sophistication and naiveté €“€“ the direct response of a skilled hand, an unjaded eye.
