Lori Richards and Jane Colden Paintings

Lori Richards and Jane Colden collaborated on these paintings. Good friends for many years, they decided not only to work together but work on the same pieces together!
Their show goes up at the Mill Street Gallery this Tuesday (August 03) and the reception will be held Sunday, September 19 from 1 to 3pm.

Almost all of the paintings are mixed media on wood panels measuring 16 x 48".

ARTISTS' STATEMENTS:

“Trove” A Collaboration between Jane Colden and Lori Richards

  Making art is usually a solitary endeavour for good reason: it is so

personal and subjective. Colouring outside the lines though can be

productive and mind expanding. This show seemed the perfect 
opportunity to do just that.

   We had a established a fairly routine habit of showing each other

work every Friday for discussion and direction. This created a bond 
and an atmosphere of trust and honesty. Working together 
came easily.

   For this project we started photographing evocative water stains

and junk yard paraphernalia, finding in them a “trove” of beautiful
 images, patterns, colours and textures. This was our jumping
off point.

   We made prints and began to collage parts to wooden supports,

discussing the themes that were emerging. It was a comfortable

interactive studio environment with easy chatting, questioning and

problem solving. The result is these ten paintings which we feel 
work separately and in combination.

   At a certain point we each lay claim to five panels and took over

completion, all the while giving and receiving feedback as the work

progressed. We both loved the experience and look forward to 
more collaborations in the future.

Lori Richards & Jane Colden

August 2010

Jane Colden

Lori Richards

It was an enjoyable afternoon watching Lori Richards and her partner, Andrew, hanging this exhibit.  Lori reminisced how her relationship with Jane developed from walking their puppies and talking about their studio work.  They had both attended a workshop at Bridgewater a few years ago and enjoyed working together in the same studio.  This exhibit took the sharing a step further by actually working on the same panels together.  Their styles complement one another, as well as their palettes.  The paintings are a joy to see up close and wander over the rich texture. alana kapell, gallery co-ordinator

Step One

Step Two

Voila!

A job well hung!

Join us for the reception on Sunday, September 19th from 1 to 3pm to meet the artists, AND also drop in for lunch or a snack during the week from Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm so you can take your time marvelling over the details.