a friend just clued us into the coincidental fact that our work shares a lot in common with Gordon Smith’s work ….or….. Gordon Smith’s work shares a lot with ours…..

we are interested in the beauty of chaos

1.autumn undulating across a surface of reflecting colours
48″ x 32″ watercolour / acrylic on gessoed panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.drowned land beaver pond
48″ x 36″ watercolour / acrylic on gessoed panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.autumn pond reflection
20.5″ x 22.75″ watercolour on arches paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. red leaves n squigley shadow line reflections floating thru autumn
24″ x 48″ watercolour painted directly on gessoed panel

 

 

 

 

5.autumn – trout pond
26″ x 20″ watercolour on arches paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.pond at dusk 2
20″ x 30″ watercolour / acrylic on gessoed panel

 

 

 

 

 

7.autumn on the pond 13
32″ x 29″ watercolour / acrylic on gessoed panel

 

 

Ed Reliuga The commonality is there….but Gordon’s work dives headlong into abstraction whereas yours treads the border, alongside of realism and super realism.

I shouldn’t have said “treads”…..I meant “dances.”

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• Micheal Zarowsky I begin with abstraction but pull out a certain amount of realism by the time I am done / am more interested in bringing out what i find to be beautiful in the world / anyways having just discovered him I will take a closer look at what he has done / is all about. beaver pond sherborne lake access rd 29x 29 watercolour on gessoed panel

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• Ed Reliuga Also, your palette is far more exciting.

  That said, I love Gordon’s work. I first discovered it about fifteen years ago, when I was traipsing around Victoria Island (I couldn’t have said dancing instead of traipsing … I’m a lousy dancer.)

  • Micheal Zarowsky drove to Detroit, stood atop the car looking west did not see the mountains, so turned around and drove back. so far, as far as I understand it, I hear from others that the mountains and victoria and all may be out there….autumn on the pond 16 48×30 

    Ed Reliuga The commonality is there….but Gordon’s work dives headlong into abstraction whereas yours treads the border, alongside of realism and super realism.

    I shouldn’t have said “treads”…..I meant “dances.”

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    • Micheal Zarowsky I begin with abstraction but pull out a certain amount of realism by the time I am done / am more interested in bringing out what i find to be beautiful in the world / anyways having just discovered him I will take a closer look at what he has done / is all about. beaver pond sherborne lake access rd 29x 29 watercolour on gessoed panel

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    • Ed Reliuga Also, your palette is far more exciting.

      That said, I love Gordon’s work. I first discovered it about fifteen years ago, when I was traipsing around Victoria Island (I couldn’t have said dancing instead of traipsing … I’m a lousy dancer.)

      • Micheal Zarowsky drove to Detroit, stood atop the car looking west did not see the mountains, so turned around and drove back. so far, as far as I understand it, I hear from others that the mountains and victoria and all may be out there….autumn on the pond 16 48×30