Wild River of Healing Fin Small

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Comment by Michael Chomse on July 19, 2013 at 18:01

Sara, I'm saddened by the death of Alex Colville. Reading up on him, I imagine he had suffered trauma as a young man when tasked as a war artist to document the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, I am sure that his enigmatic, occluded view of the world stems from those times. I have a visual memory of his work, but not his name. The painting I remember is the one of the labrador sitting next to the man reclining on the ground. Strange,

Comment by Sara James on July 19, 2013 at 15:56

Unfortunately, the day after I recommended Alex Colville the news reported that he died at the age of 92. The art world on this side of the pond is sad. He will be dearly missed, especially in Canada.

Comment by Caryl Park on July 19, 2013 at 8:21

wow... this is different. I like it a lot.

Comment by Michael Chomse on July 19, 2013 at 4:23

Thanks, Sara. This one was me letting go with an emotional response to a painting I had painted before, one that was much tighter and representational. This definitely is from somewhere inside of me, representing how I feel about the power of healing, how uncontrollable it can be, visceral and bright and burning... Thanks for the pointer to Alex Colville. I will check him out on the web. 

Comment by Sara James on July 17, 2013 at 15:23

Once again...I am moved. You create a mood in your paintings...don't change! You might want to check out one of our Canadian artists who became very famous by creating mood in his paintings, Alex Colville.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on July 17, 2013 at 12:51

Wild is right; lots of action and colorin this. Nice color harmony and motion in the water. Definitely an expressionistic work. Stu

Comment by Michael Chomse on July 16, 2013 at 9:18

"River of Healing, Wild". Acrylic on gessoed board.