Crafts Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Signed lower right, 'Tremewen' for Ian Tremewen (Australian, born 1954), additionally signed, verso, dated 1993 and titled, 'Poster Idea, #9328, Pink Palms, Rainforest Beach' A watercolor and gouache study for a gallery exhibition at the Village Gallery, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Ian Tremewen began showing his watercolors with Village Gallery in 1976 while living on Maui. Born in Montreal and now based in Australia, Tremewen has spent much of his life in the Caribbean and Hawaiian tropics. Tremewen's work reflects the interest he feels for light, space and shadow working in sculpture, contemporary glass and textiles. His abstract interpretation of the amorphic shapes of nature, coupled with his design and composition enable him to present his work with a view that is distinctly his own. Artist's Statement: "As an artist, I can experiment with many aspects and combinations. I've always been fascinated by the psychedelic colours hidden in rainforests. For me, these elements invite abstraction, where a shape, along with colour and texture, defines an object. There now appears to be a refreshing openness emerging in the art world. I feel there is a freedom to stretch and explore ideas and alternatives like never before using mediums and concepts that are expanding the world of art and design.” Solo Exhibitions: Napua Gallery, USA Village Gallery Contemporary, USA Karratha Art Centre, Australia Metro Arts, Australia Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Australia Grand Orbit, Australia Paperworks Gallery, Canada Corporate Art West, USA Budds Beach Gallery, Australia Pandanus Art, Australia Tremewen@Marine, Australia Group Exhibitions: S.H. Ervin Gallery, Australia Ritz-Carlton, USA Contemporary Art Gallery, USA Parliament Building, Australia Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Australia Nordstroms, USA Tattersalls Club, Australia Honolulu Academy of Art, USA Federation...What About the Nation? Museums and Galleries Foundation, Australia Selected Awards: Hui Noeau, USA Suncorp Biennial, Australia S.O.S. Festival, Australia Hawaii Watercolour Society, USA Heritage Art Festival, Australia R.E.I.Q. Bicentennial, Australia Woven Image, Australia Art Maui, USA Courier Mail Art Prize, Australia Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Australia Paradise Art Award, Australia Commissions: Sydney Airports Corporation, Australia Lloyds Of London...