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Elizabeth Lennie
“Pentimento Tethys”, a woman painted from her back, upside down swimming

2024

About the Item

Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the liquid landscapes of northern Ontario and the aqua waters of the Caribbean. I work with oil paint on canvas, layering thin washes with thicker impasto, occasionally working on wood panel and incorporating cold wax and graphite. The images are often figurative and explore the memory myth of summer, and the dual reality of the Canadian hot and cold climate. The paintings are the map of my world, in both abstract and narrative form. I look for archetypes, in an attempt to explore notions of self and community within the resonance of shared memory. It is the past/present/future illusion that I seek to define in my work. By isolating and extracting vibrant colors in a signature soft-focus style, a utopian childhood is recalled, creating the memory myth of shared experience here on earth.
  • Creator:
    Elizabeth Lennie (Canadian)
  • Creation Year:
    2024
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    NaPrice: $4,500
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  • Gallery Location:
    Edgartown, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU164214291872
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