Self Reflection, 20x16
“Self Reflection”, Christine Dryden
20” x 16”, mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas
unframed
Collection: Self Series
Sister
partnership, seeing humanity
Artist statement for VAPA Center juried exhibition “Art as Autobiography”
“Self Reflection” is one of eleven paintings in an abstract series created during visits to our family’s West Jefferson cabin in 2023. The paintings were developed side-by-side, layer-by-layer, each one getting a stroke of every color mixed, with every color mixed from the remainder of the previous color.
These paintings were a meditation on “Self” and each canvas represented a role that make up the whole me… mother, daughter, partner, sister, aunt, artist, entrepreneur, community servant, student, spirit, and potential.
The integration of the last color into the next symbolized the blending of the edges between the moments and experiences of our lives, and the blending of the many parts of ourselves.
In my process, I would add a stroke to address what one painting needed at that moment, but then I would intentionally repeat that mark/color into the other ten paintings, whether they needed it or not. Sometimes that created chaos that had to be addressed with a new mark, which then would impact all of the other paintings. It was a process of integration, and a realization that all roles/parts of ourselves influence one another.
Previous exhibition: Christ Church Gallery March Group Show, Charlotte, NC, April 1, 2024.
“Self Reflection”, Christine Dryden
20” x 16”, mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas
unframed
Collection: Self Series
Sister
partnership, seeing humanity
Artist statement for VAPA Center juried exhibition “Art as Autobiography”
“Self Reflection” is one of eleven paintings in an abstract series created during visits to our family’s West Jefferson cabin in 2023. The paintings were developed side-by-side, layer-by-layer, each one getting a stroke of every color mixed, with every color mixed from the remainder of the previous color.
These paintings were a meditation on “Self” and each canvas represented a role that make up the whole me… mother, daughter, partner, sister, aunt, artist, entrepreneur, community servant, student, spirit, and potential.
The integration of the last color into the next symbolized the blending of the edges between the moments and experiences of our lives, and the blending of the many parts of ourselves.
In my process, I would add a stroke to address what one painting needed at that moment, but then I would intentionally repeat that mark/color into the other ten paintings, whether they needed it or not. Sometimes that created chaos that had to be addressed with a new mark, which then would impact all of the other paintings. It was a process of integration, and a realization that all roles/parts of ourselves influence one another.
Previous exhibition: Christ Church Gallery March Group Show, Charlotte, NC, April 1, 2024.
“Self Reflection”, Christine Dryden
20” x 16”, mixed media on gallery-wrapped canvas
unframed
Collection: Self Series
Sister
partnership, seeing humanity
Artist statement for VAPA Center juried exhibition “Art as Autobiography”
“Self Reflection” is one of eleven paintings in an abstract series created during visits to our family’s West Jefferson cabin in 2023. The paintings were developed side-by-side, layer-by-layer, each one getting a stroke of every color mixed, with every color mixed from the remainder of the previous color.
These paintings were a meditation on “Self” and each canvas represented a role that make up the whole me… mother, daughter, partner, sister, aunt, artist, entrepreneur, community servant, student, spirit, and potential.
The integration of the last color into the next symbolized the blending of the edges between the moments and experiences of our lives, and the blending of the many parts of ourselves.
In my process, I would add a stroke to address what one painting needed at that moment, but then I would intentionally repeat that mark/color into the other ten paintings, whether they needed it or not. Sometimes that created chaos that had to be addressed with a new mark, which then would impact all of the other paintings. It was a process of integration, and a realization that all roles/parts of ourselves influence one another.
Previous exhibition: Christ Church Gallery March Group Show, Charlotte, NC, April 1, 2024.
