SPONTANEOUS LIQUID SERIES

SPONTANEOUS LIQUID

Featured in this section is Catherine Gutsche’s colourful and expressive, spontaneous liquid series.

"I have always been a great admirer of the Abstract Expressionist movement with some distinct leanings towards the Quebec Automatism movement from the 40's & 50's. Chance plays a vital role in my flowing and non-geometric style. The natural spontaneity of my painting results in imagery that departs from any representational approach. I work with a full fluid motion of my arm and body often working in layers of colour glazes. Allowing the paint to live and take on an organic expression is fundamental in my work.

Pushing the paint across the surface is another method that I employ to create swift improvisational gestures. It is in these works where I take full advantage of the painting process to capture the moment.

Sometimes I get impatient when the paint will not dry fast enough for me to dive in and get on with the next layer or accents. With this layering I am drawing the viewer's eye deep into the painting and moving it back again to the surface. The balance of harmony in each of my paintings arrives only in the final layer or the tweaking of the accents. I never want my audience to become bored. There is the desire in each of my paintings to set up a dialogue between the painting and its viewer. Colour, line, form, texture and most important spontaneity are paramount in my fluid acrylic work."