Exhibitions
UPCOMING GROUP SHOW:
I have two paintings in this show in North Vancouver at the "CityScape Community Art Space"
These are my two mixed media drawings on paper.
"Pivot" 48" X 48" (In the figure section)
"Bits and Pieces" 48" X 48" (In the studio section)
"CONNECTION" - Jill Ehlert © 12" X 12" - Mixed Media on Canvas
"BECOMING" - Jill Ehlert © 12" X 12" - Mixed Media on Canvas
Proof Of Identification
"Connection", "Becoming" and "Grow into You" (the painting below) are part of a series of 15 paintings that I created for the upcoming group show "Proof of Identification". Information on the show is in the August 25th entry.
About this body of work
Over the years I have created a lexicon of symbols that have special meaning to me that I use as metaphors for my personal visual language. These "identifiers": chrysalis, butterfly, seed-pod, ladder, honeycomb, ruler, ABC, 123, spiral, double helix, cells...for example work together with chosen themes. These combined ideas and images in turn inform my mark making and direct the "look and feel" of the piece. This is an intuitive process with painting multiple layers of marks, text, shapes, line and colour. I am interested in themes of life, death and rebirth; transformation and metamorphosis; the ancient and the primordial. My abstract paintings are created by applying a rich layering process of mixed media, acrylic paint, collage, drawing, stamping, scratching, subtracting...combined with a layering of imagination, intuition, metaphor, memories, dreams and symbols.
Check out the new photo album "Proof Of Identification" in the left margin to see all 15 paintings.
"Grow into You" - Jill Ehlert © 12" X 12" Molding Paste & Mixed-media on Cradle Board
"PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION"
"Work that addresses ideas surrounding identity through mark-making, text and handwriting"
ALESHA DAVIES-FOWLER LORRAINE DOUGLAS
JILL EHLERT COCO JONES LISA ROSE
CURATED BY KATHY GUTHRIE
OPENING RECEPTION
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 - ARTISTS IN ATTENDANCE
SHOW CONTINUES TO SEPTEMBER 28
OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 AM TO 5 PM & WEEKENDS DURING VISA WORKSHOP HOURS
2549 QUADRA STREET VICTORIA BC 250.380-3500 www.slideroomgallery.com
"THE BIG WORLD OF SMALL" - Jill Ehlert © 24" X 36" Acrylic, mixed media on canvas
"The Big World of Small" was inspired during my attendance at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. Check out my blog for various descriptions of this adventure.
This painting was part of the fund raising art exhibit
"Oceans of Art" held June 11 - 27th 2009 in Nanaimo, BC.
is a fund raising collaboration between Art and Science. Artists inspired at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre contributed work for sale, and non-gallery proceeds will provide bursaries for schools to participate in BMSC's Public Education Program. The paintings are now on display at BMSC's RIX Centre for Ocean Discoveries.
My painting is actually still showing at the Nanaimo Art Gallery.
Kirsten Brand -Flower Boats #3 - Acrylic and botanical specimens on Canvas, 36 x 36
Kirsten Brand - Flower Boats # 2, Acrylic, with botanical specimens on Canvas, 36 X 48
Kirsten is a good friend of mine who is having an upcoming art show; here is the information on her show followedby her artist statement.
"Regeneration"
Opening Reception Monday, January 26, 7-9 pm
The Gallery at the MAC, Lower Space, McPherson Playhouse, #3 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC
January 26 through March 16
Gallery hours during performances or by appointment (250) 361-0800
Kirsten Brand
Artist Statement
I am a Victoria born painter and have been studying and producing art since early childhood.
I believe nature has a natural harmony. The beauty, profusion and growth rhythms of flowers and plant life create a visual music for me. I use bold colour and floral and plant forms to convey the vitality, energy, and movement of the life force.
The human figure appears in some of my work to symbolize our infinite love and fascination for, as well as dependence upon botanical life.
In my current work I take real pieces of nature in the form of dried, pressed, plants from their outdoor landscapes where a chaos of texture, colour, and pattern reign supreme, and place them in an abstract setting of painterly texture, colour, and pattern.
I am intrigued by the play between something real and abstract both working together to create a work.
The idea of "regeneration" applies because I would like the viewer to see nature again and in a different way, connecting physically – hence the texture – giving them a sense of feeling the touch of the surface in order to heighten awareness and joy about what is given us.
"Crossing the Line" - December 6 - December 24, 2008
An exhibition of work derived from the drawings at the Slide Room Exhibition.
Opening Reception: December 6, 2008 7-9 pm
Martin Bachelor Gallery
712 Cormorant Street, Victoria, B.C.
250 385 7919
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Making a Mark Collective
Sylvia Bews-Wright, Cheryl Taves,
In June 2007 the Fran Willis Gallery sadly held its last exhibition before closing its doors. Sharing the south wall of the gallery was the work of these four Victoria artists.
It was through the closing of one door - the Fran Willis Gallery - that we opened another by coming together to form Making a Mark. Over the course of the last year we have come to appreciate the extent to which artists can support, encourage, and facilitate the exhibition and creation of one another's work. We have beeen delighted to discover that we do, as we first thought, share an aesthetic, be it through our use of strong gestural marks, our willingness to experiment and have the courage to work with a variety of materials, or our determination to reveal our life experiences, and inner-most thoughts, through our work. As members of Making a Mark, we want to "speak" to a wide audience and by so doing share what we have created on and beneath the surface both as individuals and as a group of women artists."
Painting by Kristine Paton
December 11 -22, 2008 in the Slide Room Gallery at the
Vancouver Island School of Art Curatorial Intern: Sarah Harper
Through sculpture, painting, drawing, collage and installation with found objects, six diverse artists broaden their relationship to the work and with each other. Accepting the challenge to create from a purely chromatic grey palette, each of the artists expects to transform her artistic experience by exploring personal colour preferences and "mixing it up".
Kristine Paton.
Opening reception, Thursday, December 11@ 7:30 pm
"Spanish Wall" 48" x 36" Mixed media with collage by JIll Ehlert
Spanish Wall will be included in the upcoming Bloomin' Art 2007 exhibit.
DEMONSTRATION AT BLOOMIN' ART 2007
As part of the week long workshops and demonstratons during Bloomin' Art I will be giving a demonstration on Wednesday August 22 at 2:00 pm in the Harmac room at the Port Theatre. My demo is titled "Building the Spanish Wall" - I will demonstrate how I created the collage materials and mixed media techniques that I used in building this painting.
$5.00 at the door. All proceeds to Haven Society.
Carmen Mongeau
Location: Port Theatre 125 Front Street, Nanaimo, BC.
EXHIBITION - AUGUST 17-25
"Bloomin' Art 2007 is a stunning exhibition and sale of contemporary paintings accompanied by interpretations by floral designers.
This exhibition is a fundraiser for Haven Society, this one of a kind event features large paintings and miniatures of twenty prestigious abstract artists from across Vancouver Island, BC. Canada. All proceeds will go to Haven Society.
Hours: Open daily from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission $5.00 at the door.
GALA OPENING - THURSDAY AUGUST 16, 7:00 pm
Bruce Williams from A-Channel will host the Gala opening. Guests will be able to have an advanced look at the exhibition, meet the artists and floral designers, and enjoy great food created by local restaurants. There will be entertainment by Baritone, Timothy Richard and pianist, Jeanne Campbell.
Silent Auction on opening night - You will be able to bid on exclusive items on opening night.
Tickets are available for $30.00. Please contact Joyce Hedges at 758-3354.
WORKSHOP AND DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE
The organizers of Bloomin' Art are pleased to present some very special demonstrations and workshops designed to complement the exhibition. Admission is $5.00 and payable at the door. Click on this link to see the complete List.
"Detritus" collage (detail)
SEAPARC Leisure Complex
2168 Phillips Road, Sooke BC., Canada
DATES: August 4th - 11th - 10:00am - 9 pm every day - August 12th (Sunday)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
