Elizabeth Gourlay

Chester, Connecticut, USA

  • tarang

    graphite, flashe and collage on canvas 122 x 122 cm 48 x 48 in 2015

  • garden kloster

    gouache on paper 23 x 20.5 cm 9 x 8 in 2014

  • riff

    graphite and flashe on linen over panel 40.5 x 40.5 cm 16 x 16 in 2014

  • kloster 2

    graphite and flashe on linen over panel 45.5 x 45.5 cm 18 x 18 in 2014

  • double six

    colored pencil and flashe on linen over panel 20.5 x 20.5 cm 8 x 8 in 2014

  • fugue 1

    graphite and flashe on linen over panel 51 x 51 cm 20 x 20 in 2014

  • zeri yellowgray

    pencil and flashe on linen 102 x 102 cm 40 x 40 in 2014

  • ciuta

    pencil and acrylic on canvas 102 x 102 cm 40 x 40 in 2013

  • oranjes 2

    ink and acrylic on linen 102 x 102 cm 40 x 40 in 2012

  • evening letter

    ink and acrylic on muslin on panel 28 x 36 cm 11 x 14 in 2012

  • open letter with three forms

    ink, pencil and acrylic on canvas 122 x 122 cm 48 x 48 in 2012

  • nine forms and bars

    ink, pencil, acrylic and collage on paper 20 x 20 cm 8 x 8 in 2011

  • graphite red

    graphite, pencil, acrylic and flashe on panel 20 x 25 cm 8 x 10 in 2011

  • open letter with forms

    ink, acrylic, flashe and collage on panel 30 x 30 cm 12 x 12 in 2011

  • achiote

    ink, acrylic and collage on canvas 102 x 102 cm 40 x 40 in 2011

  • liuto

    ink, pencil, acrylic and collage on linen 102 x 102 cm 40 x 40 in 2009

  • olivia 4

    ink, gouache, acrylic and collage on paper 15 x 15 cm 6 x 6 in 2009

  • portolano 2

    ink, acrylic, pencil and collage on canvas 127 x 132 cm 50 x 52 in 2009

  • olivia 7

    ink, gouache, acrylic and collage on paper 20 x 20 cm 8 x 8 in 2009

  • liuto 2

    ink, acrylic, pencil and collage on linen 122 x 122 cm 48 x 48 in 2009

  • papaver

    monotype on paper 38 x 38 cm 15 x 15 in 2007

I think of the work as a meditation on color and form. The drawings and paintings emerge from a gradual, yet progressive meditation that leads to a complex network of shifting shapes and colors. The shapes and lines create my own vocabulary of abstract forms. They are resonances with inner emotional states, elements of feelings or subconscious thoughts combined with conscious thought about architecture and geometric structure.

I often begin with a background layer of washes and then work with elements of line and shape in the foreground. The color may become muted and minimal, admixing into greys and earth tones, or it may be vibrant and intense. There are parallels in musical composition, as looking at the work is an interaction, and the eye moves around the piece element to element, as musical note to musical note, chord, discord, harmony and tone.

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