Barbara Maricle
| At the Lake 2008 Oil on Canvas 28 x 46" |
| Halloween 2007 Oil on Canvas 32 x 26" |
| Two Boys 2007 Oil on Canvas Board 24 x 18" |
| Portrait of Boy 2007 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 15 x 22" |
| Portrait of Boy (Self-Portrait) 2008 Oil on Canvas 24 x 22" |
| Snow Scene II 2008 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 35 x 31" |
| Snow Scene I 2007 Oil on Canvas 28 x 36" |
There is nothing more fascinating than watching your offspring come into his
own. All of the wonderful, exciting, painful and mundane experiences from your
own childhood are there for you to witness; from a distance, and with the
perspective of your years. There is a common experience in growing up; we have all
had to do it.
This group of paintings was inspired by snapshots of my son and his friends.
Using a photograph allowed me to see what occurred in the quiet spaces between
all the action. The compositions are infinitely varied, the shapes are blocky, and
the colors are primary. The scenarios in these images often are activities that are all
but closed off to me now as an adult. In them, I see something more than what the
subjects are experiencing; a new story based on memory and imagination. It is this
interaction between the image and who I am that is compelling for me.
own. All of the wonderful, exciting, painful and mundane experiences from your
own childhood are there for you to witness; from a distance, and with the
perspective of your years. There is a common experience in growing up; we have all
had to do it.
This group of paintings was inspired by snapshots of my son and his friends.
Using a photograph allowed me to see what occurred in the quiet spaces between
all the action. The compositions are infinitely varied, the shapes are blocky, and
the colors are primary. The scenarios in these images often are activities that are all
but closed off to me now as an adult. In them, I see something more than what the
subjects are experiencing; a new story based on memory and imagination. It is this
interaction between the image and who I am that is compelling for me.
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| Band Practice II 2008 Oil on Canvas 30 x 42" |
| Big Jump at Little Farm 2004 Oil on Canvas 20 x 16" |
| Water Park 2008 Oil and Acrylic on Paper 22 x 30" |
| Child in the Woods 2005 Oil on Canvas 20 x 16" |
| Boys with Guns 2008 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 26 x 34" |
| Family Scene 1958 2008 Oil on Canvas 32 x 24" |
| Band Practice I 2008 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30" |
| Portrait of Two Boys 2008 Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 21 x 19" |
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