BARRY COOMBS ARTIST
"You belong in the most secret part of you. Don't worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you - draw and paint your fear and anxiety."
- Sol Lewitt
My work is an extension of the concerns, musings and yearnings of my life. Nature, mortality, the puzzle of linear time and the riddle of the Cosmic Joker often occupy my thoughts. Geometry is the effort of human beings to understand nature. Its clarity and simplicity, combined with colour, provide me with limitless means of expression. Everything, however, starts with observation and perception of the visual world.
Tides Institute and Museum of Art
This summer, the Tides Institute and Museum of Art in Eastport, Maine acquired a work of mine for their permanent collection. The painting is a gouache on paper, 9 x 13", entitled Seal Cove. It's based on the fishing village of the same name on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. I'm very pleased to be included in this prominent collection.
Abstract Art In Your Home
RELIEF42-6 echoes the geometry of this charming Nova Scotia home. How would a colourful, abstract painting look in your home? RELIEF42-6 is an acrylic on collaged, wood panel and is 24x18". Please, view my Canvas/Wood Panel page to see more of my abstract paintings.
