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This gallery features work
on consignment.
In this gallery you will find paintings
that my clients wish to resell.
"Firelight"
. Size: approx.16 x 29 inches
Medium: watercolour and graphite
Price: $5,000.00 CAD
"Firelight"
"Firelight" (detail one)
"Firelight" (detail two)
"Firelight" (detail three)
"Firelight" (detail four)
"Firelight" (detail five)
"Firelight" (detail six)
"Firelight" (detail seven)
"Firelight" (detail eight)
"Firelight" (detail nine)
"Firelight" (detail ten)
"Firelight" (detail eleven)
"Firelight" (detail twelve)
"Firelight"
. Size: approx.16 x 29 inches
Medium: watercolour and graphite on 300lbs Fabriano paper
Price: $5,000.00 CAD
Additional Information: I did this painting in 1987 and it was one of my first paintings that strongly incorporated graphite. It was inspired by my experiences during Native American Church ceremonies in Manitoba and North Dakota. This is a rare opportunity to purchase work from this time period in my career. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me and I will facilitate the details of the transaction between you and the owner of this artwork.
Contact info: alannamarohnic@gmail.com
"Torso and Head"
Medium: Watercolour and graphite
Size: approx. 29 x 22 inches
Price: $6,000.00 CAD
"Torso and Head"
"Torso and Head" (detail one)
"Torso and Head" (detail two)
"Torso and Head" (detail three)
"Torso and Head" (detail four)
"Torso and Head" (detail five)
"Torso and Head" (detail six)
"Torso and Head" (detail seven)
"Torso and Head" (detail eight)
"Torso and Head" (detail nine)
"Torso and Head" (detail ten)
"Torso and Head" (detail eleven)
"Torso and Head"
Medium: Watercolour and graphite on 300lbs Fabriano paper
Size: approx. 29 x 22 inches
Price: $6,000.00 CAD
Additional Information: I did this painting in 1987 and it is among my earliest work that strongly incorporates graphite. This is rare opportunity to purchase work from this period in my career. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me and I will facilitate the details of the transaction between you and the owner of this artwork. Contact info: alannamarohnic@gmail.com
There are many wonderful ways to experience and interact with a piece of artwork and when my friend, Sheri Etherington, saw Torso and Head she wrote to me with her own interesting questions and observations, With her permission I am sharing with you her letters to me. By reading them, you will have an inside view of her questioning process, which is her way of delving into the possible meaning of the painting.
Sheri's initial viewing of this painting was from images I sent to
her by email (the same images that you see above). This was
her first response:
"I am sitting here gazing upon "Torso and Head".
What a strange picture - my first reaction was a bit of
shock - the torso seems somewhat aggressively sexual.
The head and the torso seem like classical sculptures,
but have much more life to them.
The heart is interesting - pure white with red "roses"
- roses speak of love, but red speaks of blood. White
speaks of purity.
Why are the man and the heart nestled in nature,
but placed underneath the torso of the woman?
Is he dreaming of her? Is this how he sees her?
It reminds me of Chagall who often has his wife
floating in the sky above.
Why does the man have a crown of leaves and
flowers - he looks a bit medieval - with a garland
to celebrate May Day or to honour him in some
way. He could be the flower of a plant growing in
the earth! as could the heart.
The heart is really created by the grasses and
red "roses" - they define the heart, give it form.
The man looks a bit sad and looking inward, not up
to the woman, nor does he seem very aware of the
heart next to him, or maybe he's just used to it being
there. Whose heart is it?
Why is the torso so large compared to the man
and the landscape? Is she just by her nature
more powerful? Is she trying to get him to notice her?
It really does seem that the man doesn't really
get what is happening around him and within her.
His gaze is within himself, I wonder what he is
thinking about? He seems sad.
There seems to be a triangle created by the man,
the sexual/feminine centre of the torso and the heart.
And in the centre of the triangle - nothing - pure white
space - nothing or everything?
The background of nature in the corner speaks of the
beauty and fecundity of nature.
Why are the grasses yellow? - maybe it is the fall.
The man and the heart are very rooted in nature/the earth,
but the torso of the woman is powerfully expressing her
being free from all constraints of the earth.
Like in The Swimmer*, her nature is beautifully mirrored
in the nature around her.
Upon first glance, I was not sure I liked this picture, but it
is working its magic on me. It is a complex picture."
Letter by Sheri Etherington
*The Swimmer is a painting Sheri purchased from me that features
a nude woman floating above scenes of nature (a snowstorm,
stars reflecting on the surface of a lake, plums on a branch, and
morning sun on water).
After seeing the actual painting, Sheri wrote to me again
with her second wave of impressions. This is the letter:
"My first impression upon seeing the actual painting
was of how romantic it is.
The one line I would change in what I had written
previously was about the grasses being yellow - were
they indicating it is autumn? That line does not apply
at all as the grasses are actually such a delicate
spring green.
Now that I see the piece, I am especially struck with the
quality of tenderness in it - I think because of
the delicate romantic colours.
The torso does not seem as in your face, the head
and heart seem to balance it more.
It's a very feminine painting, and makes me think of a
woman who has opened up to the blossoming of her
sexuality. Maybe the heart beside the man is saying
that she has given her heart to him.
This piece is definitely growing on me!!!" Letter by Sheri Etherington
Thank you, Sheri, for this glimpse into the depths of your inquiring mind.
If you have a painting of mine that you wish to resell in this Consignment Gallery, please contact me at this email address: alannamarohnic@gmail.com. I will be happy to send you information on terms and commission.
Galleries
Paintings 1
Windows and Doors 2
"The Shoe" 3
Commissions 4
"Red Roses" and "The Fan" 5
Posters 6
Paintings 7
Paintings 8
Stone Lithos and Monoprints 9
Art Objects 10
Illustrations "Black Mane"11
The Golden Boy Gallery 12
Paintings on Consignment 14
