I am currently merging my alla prima oil painting technique with monotype to create multi-media works on paper and canvas. The imagery is contemporary/representational and explores the arenas of figurative, still-life subjects, and landscape. The resulting artwork relies heavily on drawing and composition, yet is ghostlike and indicated. I work on location to paint all landscape pieces.

I have also integrated my contemporary work with embroidery to create three-dimensional line and texture. In this way, the works symbolize a unique collaboration of women’s handiwork from past generations, as my own grandmothers were major mentors in my life as an artist. I have been exploring their influences on my personal aesthetic, whether in my large works on paper or on canvas.

Tuscan Vernacular Tattoo was created from my fascination with the architectural history and landscape planning of Boulder and the University of Colorado. I painted this piece, overlooking the spectacular gardens of Boulder, from the top parking platform at 15th and Pearl Street. From this perspective, Boulder takes on the beauty of a Florentine garden with the prominent red rooftops of the University of Colorado on the southern horizon line. The physical presence of the buildings, grounds, and gardens sit beside the magnificent mountain backdrop. Indeed the architect, Charles Z. Klauder, chose his unique Tuscan Vernacular style to reflect the body and soul of the community. I have painted numerous paintings of Boulder morphing into an Italian Tuscan villa. That perspective is truly my Eccentric Garden.

Gayle Crites

303.442.6468 (studio)

4280 Peach Way
Boulder, Colorado 80301

email
gaylecrites@earthlink.net

website
http://www.gaylecrites.com

exhibitrek/ the gallery
303.998.1711
Mary Belochi/ Owner
1711 15th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302