| Tarun Denny |
| |
|
Tarun Denny is a multimedia artist with a special love for watercolor. She was born in Edmonton AB, Canada. She has a BFA Degree from the University of Victoria, Victoria BC, Canada. Her work has been exhibited throughout Western Canada, and is in many private collections. Her style ranges from soft impressionism to bold expressionism.
 |
| |
| About the Artist |
I began to paint after spending many years as a studio potter. I have struggled with art in relation to myself and painting subject matter, inspiration, my style, direction ... and it is only recently things have come into focus for me, and now I can paint seriously.
The Chinese writer Kuo Jo-hsi wrote in Sung Dynasty times "The brush must be nimble move swiftly in a continuous and connecting manner so that the flow of life is not interrupted as the thoughts precede the brush. But the brush is also in the thoughts and when the picture is finished all the thoughts are there and the image corresponds completely to the spirit." |
| |
Click to enlarge images (if larger image has been loaded) |
| |
Irises
1997 Lithograph - Zinc plate 76cmx57cm |
|
It was fun doing this drawing,because it flowed from the pencil - the kind of freedom I like when I draw. |
The Immigrants - Katya and her mother
2006 Watercolor drawing on rag paper 30 x 46 |
|
Katya and her mother Elena came to Canada from Israel and originally Russia. They love their new home, but it is uncertain if they will be allowed to stay. |
Blue Iris in Church
2001 Dyes, pastels, watercolor 30 cm x 46 cm |
|
The colors in this work depict a mystical experience of unseen spiritual realities |
From my window series
1997 74cmx104cm |
|
This work is on heavy rag paper. The medium is watercolor, earth pigments, pastels and dyes. |
Heart
1997 36cm x 70 cm |
|
This work is on canvas, ready to hang. It is watercolor, dyes, earth pigments and crayon/pastels |
Winter Day
1994 36 cm x 70 cm |
|
A watercolor collage of a coffee place in winter on the West coast of Canada |
Windows
1997 30cm x 46cm |
|
| |
| |
| Education and biography |
BFA Degree - with distinction
Solo Exhibitions
1999 Mixed Media Windover Gallery, Pender Island, BC
1997 From My Window 21 Paintings, Richmond Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1996 Flowers The Deanery Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria, BC
1989 Watercolors/Tarun DennyJuniper Place, Victoria, BC
Group Exhibitions
1995 Exit University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
1985 Arts Manitoba Juried Visual Art Exhibition, Manitoba Archives
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Private showings and slide exhibitions
Awards
1980 1st Prize Sculpture Vancouver Island Spring Arts Fair
3rd Prize Ceramics Vancouver Island Spring Arts Fair
|
| |
| Future shows |
| Right now I'm working on a series of very large acrylic paintings of the human figure in the landscape. The figure is one with the landscape and yet separate, surrounded and yet removed. In these paintings I am attempting to depict a sympathetic harmony between the figure and landscape through color and form and light. The landscape will mirror the emotions of the figure. I want to make the viewer feel these figures � the weight of them, their presence, their emotions, their vitality, how they interact with their surroundings. I am excited about these paintings because already I see these figures in my mind's eye and I feel a strong attachment to them. |
| |
|
Website: www.tarunwatercolor.com |
| |
| IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CONTACTING THIS ARTIST, CLICK HERE |
CLICK HERE TO SEND THIS PROFILE TO YOUR FRIENDS |
| |
|
|