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Lois V. Walker
 
 
About the Artist

I have been writing poetry for years, but the sculpture began for me in late 70's, painting in early 90's. My interests are many--both aesthetic and cultural. Discovery is my inspiration and love of my materials is my actual starting point.

 
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INSCAPE

1991
OIL/CANVAS
121.9 x 91.4cm,

INSCAPE
INSCAPE REFERS TO G.M. HOPKINS' USAGE, MEANING THE INNER LANDSCAPE OF ALL LIVING THINGS.

NIGHT DEMONS

1993
ACRYLIC BURLAP COPPER PIPES
106.7C X 106.7 C

A COMPOSITE OF SMALL CANVASES WITH DEMONS FROM EARLY CULTURES as well as western. MUCH OF THE PAINT WAS PUSHED THROUGH FROM THE BACK.

REVELATIONS II

1997
ACRYLIC/MIXED MEDIA
40"x30"/101.6cenx76.2cen

THIS IS PART OF A SERIES OF RIPPED CANVASES WITH A CANVAS BEHIND THE OPENING. I USED MANY DIFFERENT OBJECTS AND MATERIALS TO CREATE A SCENE AS REVELATION.

REVELATIONSI

1997
ACRYLIC/MIXED MEDIA
43" X 36"/109.2CEN X 91.4 CEN

THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE SERIES OF EXPLORATIONS OF LOOKING BEYOND THE SURFACE AND REVEALING WHAT IS THERE. IT INVOLVES TORN CANVASES AND VARIOUS MATERIALS AND OBJECTS THAT REVEAL ANOTHER SCENE.

MOTHER OF THEM ALL

1993
OIL/CANVAS
70.2 X 101.5 CEN

THE FIRST PAINTING IN A SERIES ABOUT THE PUPPETEERS WHO MAKE THE BIG DECISIONS ABOUT WAR AND SURVIVAL..

REVELATION 6

1997
ACRYLIC/MIXED
152.4 cm x 137.2cm

ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF TORN CANVASES TO BE SHOWN AS A DIAMOND RATHER THAN A RECTANGLE A RED RIBBON AND CHEESE CLOTH ARE USED IN INNER IMAGE.

SENSES & SENSIBILITY

2007
ACRYLIC/CANVASES
182.9 CM X 132.1 CEN

MY RESPONSE TO THE WORLD'S VIOLENCE AND HATE. CAN'T LISTEN. CAN'T SEE, CAN'T SPEAK

SNOWFALL II

2008
ACRYLIC/CANVAS
91.4 CM X 71.1 CM

WORKING WITH THE DOTS TO CREATE A SENSE OF HEAVY SNOWFALL.THE PAINTING ITSELF IS MYSTERIOUS EVEN TO ME

PERSEPHONE'S BEES

1990
ACRYLIC/CANVAS
91.4 CM X 91.4 CM.

THIS PAINTING IS IN HOMAGE TO OSIP MANDELSTAM, A WORLD CLASS POET WHO WAS PERSECUTED AND KILLED UNDER STALIN IN THE THIRTIES. IT USES THE TITLE OF AN INCREDIBLE POEM OF HIS AND THE FIRST LINES ARE IMBEDDED IN THE BROWN EARTH.

IN THIS HOUSE

1995
ACRYLIC/ MIXED MEDIA
149.9 CM X 127 CM

THIS PAINTING/CONSTRUCTION WAS A WAY TO EMPHASIZE THE CLOSENESS OF SHARING A HOUSE. THE PEOPLE SHARE THE WALLS AND THE AIR THEY BREATHE. MUCH MORE.

FLOATING THE UNKNOWN

1994
ACRYLIC/CANVAS
111.8 CM X 91.4 CM

DURING THIS PERIOD I WAS PLAYING WITH TORN CANVAS. IT WAS AN EARLY EXPRESSION OF MY INTEREST IN THE BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN HISTORY.

FAMILY PAST

1998
ASSEMBLAGE
127 CEN X 45.7 CEN X 40.6CEN

THIS ASSEMBLAGE MAKES USE OF COAL FURNACE GRATES, VICTORIAN TABLE LEGS, CABINET DOOR, AND COPPER TUBINGS. THE RIGID GRATES REMINDED ME OF RIBS AND SKELETONS. THE POSITION OF THE MALE PRECEDES THE FEMALE WHO HOLDS A BABY.

BREAKING THE SILENCE

1987
ASSEMBLAGE
91.4 CEN X 36"CEN X 5.1 CEN

OPENED ANTIQUE PRINT DRAWERS AND LETTERS, OLD NEWSPAPERS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, WORDS CREATING POEMS COLLAGE STYLE MADE INTO A 3 PART SCREEN TO BE SET IN DIFFERENT WAYS. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE PRINTED WORD.

THE ARTIST'S BOOK

1991
ACRYLIC/BOARD
116.8 CEN X 78.7 CEN OR 46

THIS IS AN EARLY PAINTING THAT I DID EXPLORING THE OUTLINING TECHNIQUE I ENJOYED IN MANY PAINTINGS BY ROUALT ALTHOUGH IN A VERY DIFFERENT STYLE.

OCTOBER/VERMONT, 1998

1998
OIL/JUTE
152.4 CEN X 106.7

INCREDIBLE SETTING FOR AUTUMN COLORS.

SELF PORTRAIT/MAROON

2005
MIXED MEDIA
63.5 CEN X 48.2

SELF PORTRAIT/MAROON
A QUICK TAKE ON MY PERSONAL FEELINGS.

THOSE DOGS OF WAR

2004
ACRYLIC/LINEN
137.2 CEN X 114.3 CEN X

THOSE DOGS OF WAR
THIS IS MIXED MEDIA AND REFLECTS THE TIME IT WAS PAINTED NOT LONG AFTER THE WAR BEGAN IN IRAQ.

PUZZLEMENT: HOW MANY CAN SEE?

1994
ACRYLIC/CAN
182.9 CEN X121.9 CEN

PART OF A SERIES MEANT TO ENGAGE THE VIEWER IN WORDS AS WELL AS VISUALLY. THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS..

PUZZLEMENT: WHAT ARE THEY?

1994
ACRYLIC/CAN
106.7 CEN X 106.7 CEN

THE FIRST PAINTING IN THE PUZZLEMENT SERIES.

NO LABELS: GO THIS WAY

2002
MIXED MEDIA/ACRYLIC
101.5CEN X 76.2CEN

NO LABELS: GO THIS WAY
THIS IS AN OLD SILK BLOUSE, TRIMMED AND PAINTED WITH ASSORTED MATERIAL FOR THE SMALL FIGURE RUNNING AT THE TOP.

VICTORIANA

1990
ASSEMBLAGE
53.3 CEN X 40.6 X 25..4

I USED TWO ANTIQUE DESK DRAWERS, AN OLD WOOD COIN DRAWER, TINTYPES ,AN OLD SCARF MARBLES ETC. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN OF THE VICTORIAN PERIOD, WHICH INCLUDES MY GRANDMOTHER.

ICON OF THE 60'S

PORTRAIT OF THE MASTER PUPPETEER

1993
OIL.CAN
121.9CEN X 111.8CEN

CONCLUDING PAINTING OF THE PUPPETEER SERIES. THIS IS THE FACE OF THE BIG TIME DECISION MAKER-- THE ONE WHO CAN CAUSE WAR OR PEACE WINNERS & LOSERS.

PUZZLEMENT:WHERE ARE THEY?

1994
ACRYLIC/CAN
101.5 CEN X76.2 CEN

PUZZLEMENT:WHERE ARE THEY?
PUZZLEMENT SERIES A KIND OF VISUAL RIDDLE WITH NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER.

ADAM, BLIND IN ONE EYE

1995
ACRYLIC/CAN
137.2 CEN X 121.9

ADAM, BLIND IN ONE EYE
A PAINTING FROM THE ADAM SERIES.
 
Education and biography
K.U., Lawrence, Kansas English & Humanities. Art League of LI. Paul Wood & Stan Brodsky. Selected solo:Sylvia White Gallery New York and California;Hutchins Gallery Brookville, NY, Port Washington Gallery, NY. Selected Group: Palm Springs Desert Museum, Chautauqua 33rd National Exhibition of American Art. Heckscher Museum, Huntington,NY, Guild Hall E. Hampton, NY. and galleries in Spain and Denmark.Photo of me by Laura Swiggett. Work by Lisa Hermanson
AWARDS: Islip Art Museum, East End Arts Council, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Tri-County Artists of L.I., Firehouse Art Gallery , HTAL/Heckscher Art Museum, among others
 
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