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Douglas Martenson: The Meadow, Encounter
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Orchard Tree, Oil on wood, 20″ x 16″
Douglas Martenson: The Meadow, Encounter
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 21, 1 - 4 pm
March 20 - April 25
Gross McCleaf Gallery is pleased to present The Meadow, Encounter, a new solo exhibition by Douglas Martenson.
In The Meadow, Encounter, Douglas Martenson returns to a meadow he knows well, but it never stays the same. Working across oil, watercolor, and graphite, he paints from sustained observation, following what changes: a brief shift in light, a growing density of leaves, a path worn into the ground.
Each image carries the feeling of a chance encounter, as though stumbled upon rather than composed, drawing the viewer into a moment already shifting. Wide fields give way to closer moments, where what might otherwise be passed over begins to take hold as the subject. What remains are images that invite viewers to look closely, to notice, and to arrive at something that feels both familiar and newly recognized.
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Elizabeth Johnson: ...Have you felt your identity as an artist shift in relation to nature since Resilience?
Douglas Martenson: Yes. And as a person too. We get so much of our identity from how others perceive us, engage with us. This parallels the way I perceive the meadow: it exists already but when I represent it, it then becomes known through me as an artist. I am always seeing something more, going deeper, finding ways to relate this uncommon subject to a broader audience. I love the idea of a chance encounter, inviting the viewer into a moment that is already changing. Nothing stays the same. Currently, everything in the world is in transition, each day brings new events to deal with. These paintings are speaking of the complexity of what it takes to render light and make marks necessary to create lifelike images.
Gross McCleaf Gallery is pleased to present The Meadow, Encounter, a new solo exhibition by Douglas Martenson. Working from a meadow that he returns to over time, Martenson paints a landscape that is never fixed. It shifts, evolves, and regenerates with light, weather, and season. Working across oil, watercolor, and graphite, Martenson paints from sustained observation. Each image carries the feeling of a chance encounter, as though stumbled upon rather than composed. Wide fields give way to closer moments, where what might otherwise be passed over begins to take hold as the subject.
For Martenson, the meadow is not only a subject but an ongoing site of inquiry. Returning to the same location over time allows him to represent increasingly complex observations, shaped by a deepening familiarity with the land...
