Pam Douglas Seekers Series
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Early Day
50 X 16, mixed media on raw linen
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Follow the River
50 X 16 mixed media on raw linen
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Gliders
32 X 84 mixed media on raw linen
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Life Lines
(diptych), 32 X 30 mixed media on raw linen
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Rocky Trail
50 X 16 Mixed media on raw linen
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The Climbers
50 X 16 Mixed on raw linen
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The Kite Flyer
50 X 16 mixed media on raw linen
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To The Far Shore
26 X 9 mixed media on raw linen
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With the Trees
27 X 17 mixed media on raw linen
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At the Beginning
40 X 40 mixed media on raw linen
"The Seekers Series" are ethereal scrolls that reflect ancient Asian paintings through contemporary sensibilities. In this work from 2009, raw linen, freed from its stretchers, is allowed to ripple with its textures. Using charcoal and water media in a limited palette, mountain and sea-scapes are punctuated by silhouettes and geometries that represent order amidst wilderness, an underlying balance in the universe. This series pays respect to Zen artists of the first millennium who believed in using their instincts more than their brush and for whom paintings were poetry.
Welcome
Welcome to a variety of series on this site. Each is a distinct approach, yet they all express a sense of wonder and, taken together, become a meditation on the veil between seen and unseen, questioning what is real.

In a departure from the mixed media abstractions of the past several years that used earthy textures and probed earthly elements, my 2015 sources are not on earth at all. The “Galaxies” series features paintings where figures engage with actual images from the Hubble Telescope. Drawings in watercolor, pencil, pastel and acrylic combine with photos of outer space.

Last year, my 2014 series, “The Long Thread,” contrasted silk with the rougher textures of string, twine and rope. Life and death emerged as themes as those pieces evolved beyond the form of paintings into large wall hangings.

Between 2011 and 2013, I explored earth’s vital energies: water, fire and air. “The Life of Water” interprets the power of water on raw canvas through abstracted imagery. “The Life of Fire” celebrates the creative force that explodes from the most destructive element with experimental textures including layers of transparent plastics. “The Life of Air” experiments further, with paintings on transparent silk where the motion of air flows through multiple layers.

In earlier works, “The Seekers Series” of scrolls and “The Sepia Series” of landscapes use a stain technique on raw linen in a monochromatic palette. Those paintings from 2007 to 2010 reach for order amidst wilderness, an underlying balance in the universe.

Throughout my series, my admiration for ancient Asian art is apparent. Often, the materials themselves, such as silk and rice paper, carry forward an aesthetic, as does the scroll-like way of hanging. But overall I intend these works to move beyond materials to a philosophical sense that suggests transcendence.

Coming Events
Date: Sept. 1 - 26, 2015

"Galaxies" solo show of new work

Reception: Saturday, Sept. 12th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM

Artist Talk: Saturday, Sept. 19th at 3:00 PM

TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station Art Center
2525 Michigan Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 829-9556
 
Galaxies
 
The Long Thread
 
Life of Water
 
Life of Fire
 
Life of Air
 
Seekers
 
Sepia
 
2003 to 2006
 
Media
 
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