Pam Douglas Life of Water Series
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Flying Water
24x64 acrylic and mixed media on raw linen
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A Memory of Rain
32x42 acrylic on raw linen, mounted
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Breaking Through
58x20 acrylic on raw linen scroll
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Echo
32x56 acrylic on raw linen, mounted
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Genesis
18x47 acrylic and mixed media on raw linen
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Stormbird
36x40 acrylic on wood
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The Way of the Lilies
13x21 acrylic on wood panel, framed
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Three Sailboats
12x46 acrylic on wood panel
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Water Blessing 1
32x19 acrylic on raw linen, mounted
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Water Blessing 2
32x19 acrylic on raw linen, mounted
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Wave
36x56 mixed media on raw linen, mounted
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You & Me & the Pink Roiling Sea
9x39 acrylic on wood panel, framed
“The Life of Water” series of paintings explores the vital energy within water. Interpreted through partially abstracted imagery of waves, waterfalls, splashes, storms, sailboats braving wild seas, and rivers breaking through dry land, these paintings evoke both generative and destructive power. The most recent works are on raw linen, which allows the natural texture to interplay with paints and inks; other works are on wood, where the tough surface contrasts with fluid mediums.
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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