Artist: Sylvia Grantins
Website: http://sylviagrantins.blogspot.com/
Commentary:
Sylvia’s Grantins paintings contain the “terroir” of her home. Sylvia’s paintings evoke the rich textures of Ontario erupting with springtime joy. Her works are bright, produced in a flurry of seemingly spontaneous yet purposeful action. Her images evoke the mood of a sparsely populated meandering land of lonesome nestled hilltops, fields of pulsating flours, and trees blown through the wind.
Her art is primarily produced on mounted canvas. Dimensions vary between 4 inches square to larger museum sized panels. Prices for her work are extremely reasonable given that they are one of a kind works. The tonal value of the color of Sylvia’s work is high, in that when compared to a peacock feather her works would hold their own weight. This does not mean, however that they are gaudy or ill conceived. Instead, Sylvia manages to find a rich harmonious balance through the combination of brilliant liquid hues. Often forms are created in a waving manner, through white infused paint, creating lava like texture. Once this layer has dried, subsequent layers of paint are applied to create forms such as poppy flowers or tree branches. This process is repeated until the image is complete. I am particularly fond of her smaller works when combined into a series of related frames. These images 4 inches square when mounted as Sylvia does on wooden supports create a quilt like appearance which would warm any room painted in a muted earth tone.
