DOG MONKEYCROW
Elaine Hanowell
DOG MONKEYCROW Elaine Hanowell
CREDITS Cover images: “Dog with Monkey, Laughing Monkey, and White Feather Crow Catalog Design: Islanda Khau | artSEAdesign.com Photography: Charles Backus (page xxx) and Harvey Bergman (page xxx,) © 2009 ArtXchange Gallery No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent from ArtXchange.
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In 1990 I built a live-in studio in the woods of Vashon Island, Washington. Living amongst the trees provoked an enduring interest in working with wood. What fascinates me is the emotional resonance of spatial forms — the way art takes one beyond the object itself. I have an affinity with South and Southeast Asia and have studied and wandered extensively there, finding an immediacy in my encounters with both tribal and classical art, and of course, life itself. I begin a carving with a definite vision, but once a piece is underway it awakens a process of listening and watching. This is what is exciting. I like to make images that offer intimacy and yet sustain an ambiguous mystery. My current body of work explores relationships between fragility and unity.
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- Elaine Hanowell
opposite page:
Three Leg Dog (detail) right:
Three Leg Dog 5o” x 13.5” x 13.5” poplar, oil paint, wax (2009)
opposite page: this page:
Dog With Monkey (details)
Dog With Monkey 42” x 25” x 20” poplar, oil paint, wax (2007)
right:
Crouching Dog 38” x 12” x 20” poplar, oil paint, wax (2012) opposite page:
Crouching Dog (detail)
Chickadee bench
22.5” x 38.5” x 14” hazel nut, walnut, oil paint, encaustic (2011) opposite page:
Chickadee bench (detail)
right:
Resting River bench 17” x 6’ 7.5” x 24.5” fir, poplar, oil paint, wax (2012)
left:
Laughing Monkey 20” x 6” x 7” port orford cedar, oil paint, wax (2008) opposite page:
Laughing Monkey (details)
The Conversation [two crows] 24” x 25” x 10.5” walnut, oil paint, encaustic (2011)
left (top to bottom):
Golden Poem 4.5” x 7” x 3.5” poplar, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
Ebony Collar 3” x 6.5” x 2.5” mahogany, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
Turquoise Heart 4” x 6.5” x 6.5” mahogany, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
Little Stripy 4” x 6” x 2.5” mahogany, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
Quiet sister #1 and #2 3” x 5.5” x 4” each mahogany, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
Elaine Hanowell is a Pacific Northwest native whose work
reflects the love of nature and wilderness associated with many Northwest artists, but combines that sensibility with the colors and textures of global cultures. Working primarily in wood and paper, her work is influenced by extensive study and travel in Asia. She has done several residencies in Indonesia, absorbing the culture, gaining inspiration from their spirituality, and appreciating the color, texture, and expression of form that permeates their daily life. During these residencies she has also honed her skills as a woodcarver using traditional woods and tools. Hanowell’s work has been featured in both solo and group shows since 1980. In 2007, Hanowell was honored with the Grand Prize in the Margo Harris Hammerschlag Biennial Open National Competition in Sculpture for Direct Carving, Awarded by the National Association of Women Artists in New York, the oldest professional women’s fine art organization in the United States.
Her lighted sculptures are recognized throughout the West Coast, from large installations in public buildings, such as popular Seattle restaurant The Dahlia Lounge, to smaller custom arrangements in private residences.
white feather crow 9” x 13” x 5.5” mahogany, oil paint, encaustic (2012)
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