Kent. The dark, carved out landscapes, loosely and expertly illustrated, continue to resonate with him years after seeing an exhibition of his works in the mid-80’s. Over the years there has been a definite transition in his work from high detail to a looser brush stroke concerned with atmospheric qualities. He begins his work with a field drawing of the subject and then sketches it loosely on the canvas with brush strokes. The detail is achieved through layering.
Log Boom, 12x12”, oil on canvas $495 framed by Marshall Hugh Kaiser
MARSHALL HUGH KAISER NEW WORKS AT EXCELLENT FRAMEWORKS GALLERY
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riginally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is a graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. He began creating art early on as a young child and comes from a family of artisans, woodcarvers and ship builders. For Marshall, painting is the experience of seeing translated to the canvas
by way of the heart. As a figurative artist, the process is about the subversion of realistic elements in order to achieve an ‘otherness’. Often in his work, a feeling of impending darkness or the elimination of any human presence provides the viewer with the sense of experiencing the place long after others have left. Marshall is mostly influenced by North American PostImpressionism. However, the single most influential artist for him is the painter Rockwell
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Path to the Lake, 8 x10”, oil on panel $350 framed by Marshall Hugh Kaiser
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