Eleanor Lowden: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times

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Eleanor Lowden, " Let's Give Them Something To Talk About." no date

acrylic on canvas, 40" x 36"

GFA is pleased to present “Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times,” a feature exhibit of work by Eleanor Lowden now available for viewing both online and in the gallery. 

"My paintings are meant to herald the day, and honour those simple moments that we all take for granted. Walking the dog, shopping, eating, holding hands, talking on the phone, texting. I love to watch crowds of people traveling in different directions, each with their own story and body language, lost in their own thoughts, being in close proximity to others but not necessarily connecting. Or perhaps they are connecting in their own way, and that I find equally fascinating and inspiring."

Utilizing a lively colour palette and simplified shape, Lowden layers paint and hue to achieve a luminous quality and undertone to each work. The artist elegantly captures a softly celebrated sense of the appreciation for not only the energetic excitement of contrast in colour but also in ordinary people themselves. 

Lowden's paintings are gentle studies of human nature, focusing in on the modest, everyday moments and interactions of ordinary people. The artist emphasizes normality with simplicity of basic form and a sketch like quality to each brush stroke, highlighting an examination of relationships, collaborations and the multitude of stories to be told by observing populated scenes.