Jeremy Mayne: Peaks & Spires

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Jeremy Mayne, "The Grand Sentinel (Mt. Temple/Moraine)," 2022

fine archival ink, chalk pastel, graphite / white Stonehenge paper, 13.5 x 9.75 inches (34.5 x 24 cm), framed with archival glass

This series of drawings is focussed on sunlit or cloud-draped mountain peaks and spires in the Canadian Rockies. My intent is to draw the viewer into a distilled view of their power and purity. Each majestic mountain is shown as if under a microscope, illuminating the structure of these natural sculptures which inspire such awe. Such sentinels remain essentially untouched by human alteration. Viewers are meant to feel the importance of maintaining wild areas and a renewed sense of urgency to take care of this beautiful planet.

These art works are hand drawn. I begin with a graphite sketch, then create the image using very fine tipped archival-ink pens (0.05 & 0.03). I add colour with pure-pigment, chalk pastel. The white of the snow is the paper. All images are done on Stonehenge paper. The works are framed with archival matting and ultra-violet museum glass.

For over thirty years Jeremy Mayne has worked as an artist and art instructor. He is represented in private and public collections both nationally and internationally, including the Alberta Arts Foundation Public Collection, the City of Calgary Public Art Collection, and the Red Deer Civic Collection. During his studies at the Red Deer College, the University of Calgary and the Royal College of Art (London, England), Jeremy was awarded both The Princess Margaret Medal and the Governor General Michener Medal. He has been a member of the Alberta Society of Artists, (president from ‘02 -’04), and the City of Calgary Public Arts Board (‘04 -’08). His work is commissioned by private collectors and has been reproduced for three books, published by the University of Alberta Press, 4th Floor Press and North Light publishers. Throughout his career, Mayne has worked as an instructor, guiding students to discover their artistic potential.