Jeremy Mayne: Lake Colours

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Jeremy Mayne, "Bow Lake," 2017

mixed media (chalk pastel, ink, calligraphy, graphite, coloured pencil, collage)/paper

Celebrate Canada 150

Jeremy Mayne explores the glorious colour of our mountain lakes with their sunshine, glacial till and breathtaking iridescence within his own vocabulary of colour, collage and mixed media on paper.

This recent group of works is based on memories of trips to the Canadian Rockies and the intense colours to be found - hidden like jewels - in the lakes there. The ever-changing hues of the lakes reflect the seasons and daily weather conditions and can vary from opaque-milky shades of turquoise to glassy greens, deep blues and grays.With this stunning colour play of nature I combined visual aspects of brochures, souvenir photo booklets and paraphernalia of the National Parks from the 1950’s and 60’s. The bright offset litho colours of such purchased items together with the intense primaries of the rental boats and canoes that still glide silently over the surface of the lakes create rich memories for visitors to Canada’s mountain parks.

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, Jeremy was awarded both The Princess Margaret Medal and the Govern0r 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.