VICKY LENTZ
Artist Statement
I maintain an intimate relationship with the environment living in an isolated forest. As a young child in the wilds surrounding the family farm in the Ottawa Valley, there was a constant sense of discovery and wonder. This deep sense of wonder persists in the artistic discoveries made in my forest studio.
My acute human senses developed and honed to perceive minute changes in the natural environment. Through concentrated listening and seeing, a dialogue occurs with the other. Moments of grace deepen this connection and nourish the art that develops from this life lived as a witness.
As I search for innovative ways to express our human interaction with the environment, I explore several mediums. Through paint, recycled metal, found materials and clay, the transformation and fluidity of life remains a constant theme. Mining beneath the surface, the liquid motion of life searches for structure and form. Repetition and pattern are ways for me to enter into this felt, meditative dialogue.
Parallel to the work of Agnes Martin or the contemporary work of the Ontario artist, Dorothy Caldwell, the underlying, invisible natural structure is sensed and expressed in visual form. As our modern human populations continue to concentrate in the large urban areas across the globe, this singular, rural life lived in a direct, sensitive dialogue with nature is richly significant. Through my research in paint, sculpture and installations I share this life of connection.
SELECTED WORKS
Protector Torus
Acrylic and cotton on canvas
30 x 24 in
Grid Torus
Acrylic and cotton on canvas
72 x 60 in $ 1600
Meditation Torus
Acrylic and cotton on canvas
60 x 48 in
Ocean Torus
Acrylic and oil bar on canvas
36 x 48 in $ 1200
Earth Torus
Acrylic and pebbles on board
60 x70 in $ 1800
Butterfly Torus
Acrylic on canvas
52 x48 in $ 1200
Binary Code
Mixed on canvas
72 x52 in $ 1800
Detail of Binary Code
Artic Torus
Acrylicon canvas
60 x72 in $ 1600
Water Torus
Image Transfer, hot glue, acrylic on canvas
78 x74 in $ 3500
Detail of Water Torus
Detail of Water Torus
Aerial Torus
Image Transfer, hot glue, acrylic on canvas
59 x 30 in $ 1200
Under the Moon
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in $ 1200
Into the Sun
Acrylic and cotton on canvas
48 x 36 in $ 1200
Within Petals
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in $ 1200
Lichen Structure
Acrylic and cotton on canvas
48 x 36 in $ 1200
Summer Dance
Acrylic and oil bar on canvas
48 x 36 in $ 1200
Blue Zone
acrylic on canvas
18" x 18", $ 450
Where the Sea Horses Roam
acrylic and oil stick on canvas
18" x 18", $ 450
Orbiting
acrylic and oil stick on canvas
22" x22", $ 600
Blue Walkabout
acrylic and oil stick on canvas
22" x 22", $ 600
Summer Heat
acrylic and oil stick on canvas
18" x 18", $ 450
Summer Notes
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
Blue Sky Dream
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
Red on Display
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
Fish Torus
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
A Summer Evening
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
Shallows
oil on amber sand panel
6" x 6", framed $ 200
seaside Cliffs
oil on canvas
6" x 6", framed $ 250
Petal Fury
oil on board
6" x 6", framed $ 250
From the Green
oil on board
6" x 6", framed $ 250
Beyond the Castle
oil on board
6" x 6", framed $ 250