Waterline Series

Waterline Series

Waterline: The level reached by the sea or a river visible as a line on a rock face, beach, or riverbank.

A body of water, regardless of its size, leaves but a simple line as its marking. The Waterline series contemplates the inherent beauty, simplicity and meaning derived from these natural markings; and how these simple lines deposit a message from which a global discussion begins – climate change.

The shifting of lines, the rise and fall of water levels, becomes the foundation for this series. The visual imagery reflects on the beauty of water – the color changes, the tidal rhythms, the clarity of water, and its ever-changing nature. The first layer is created by pouring paint to create lines upon lines, alluding to the natural flow of water. Drilled holes, and the lines that pull them together, refer to the fluctuation of waterlines connecting our planet. The objective is a contemplation on the natural structure of waterlines and how the story they create unfolds one line at a time.

Francie Hester

Texere Series

Texere:
ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a woven fabric or something resembling this): from Latin textura ‘weaving,’ from text- ‘woven,’ from the verb texere.

Each of us weaves a path through a day, through a life, that creates a unique pattern. Texere examines the play of life as patchwork -- how different pieces deriving from contrasting perspectives can be woven together to form a whole. Each painting begins as a grid of paint drips, acknowledging the need for order and for understanding the pace of day-to-day life. The sense of life unfolds at a pace that is unpredictable and is reflected in the vibrancy of the colors and patterns. In contrast, a color bar in each piece -- thin lines – alludes to the thought that life may be predetermined. The corners are pierced with four equal holes, a recognition of the grid, of a painting as an object, and of the material itself -- the aluminum panel.

Francie Hester

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Timepiece Series