Artist Statement

My current work in painting, while oscillating between representation and abstraction, documents an intuitive inquiry into the forms and processes found in nature. Inspired by ecological, spiritual and psychological perspectives, I am interested in the way nature directs and confirms the spectrum of life displaying pattern and process in unlimited variation in the landscape and the human body/mind.

My work evolves in the studio, beginning with a variety of photographic sources collected locally and in my travels. The photos, while often manipulated in the printing process, give me some direction, depict an idea or create a mood but are often abandoned to work more intuitively. I use a variety of layering and scraping techniques, dripping and thickly painted surfaces, trying to establish a pictorial equivalent to my emotional reaction to my subject.

Biography

Lynda Shalagan began her art education in Vancouver, B.C. taking craft and fine art courses at Capilano College in North Vancouver. She subsequently transferred to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, N.S. (BFA ’82). At present, Lynda lives in Halifax, teaching workshops and classes to adults and children in various mediums while continuing her studio work in painting, assemblage and collage. See her work at Teichert Gallery, Halifax, Harvest Gallery Wolfville or her studio/Artz Gallery Halifax.