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It’s not surprising that I paint cats, they’re just like me – quiet, mysterious and easily embarrassed. But they’re also full of fun with bold, vibrant personalities. And that inspiration has driven my artwork for years.
My paintings are simple, whimsical observations with the cats often a stand-in for human emotions and situations. When I work up a painting, I strive for balance. I have very few rules, but I do maintain unswerving dedication to expressing ‘one thing’. One moment, one message, one gag, one prop, one colour, sometimes even one shape. Simplicity always! My other rule is ‘no sharp edges’. Details live in the corners – so I don’t have any. My black outlines flow in and around saturated pools of colour creating a liquid line effect. This style is my own recipe of influences inspired by Norval Morrisseau, Lawren Harris and George Rodrigue with a little Keith Haring sprinkled on top. One reviewer referred to this as “fresh paint”.
I’m an optimist by nature and I look at the world with a dry sense of humour which is reflected in the work. My paintings are big, bright and fun. They can literally brighten the room they’re in and the mood of people in it. I use colour in powerful packages. Whether base colours or tints, they’re designed to work as an unexpected yet fresh harmonious group. Recently I’ve added the looseness and spontinaity of pastels and charcoal into my bag of tools. In contrast from the precision of my acrylics, I work very quickly often inventing the piece as I go. The softness and depth achieved by attacking the surface with a blur of fingers and thumbs.
New works in this ongoing series will go wherever my imagination takes it. And that’ll be a place where both myself and my collectors will purr with delight.
Bruce Andrew Mckay – BAM
Toronto. Canada.
April 2007
To see more work by Bruce Andrew Mckay – aka BAM visit http://www.bigcatheads.com or http://bigcatheads.blogspot.com
My paintings are simple, whimsical observations with the cats often a stand-in for human emotions and situations. When I work up a painting, I strive for balance. I have very few rules, but I do maintain unswerving dedication to expressing ‘one thing’. One moment, one message, one gag, one prop, one colour, sometimes even one shape. Simplicity always! My other rule is ‘no sharp edges’. Details live in the corners – so I don’t have any. My black outlines flow in and around saturated pools of colour creating a liquid line effect. This style is my own recipe of influences inspired by Norval Morrisseau, Lawren Harris and George Rodrigue with a little Keith Haring sprinkled on top. One reviewer referred to this as “fresh paint”.
I’m an optimist by nature and I look at the world with a dry sense of humour which is reflected in the work. My paintings are big, bright and fun. They can literally brighten the room they’re in and the mood of people in it. I use colour in powerful packages. Whether base colours or tints, they’re designed to work as an unexpected yet fresh harmonious group. Recently I’ve added the looseness and spontinaity of pastels and charcoal into my bag of tools. In contrast from the precision of my acrylics, I work very quickly often inventing the piece as I go. The softness and depth achieved by attacking the surface with a blur of fingers and thumbs.
New works in this ongoing series will go wherever my imagination takes it. And that’ll be a place where both myself and my collectors will purr with delight.
Bruce Andrew Mckay – BAM
Toronto. Canada.
April 2007
To see more work by Bruce Andrew Mckay – aka BAM visit http://www.bigcatheads.com or http://bigcatheads.blogspot.com